S3 was up against the Golf R, Megane Sport & Seat Leon SC Cupra.
Interesting test, probably one of the better/best they've done on 5th Gear and the S3 was in the best colour
My 07 plate Focus ST was chav bait. The amount of bean-can-exhausted automotive chav jewellery that used to try and egg me on in that was immense.
That's funny, I've found every time I come up behind an ST it seems to transform them into flat out loonies.....
Missed that show - when was it on ? See if I can get it on catch up. Or anyone got a link to the test ?
Looks like mine !
If they tested which car makes other drivers (particularly those in low powered BMW 3 series coupes) drive like complete dickheads whenever they go near them, then the S3 will win hands down. Honestly, I've never known anything like it.
I just watched it too, quite enjoyed it for a change. Was surprised by how close it was on the race, especially when u consider the Renault was a proper race spec with no rear seats and other bits stripped out and fancy tyres added, would gave been s different result if they had the "normal" version lolJust watched it....
Hardly scientific, but the S3 gave a good show of itself!
Race at the end looked like good fun!
Not looked at any of the Golf R forums but I bet they aint happy!
Senna seemed to be a big fan of the Audi....
Just taken mine on its first long trip today, 325 miles into France and totally agree it's the dickheads above coupled with the French equivalent in Renault Clios and large Peogeot's that want to drive in your boot that ruined a good days driving.
My solution is to sit there on cruise at around135km/hr and soon as an open road ahead comes up knock down a gear or two and put my foot down and in a couple of seconds you are doing "stupid" km/hr with them a speck in the distance. I then take my foot off the gas pull into inside lane and go back to normal cruise and let them limp past you foot to the floor doing 140km/hr.
Seriously I am impressed at the straight line speed of the S3 and its acceleration and had it in comfort mode with three adults a full of luggage. Hope to find some nice twisting country roads for the second leg tomorrow.
You've done well to get across the Channel... poxy Operation Stack is really hacking me off now
Drove to Herefordshire this evening. I have narrowed down the type of cars and drivers that the S3 brings out the worst in... Any BMW model where the badge ends "20D" and EVERY Audi A4 TDI that has ever existed.
I just watched it too, quite enjoyed it for a change. Was surprised by how close it was on the race, especially when u consider the Renault was a proper race spec with no rear seats and other bits stripped out and fancy tyres added, would gave been s different result if they had the "normal" version lol
So true. I hope you embarass them and leave them for dust You can always tell when they get mad because they will mash their foot down onto kickdown, turbo will spool and you will see that nasty diesel explode out the rear end.Drove to Herefordshire this evening. I have narrowed down the type of cars and drivers that the S3 brings out the worst in... Any BMW model where the badge ends "20D" and EVERY Audi A4 TDI that has ever existed.
Was very strange to use the race spec version of the Renault. As for their process of elimination silly tests and also when there's less than a second in it for many of these tests if they tried again they could get different results each time (also using different drivers). I guess you're meant to enjoy the process and not really pay any attention to the result, but it was good to see Senna loving the S3.
LOL, the Golf R knocked out in round 1 for not being agile enough - hilarious! Opinions and silly tests eh...
Man, that race at the end was epic! Great stuff. That Daytona Grey does look great on the S3 is has to be said, I like the way it shows off the wheel arches.
Was it really Daytona? Looked lighter to me, looked like Monsoon.
Left at 8.30 for a 13.00 crossing. Usually takes 1 hour 20mins from m25 jct 25 via M20. Today went via M2 and B2068 and it took 1 hour 50 mins, which was better than I expected but then had to wait just over two hours to get on a train as ****** migrants had got in the tunnel yet again last night.