hasn't audi come a long way?

[David Eaton]

yes my wife's a3 is small in the back.  however the new a3 is wider in the back
than the a4.

look for the 3.2l 235hp quattro as the one to have.

http://www.autoweek.com/

nothing wrong with the haldex other than it can't take high hp ;-)

dave
'01 s8

>Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:31:25 -0600
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: hasn't audi come a long way?

>
>>  i'm talking s3 here.  this car has been my favourite in the audi range (before

>> i drove an s8) and is set to get much better with the new model.
>
>I'd heard that the s3 had some crappy (non-torsen) awd system... no
>longer true?  Am I on crack?  Should I just look it up myself?  ;)
>'course, I'm also too tall to sleep in back of an s3, which rules it
>out in my book.  YHMV.
>
>> 2) having said this, you guys down north have yet to experience the wrx/sti

>> thing.
>
>I can imagine it, but nonetheless they're sweeeeet cars (at least
>until the transmission breaks.  I have a friend who has one of these,
>and he basically takes it to the dealer for its 5000-mile "change the
>oil, filter, and tranny").  But when it's working, it's a superbly fun
>car to drive, even unmodified, and with Hakka 1s it has "adequate"
>traction ;)
>
>>  what is "cool" now is stealth, sophistication, and non-turbo cubic
>   inches.
>
>Turbo will _always_ be cool here in Boulder, a mile above sea level,
>and almost twice that over some nearby mountain passes.  :)