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GS460 vs Audi A5 3.2 Quattro vs Audi S3 Turbo!

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Old 12-22-09, 02:30 PM
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Default GS460 vs Audi A5 3.2 Quattro vs Audi S3 Turbo!
Should have kept traction control ON. Too much wheel spin! I would have easily taken that 4 wheel drive Audi on from a dig!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAWI8dYHnZY
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Old 12-22-09, 05:12 PM
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Nice video. I agree you would have beaten the competition were it not for your poor start.
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Designo you use the stock Yokohama A10 Tires? If you use them, no wonder you have wheel spin. Try the Michelin PS2's. They change the GS =D!
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Old 12-23-09, 07:13 AM
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Its a brand new car!!! LOL

Soon my 19 inch F-Sports will arrive and I will make sure I wrap them in PS2's.
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Nah traction control would have slow you down, you needed AWD
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Originally Posted by The G Man
Nah traction control would have slow you down, you needed AWD
Wrong. I tried once with a 4WD car for a Jump Start to 80 Kms. With TRC OFF, HE was ahead. With TRC ON, I was way ahead. Tbh, it all depends on the pavement.
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There are two levels of traction control which I haven't figured out yet. One where you push the traction control button, and one when you keep pressing it for 5 seconds.
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IF you push the TRC button once, the tires will spin and the RPMS wont be lowered. However, the VSC is still ON. If you press it for 5 seconds, TRC and VSC are OFF will remain OFF until you press the button again or turn off the car. With this option, you can drift and the car wont stabilize itself when you loose control. With one click, you cant go "sideways" and TRC will be turned back ON when you increase your speed.
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Ahaaaaa thanks brother!
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nice. I cant believe how clear the highways are. What time did you guys film it??
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Nice. The S3 is a pretty hawt car.
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
nice. I cant believe how clear the highways are. What time did you guys film it??
Around midnight
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Originally Posted by Yang1815
Nice. The S3 is a pretty hawt car.
agreed the s3 is sexy id love to get my hands on one of those.

to the op, i think you gunned it too much off the start. try power braking to about 2k rpm, let off the brake while giving about 75% throttle at start til about 10mph and then floor it. This is what I did at the drag strip and was able to run consistently consistently under 14 sec with basically no tire slip off the launch
EDIT: do this with all traction control off (5 sec hold)
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Yup... I was actually being lectures last night on exactly your instructions! I will do that next time.
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For me, 1500 rpms is the way to go!
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