I'm trying to decide if its worth specifying DCC on a RS3. What are your thoughts/experience in an RS3?
I had and 2018 RS5 which had DRC but based on this experience I would not bother again! - settings were Comfort/Auto/Dynamic. Dynamic was so firm it was unusable and I couldn't really detect a difference between Comfort and Auto.
It is slightly different to an RS3 technically though, as its called;
"RS Sport suspension plus with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC)" - Enhanced suspension set-up which consists of a special shock absorber system that counteracts pitch and body roll movement without using any electronic devices. With DRC, diagonally opposed gas-filled shock absorbers on the car are linked together. There is a choice of three settings; Comfort, Dynamic or Auto.
Whereas on the RS3 press release it states;
The standard RS sports suspension features newly developed shock absorbers and a valve system both specific to the RS 3. The valves ensure that the shock absorbers exhibit a particularly sensitive response as part of the rebound and compression characteristics. This allows the suspension to respond to the respective driving situation even faster and more effectively. The RS sport suspension plus with adaptive damper control is available as an option. It continuously and individually adjusts each shock absorber to the road conditions, the driving situation, and the mode selected in Audi drive select. The three characteristic curves comfortable, balanced, and sporty provide a clearly perceptible spread of the shock absorber characteristics.
I had and 2018 RS5 which had DRC but based on this experience I would not bother again! - settings were Comfort/Auto/Dynamic. Dynamic was so firm it was unusable and I couldn't really detect a difference between Comfort and Auto.
It is slightly different to an RS3 technically though, as its called;
"RS Sport suspension plus with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC)" - Enhanced suspension set-up which consists of a special shock absorber system that counteracts pitch and body roll movement without using any electronic devices. With DRC, diagonally opposed gas-filled shock absorbers on the car are linked together. There is a choice of three settings; Comfort, Dynamic or Auto.
Whereas on the RS3 press release it states;
The standard RS sports suspension features newly developed shock absorbers and a valve system both specific to the RS 3. The valves ensure that the shock absorbers exhibit a particularly sensitive response as part of the rebound and compression characteristics. This allows the suspension to respond to the respective driving situation even faster and more effectively. The RS sport suspension plus with adaptive damper control is available as an option. It continuously and individually adjusts each shock absorber to the road conditions, the driving situation, and the mode selected in Audi drive select. The three characteristic curves comfortable, balanced, and sporty provide a clearly perceptible spread of the shock absorber characteristics.