Some of you may not like it, but picrel might be it.

>>28487804 (OP)
>trannyverse
>plastic krautshit time bomb
NEXT!

>>28487804 (OP)
Looks very milquetoast thoughbeit

But why is the engine facing the wrong way

>>28487804 (OP)
The RS3 is a great enthusiast car but too small to be the perfect Daily.

The RS6 is more like it.

>>28487806
Literally what?


>>28487838
Valid point.
Fuck you OP, Haldex is Gay as Fuck

>>28487838
Modern Haldex is actually based sweaty

the rs3 8y does not use a haldex system you scrubs

>>28487863
>too small
mutt moment

>double wishies in the front
>multi link in the rear
based I guess

>>28487912
>German car
Wut
>Literally the smallest car Audi makes out of its ~40 models for sale

>>28487912
>German car
Wut
>Literally the smallest car Audi makes out of its ~40 models for sale
Lolwut

>>28487923
>>28487927
baste. fuck massive land barges

>>28487935
The RS5 is not a land barge and the RS3 is too small.
Why is this so complicated for you spergs.

>>28487863
>too small to be the perfect Daily.
The fact that pigfat suvs took over the market doesn't mean compact cars are too small

Whole point of the car is being a practical 4-door while still being small enough to be fun.
And boy is it fun to drive at the limit. You really need to push it hard to appreciate the engine as well as the new torque vectoring system

>daily
>overpriced audi
>not a honda civic so the money can actually be put to use into a car you want to have

>>28488212
I paid 55k for my brand new RS3 with carbon roof.
What kind of duo car setup can I get for 55k that’s better and more fun?
New, not some 20yo shitboxes

Needs a new platform, a better interior, and a new all aluminum engine. The same shitty iron block theyve been using since the 90s isnt competitive when everyone else switched to aluminum block engines in the 2000s

>>28488218
(You) will complain when the engine won't be a 5 cylinder

>>28487871
>>28487863
>>28487804 (OP)
NOT REAL QUATTRO.

>b-b-but it ca-

NO! It’s FWD 98% of the time. Do not buy it unless you like FWD and horrible weight distortion and replacing rear differentials. It’s not real Quattro. It’s shit. It’s embarrassing for the brand. They should put the engine in the S5 and in an entry level R8 yes. But we’re not going to sit here on my board and let anyone think this platform is real Quattro

>>28488218
It is aluminum in the Audi versions desu.
But you are correct. It should be on MLB/PPC and it would be considered one of the best cars audi has ever made. But it’s not and it sucks.

>torque vectoring Haldex meme
The S5 from 2010 has real Quattro with a torque vectoring rear differentials that actually gets real torque. Like actually can and does receive 60-85% of the power when you drive. The RS3 is vectoring like 1-5% of the torque 99% of the time. Sorry. It’s reality.

>>28488344
not that real longitudinal quattro would have any better weight distribution either

>>28488344
t. never driven one
the rear steps out every fucking time I accelerate

>>28488349
The V8 had the same length as the old 5 cylinder. But it’s got 8 cylinders. The V6 is even shorter and atleast part of it is behind the front axle since around 2010ish.
The MQB cars have the entire engine forward of the axle bc it’s a VW chassis and VW customers want cabin space and think GTis handle well anyways.
It’s also has McDonald’s if iirc because of course there is no room for double Bs.
The super charged V6 S5 is a great option and vastly better in terms of performance build and materials and power.
With the A4 range and up you have the more robust DL501, a crown center diff, a torque vectoring differential in the rear, better weight distribution, double bones, more power, better cooling, better NVH, better interior longevity, it’s actually going to handle like an Audi does. No brainer. They’re also pretty reliable.

>>28488355
Fake and gay Reddit meme bs. I remind you that real Quattro doesn’t do that and never will. Stephen Reil left bc of this type of BS lifestyle shit getting forced into the product by the meme ceo who dismantled Audi sport customer racing and wanted to go full EV.
It’s not real Quattro and it’s even faker and gayer for pretending it’s rwd just for YouTube videos and normie chatter.

>>28488393
you are so full of shit.
their EV only plans are off the game btw

>>28488473
Sorry, didn’t realize you had bought one. Hate to bear the bad news. Change the diff fluid every 10k or you’ll replace the diff every 40k. Guess how I know?

