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The sole reason the MK3 RS looks sedate isn't that ford wanted it to its because they admitted more flared arches would need different door pinnings which would have added cost, they've also stated an automatic option would have added too much weight which is the reason one wasn't added, early...

i think it was Chris Harris that said the RS understeers, TBH the RS is a good car I just don't believe it is quite worth the hype, I've heard sentences that have actually said its a hot hatch game changer, hmmm really? Woeful 1/4 mile times for a 350bhp 4wd hatchback and track times that are...

There's a thread on the focus RS forum that states Evens halshaw arnt accepting mk3 RS trade ins because of known engine problems lol plenty of engine problems being reported too. I've driven a focus RS briefly and I could t really get all the handling hype, it felt the same as any golf R, S3...

I had manuals until my last three dual clutch cars, never go back I never really get the whole manual involvement thing. The DSG changes exactly when you want it to and if not then you can choose to do it yourself, all having a foot clutch and manual means is that you have the opportunity to...

I'm on 23,000 miles and doing fine bar the usual brake squeel

The new facelift RS3 is said to be 45k in Britain at current exchange rates, that also puts it in the £450 per year tax bracket and £1500 first year tax bracket, it's getting silly expensive now. And that's before any Brexit tariff changes lol Surely with that starting price and already a few...

The new TTRS has dyno'd at 411 bhp so only a little bit more than quoted, it's Vbox numbers are WAY quicker than the RS3 8v though but not sure how much of that is the weight but the numbers suggest it's more than simple power to weight at play, perhaps the new turbo works wonders?

As great as the rest of the RS3 saloon looks I'll still stand by my statement re the alloys. A lot of people saying they chose not to buy the current RS3 but will look again with the facelift? What are you expecting? Was the performance not enough with the current one? Need that extra couple of...

Let's face it buying a brand new Audi simply doesn't make sense financially lol we buy these sort of cars because we want them and that's the long and short of it. I can sort of see people points on the RS3 not being the price difference enough away from the S3 but that exhaust noise for me is...

What's crazy is seeing these results for the hybrid turbo guys getting near mid 7 sec 100-200, the new M140i BMW is getting 8 seconds dead 100-200 times with just a JB4!! Those M140i's do not hang around

The RS3 is rare for two reasons 1) the mk1 was limited in numbers and 2) the mk2 has ceased production at the moment. Once the facelift comes out used prices will settle a bit. The 'you could get this for the price of an RS3' argument is very flawed. An equivalent priced M4/5/C63 will most...

I'd be quite wary of speedo videos, there could be many variables that are different in each video such as wind direction, temps and the big one gradient, lots of videos which want a certain outcome only have to take the car on a good downhill road and it will appear way quicker than it actually...

The RS3 8v is about as fast as a stage 1 RS3 8p, on day to day roads you probably won't see a massive difference between all three but it's definatley there, the facelift S3 or RS3 8p in stock form will never do a 12.1 sec 1/4 mile for example which is quite a bit faster than both the S3 and 8P...

But don't MTM offer a warranty? I'd say they are playing it down a tad because of this, but like mountune on fords they don't produce the best numbers but you'll still have warranty

Couple of things worth noting if your going to wait for the RS3 saloon, firstly the new tax rules mean first year cars over 40k will be about £1500 to tax in the first year, and with Brexit they are saying depending on how negotiations go if tariffs are applied to imports which is a real...