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Old 03-07-14, 06:03 PM
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S3 is hot...

damn that 135 looks ugly.....

Like to see compared to---(I saw this car in Sydney last week....looked great)


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why do they always screw up the 1 series on looks? I mean they did great with the 2

Clumsy be damned, he should have still turned off the traction control...
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When Chris Harris did a similar comparo (M135i RWD versus the previous-gen S3), the BMW won...

Anyways, I still have yet to see the video. I wonder if things have changed now or if it still remains the same....
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New S3 is a tidy little car
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How do both of them compare to 2015 STI ?
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How do both of them compare to 2015 STI ?
apples to oranges
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S3 is a turbo 4 with AWD just like the STI albeit with a bit more luxury. It's not too black and white
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New S3 has me drooling. Trying to resist temptation...
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New S3 has me drooling. Trying to resist temptation...
I kid you not, right as I read your comment the Oh Yeah Ferris Bueller song started playing through the speakers in the showroom lobby
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LOL! Hopefully no one started throwing gummy bears!
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
S3 is a turbo 4 with AWD just like the STI albeit with a bit more luxury. It's not too black and white
Thats where it ends. One is purpose driven sports the other is luxury car with decent performance credentials.

You don't cross shop corvettes and amg's I doubt you will with this..
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Thats where it ends. One is purpose driven sports the other is luxury car with decent performance credentials.

You don't cross shop corvettes and amg's I doubt you will with this..
Actually the S3 is a Sport Luxury or Luxury Sport which ever you prefer car, not a Luxury car. It has luxury features and a luxury badge, but don't expect to find A8 cabin materials - though actual A3/S3 materials will be minutely better than the WRX, still full of cheap plastics.

I wouldn't use that analogy, a ZR1 could easily be compared to a SLS Black Series. Better would have been to say you don't cross shop a Veloster with a FF
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