specs say that the vr6's enging could push the low to mid 300ponies right? but bigger engine = no room for a turbo/supercharger

 

no the VR6 engines they are compact, look at the R32 which is an A3 with out the luxary, remember dubawars how many R32s did we turbed or supercharged, acutally how many did we see that werent turboed or supercharged its like all of them were

 

You know, I looked at the BMW 130i, which cost $65000. I am assuming this is the S-3s competion, the S3 costing $44000. I don't know, I agree 44K is a bit much, but 65K. WTF!!! And the S3 offers comparable stats. My only complaint is, IMO the engine should be an N/A if it is trying to compete with an inline 6, I think that could be a discriminator against the S-3, if you are still debating after considering the price first. I agree though, with a little effort and a lot less cash you could get similar performance out of an A3.

 

i dont know about you guys, but i sure as hell like the A3 5-door's taillights a LOT better then those...steeringwheel is nice, trim is really nice inside too. not sure its worth the extra 15k over a a3 2.0, but i'm sure it'll sell in europe, we can only hope it comes to the states.

 

I don't think it will fit. I just read an article that talked about the new R32 and they specifically stated that the 3.6L was too big to fit in the new body style, so no R36. Not sure if that is fully accurate, but definitely what I read. I would imagine that the VW and Audi frames have the same limitations on engine size being that they are built on the same foundation.

There is a lot more potential with a smaller engine and forced induction, rather than a bigger, normally aspirated car anyways. Audi has proven that over and over again!

 

There are other characteristics that make an N/A worthy.

 

http://www.caranddriver.com/carnews/...y-2007-s3.html

this makes everything better, nuthin like stronger internals and block and a bigger turbo, i wonder are they using the K04, so this engine might have great potential

 

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A3 2.0T chipped with 93, get an exhaust and a bigger turbo, i think that'll be faster than a factory/off the lost S3...... AND CHEAPER TOO!!!!

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We now have 102 octane fuel in the UK................! You yanks need to catch up!