>>28488349
>longitudinal Quattro

Only kind if you don’t count the E-trons, which I do.

the rear diff isnt haldex anymore

>>28488539
No biggie. A state of the art driving machine requires state of the art care

911 GT3 Touring chad here.
My diff barely reaches 20k kilometers

>>28488633
>coping this hard
checked

>>28488539
you are full of shit.
the new torque splitter requires fresh oil every 50k km, and people who actually track their 8Y say first wear and tear doesn’t show before 80.000-120.000 km.

>>28487804 (OP)
This disposable plastic turkroach leasebait shitbox gets utterly raped by Porsche.

>>28488687
goes without saying. but until I can afford a proper 911 (GT3) I’ll have to pick the best best thing

>>28488703
*next

>front tires wider than the rear
lmao, clown car proportions

>Audisteer

>>28487804 (OP)
Ugly
Slow
Gay
Pikachu
McDonalds
Trannyverse
Cylinderlet
Trimtragic
Brandbrained

>>28488587
It’s Haldex but a split prop shaft fuck off. You need to read my words and accept them. It’s fwd. the S5 had a real Quattro system with a real torque vectoring diff. The RS3 one only vectors up to 50% of the torque IN THEORY. In practice it’s only getting .9-10% of the torque in 98% of applications because it is not strong enough to deal with 50% of the power.
Even at wide open throttle it’s going to be mostly 60-40 front bias and that’s just to get you going before it backs off.

>>28488634
Truly taped by Porsche
They’ve been putting in shitty diffs since the 996. Literally the cheapest metallurgy they can. The irony is they have excellent diffs in the cup cars that go 70 track hours at a time before rebuild.
You’ll just have to go aftermarket

>>28487804 (OP)
>understeers into a mechanics shop
>gets rejected because its a nightmare to work on

DO IT EVERY 10k miles. Just do it. I’m trying to help save you money and enjoy your car. I also have an RS. I’m not fucking with you I love the brand. I already spent thousands learning the hard way. I don’t have that car anymore btw, tracked it many times though.
>>28488703
There is ZERO point in YoOL 2025 in buying a non GT3 Porsche product. The RS3, even with its flaws, murders most of their slop that’s out on the roads. They all think their open diff low power Porsches are the same as the GTS or GT3 and don’t realize Porsche doesn’t even include sport throttle maps or suspension settings unless you spend $15k in options. Yes even the older S3s with a tune are faster than most Porsches.

>>28488214
There is no point in buying another car ever if you have the 5cyl, esp not any by-car

>>28488633
>>28488638
There is literally NOTHING wrong with taking care of high end machinery. It’s better than not taking care of a Toyota slop machine

>>28487863
>too small to be the perfect Daily
How so? What does being bigger serve as being a better daily?

>>28488385
>real exhaust tips
Did Audi stop using the fake plastic exhaust tips?

>>28488942
Yeah the new ceo is an engineer and realized how much damage this did to the brand. But they’re still just now phasing them in so fakes are still being sold new on most models.
Also fun fact they did a survey and found customers (ie women leasing Q5s were the biggest responders) were annoyed bc the exhaust smoke showed up in rear view cameras which is actually the initial reason they went with fake tips, the exhaust stream gets broken up and doesn’t show up when they back out of the driveway. Sad state of affairs really but it’s what we get for letting women make the majority of purchase decisions in our culture.

>>28488767
It’s got double wishies though

>>28488348
>It is aluminum in the Audi versions desu.
sorry I thought OPs pic was A4 (now A5 confusingly) which DOES still use an iron block 4 cylinder - all of Audi's 4 cylinder engines are iron block.

>It should be on MLB/PPC
MLB dates to 2007 and they won't make a wholly new platform. My car is a fucking Kia and the platform dates to 2020. That's why I got it. Newest platform = best car.
Premium platform combustion (ppc) is not actually fully new - its just MLB Evo (2)
car magazine uk spilled the beans on that one!

>>28488927
>basic bitch Carrera S vs RS3 8Y
idk looks pretty good for an open diff shitbox

>>28487804 (OP)
OP here, sorry I posted the wrong pic

>>28489090
the Carrera S is also faster than the M4 Comp, Giulia QV etc.

