I'm probably reading that wrong or something but - 335i's hit 100mph in 6 seconds?.![]()
He means a further second compared to the RS3 I expect, i.e. 12.7 seconds.
I'm probably reading that wrong or something but - 335i's hit 100mph in 6 seconds?.![]()
So Audi RS3 does 0-60mph in 4.4sec, 0-100mph in 11.7 and the 1/4mile in 13.6sec @ 103mph.
It has 335bhp, 4 wheel drive, and a DSG gear box.
Now without meaning to be boasting, why is it that my car, when it was rolling roaded at just under 330bhp, so less than the Audi, and with a manual gearbox etc managed the quarter mile in 12.9 seconds? Surely a 330bhp Impreza cannot be that much faster?
So my question really is, why is the Audi not quicker than it is? Both the 0-60 and the 0-100 are impressive, but yet the quarter mile seems slow for such a great engine and gearbox combo.
What's the deal? I tend to find this a lot, I see a lot of new cars that I would think are going to be quick, but in reality they never really seem to be that fast?
He's not calling the car slow outright though, he's just confused why it seems to just suddenly run out of puff so extremely that it's apparently taking 1.9 seconds to accelerate from 100mph to 103mph and his lower powered, manual, also 4WD drive car that was similar/slower off the line, manages a 1/4 mile time 0.7s faster.
For a car as quick as an RS3, that doesn't add up, i'm sure you'd agree.
Looking at the numbers like that, i'd be inclined to think something was amiss with AutoExpress' timing set up though, that's just daft really. 2 seconds to accelerate 3mph like that? Just seems wrong really.