Huge spread on the S3 in Road & Track (uploaded here)
02-25-2015, 12:44 PM
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I read the story in R&T and my biggest response was to wonder about the front suspension breaking. A rock the size of a shoe (I don’t know what a household shoe is, but a shoe I in general I do understand) should not break a cast suspension member IMO. Did the reviewer put that in there to sorta, kinda suggest the car is not robust? Beyond that, do I want a car where the front suspension breaks if I have to jump a curb to avoid a collision? I dunno, but to me it raised so many red flags. Anyone else have a similar reaction?
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02-25-2015, 03:15 PM
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Agreed!
Could Zach Bowman (author) also be the writer for "Autoweek". That would be a TV series I'd prefer to watch without sound. Sorta like this Road & Track article. I'd rather just look at the amazing photographs.
In regards to the rock-sized house shoe, I'm surprised it didn't take out bodywork considering the suspension was most likely compressed. IMO, he wanted to blame the car for his lack of looking ahead!
Could Zach Bowman (author) also be the writer for "Autoweek". That would be a TV series I'd prefer to watch without sound. Sorta like this Road & Track article. I'd rather just look at the amazing photographs.
In regards to the rock-sized house shoe, I'm surprised it didn't take out bodywork considering the suspension was most likely compressed. IMO, he wanted to blame the car for his lack of looking ahead!
02-25-2015, 05:09 PM
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OK, folks. I feel better. if he really hit the "shoe" at 40 mph or higher speed , I understand. I love Audi's, just being careful that too much VW DNA is isn't sneaking in lol!
02-25-2015, 10:17 PM
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I read the story in R&T and my biggest response was to wonder about the front suspension breaking. A rock the size of a shoe (I don’t know what a household shoe is, but a shoe I in general I do understand) should not break a cast suspension member IMO. Did the reviewer put that in there to sorta, kinda suggest the car is not robust? Beyond that, do I want a car where the front suspension breaks if I have to jump a curb to avoid a collision? I dunno, but to me it raised so many red flags. Anyone else have a similar reaction?
03-10-2015, 06:11 AM
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I managed to find a pristine copy of this R&T issue that will be used for a nice decorative piece in my home office. Will razor cut the cover off as well as the specs page, mount and frame. This isn't a McLaren P1, or Porsche 918 but it's a damn fine car and deserves a place on my wall as well as in my garage!
03-10-2015, 11:57 AM
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The writer is over at Jalopink responding to comments there. He said point break it was his fault and NOT a fault or a quality issue with the car. He said he loved the car and just was unlucky enough to hit the only rock large enough on the turn to do any damage and it hit the worst possible spot dead on.
Either way it is a great piece on the car with some great photos.
Either way it is a great piece on the car with some great photos.
03-10-2015, 01:12 PM
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The writer is over at Jalopink responding to comments there. He said point break it was his fault and NOT a fault or a quality issue with the car. He said he loved the car and just was unlucky enough to hit the only rock large enough on the turn to do any damage and it hit the worst possible spot dead on.
Either way it is a great piece on the car with some great photos.
Either way it is a great piece on the car with some great photos.
03-12-2015, 03:32 AM
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how did he not share a pic of the rock?
I just reread the article, it's horrible.
all fluff.
he must have felt bad breaking the audi...
so he pushed them to put the car the on the cover and strung out 10 pages of BLAH.
I just reread the article, it's horrible.
all fluff.
he must have felt bad breaking the audi...
so he pushed them to put the car the on the cover and strung out 10 pages of BLAH.
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