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A3 Sportback Quattro, or.......
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Posted 1 year ago #
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I've got a 2007 s3, had it from new.
Its very fast, and surefooted in all conditions. th 4wd works well in the snow and has got me places where other cars have failed.
its practical and reliable, and a nice place to sit.
BUT - its the most boring fast car I've ever owned, its amazing how a car this fast can be this boring. I think its because its got no depth, any idiot can drive it and get to within 95% of its total capability.
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How many miles are the folks with the A3 TFSI getting to the gallon?
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How do you know the 4wd is working? As far as I know it kicks in when needed but is generally 2wd. So how do you know it isn't just a very grippy drive rather than the 4wd?
Personally it doesn't interest me but I do like the rs4.
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Panda 4x4 and blow the rest on coke and hookers....
You know it makes sense
Posted 1 year ago # -
thesurfbus - Member
How many miles are the folks with the A3 TFSI getting to the gallon?Motorway driving 30 mpg perhaps 32mpg if I am taking my time
Elsewhere - commute a mix of local roads mainly perhaps 27mpg.
These figures are for the Quattro model - this hits the figures by about 20 to 25% according to the specs.
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I have a Octavia 4x4,Older style Haldex 4x4 system,Very good car,Haldex keeps the car front wheel drive and then puts power to the rear wheels if the front starts to slip,or if you smack the throttle pedal to the floor.
Been out in mine and passed all sorts of cars on the slippery icy stuff we have had recently,The look of suprise on some peoples faces when a Skoda passes them,whilst they are there spinning there BMW,Ford,Vauxhall etc makes me laugh.
Will be having a Audi Quatro next of another Octavia 4x4
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Its a common misunderstanding that the haldex only engages the rear wheels when the fronts start to slip. This was the case with the first gen haldex, but the newer versions are more complex:-
From a standing start , if the front wheel starts to slip (by something like 6 degrees) the rear wheels will engage.
if the car is already rolling, then the computer that controls the haldex sends a varying amount of power to the rear depending on various inputs, such as throttle position, speed of throttle press, yaw/pitch/roll angles etc. So its constantly varying the amount sent backwards between 0% and 99%, although in practice you would rarely get 99% at the back.
In practice, It works brilliantly, the car never feels like a front wheel drive car. From a standing start in the wet, if you dump the clutch (and drive like a ****t), all four wheels will spin up and its impossible to tell that the fronts span up slightly before the rears.
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Haldex systems vary massively nowadays but I still prefer "proper" Torsen 4WD. Had earlyish Haldex in my R32 Golf (mk4) and it did work very well indeed but there were times you could feel the torque bias shifting - which was a bit weird.
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How many miles are the folks with the A3 TFSI getting to the gallon?
Motorway driving 30 mpg perhaps 32mpg if I am taking my time
Elsewhere - commute a mix of local roads mainly perhaps 27mpg.
And as its FSi don't you have to use the 'premium' unleaded - which actually brings it down into my 3.5i 'economy' territory...
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