KW V3 -Trip Report
Hi everybody,
I just finished a sweet 1000km road trip along the mountains of Taiwan's east coast. The views are spectacular and the roads are amazing to drive. Twisty the whole way, lots of 180 hairpins with elevation changes through the turn, and lots of sheer cliffs with very weak/small barriers to punish drivers who make mistakes on these roads. (These roads have some of the highest single-car fatality death rates in the world...in some sections the roads are literally carved into the side of a mountain that drops 800m down to the sea below.)
I installed KW Variant 3s about a month ago. Some of you have already read my enthusiastic early impressions, and this trip confirmed the performance of this suspension in all modes of driving. On the turns, there is no body roll, but the suspension still remains fairly compliant over bumps, even on the left side if you are going into a right turn. No jars, no bumps, no scrapes, and the car is lowered quite a bit. On sections of highway where I put the car up to 190km/h for brief sprints, the ride is sublime, handling the bumps beautifully without upsetting the car, even at those speeds. For example, with the stock suspension, sometimes the back of the car would wiggle going over highway joints at high speeds. With the KWs, there is no lateral movement when the back settles back after the bump.
The performance of the suspension also was not tiring. The ride still feels stock but better in both comfort and performance. Just love them, and highly recommend them. I know they are not cheap, but in my opinion, worth every penny.
And one last thing...even with the twisty roads, tons of uphill driving, and aggressive sprints to pass trucks on a narrow two lane road, my TDI still have me 850km (530 miles) on 50 litres 13.5 gallonsof diesel! Chipping the TDI gave me greater power and torque, and better fuel economy! Loving the A3!
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2008 TT 2.OT Ibis White
ABT Chip 19" S6 Rims
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maybe we'll have a gtg in taiwan huh?? ha