>>28489094
Giulia has more SoVl tho

>>28489090
>$145k vs $60k
>470hp vs 397hp
Frankly, this isn’t the argument for the 911 you think it is. That RS3 will be tuned to 500+hp by the owner as soon as it’s out of warranty if not on day one. It competes with the Gayman. The 911 S in those times is likely fully optioned with all the GTS parts when reality is most of these C2Ss don’t have any go fast options.

More importantly, someone itt actually has an RS3 and you don’t have the 911 that is running those times. It’s sad mate. And personally I’d take the 5cyl over the flat 6.

>>28488927
Imagine getting this raped by Porsche daily brown son. Remember that.

>>28489164
Come to any Midwest PCA hpde and I’ll be there and we can see how much raping your open diff wife spec NARP can do weeb

>>28489208
Gonna cry brown son? I rape you with my Porsche daily. Remember that.

>>28489137
yeah if soul means issues

>add filter
>RBP
>raped
Enjoy!

>>28489261
He’s just really mad nobody on /o/ cared about his mom’s mall cruiser

>>28489268
What the brown dog yappin about?

>>28489425
I already said. He’s mad because nobody likes is NARP. Needs a xanie and some experience driving fast and he will be fine.

>>28489538
You get raped by Porsche daily brown son. Remember that.

Did they fix the retarded ESP?
It would randomly re-enable itself in the pre facelift model

Call me when Audi decides to make a new GT3/4 car

>>28489786
On the S3 you couldn’t ever turn it off. Idk how it is in the RS3.
Another reason to get an S4RS5

>>28487804 (OP)


Listen anon, a turbocharged 5 cylinder may be one of the greatest sounds ever created by the hand of man, but for the kind of money audi is asking these days I could also drive a corvette instead, and that seriously calls the value proposition into question.
The best daily driver is a car you can own and operate. The best daily driver is a car that doesn't make you feel bad for driving it.
BMW 2-series, cooper s, miata, ecoboost stang, integra type s, civic hybrid, these are all great value propositions. If you could find a used exige or a110 fall off the back of a truck, go for it.

>>28487804 (OP)
>perfect daily
>20 section rubber bands

>>28487944
I love the sound of a 5 cylinder. If the RS5 came with a V8 I'd be interested.

>>28490006
In my euro shithole a new RS3 starts at 53k whereas a C8 starts at 100k.
M2 starts at 64k.
An A110 S or GT is very tempting. But 65k for a (very lightly) used one is grim

>>28490006
Based TRVKE poster
t. Euro who dailies a miata.

>bigger front than rear tires
lol
lmao, even

Speaking of tires.
If I wanted to run a square setup on an RS3 without adding understeer and maybe even make the rear more lively, what should I do?
255 tires all around, camber plates in the front, thicker rear sway bar + alignment?

>>28490846
oh, and less tire pressure in the front (or more in the rear) maybe?

>>28489208
This jackass
>>28489164
>>28489234
Isn't me you gullible retard. Keep crying about superior e-diff technology and remember me next time you're under your car fiddle fucking with changing your diff fluid.

>>28490857
Your mom’s 911 don’t have PTV+ so it doesn’t actually have e-diff technology.

>>28490857
What the brown dog yappin about? Rbp brown son remember that

>>28490936
Yes it does you cock juggling thundercunt. I don't give a fuck what your gay AI chatbot said.

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/1379394-ptv-on-991-1-standard.html

Annoying little pissant trying to pretend his shitbox Audi or wife's Macan Turbo competes with my car around any track KEKAROO.

gyatt DAMN the open diff carrera s absolutely MOGS

>>28490969
insane. what an absolute MACHINE

>>28490969
Is it wrong I almost want to sell it for an RS3? I'm addicted to odd engine notes and a 5cyl tickles my fancy.

>>28490972
Wait why does my car beat a Ferrari F8? And what gen is that GT3? Better not be a 997.

>>28490992
why do you want to sell it for a golf? don’t be retarded

>>28490996
I love VAGina and I think the turbo 5cyl sounds amazing. It's the only car under 100k I have my eye on. Keeping my eye on those Z06 prices too fwiw.

I only see young brown people driving these. No thank you.

>>28491026
wrong thread. the bmw thread is down the hall to the left

>>28491031
Only white people I see driving audi's are the bigger sedans and the SUVs...never seen one drive a 3

>>28490613


>In my euro shithole a new RS3 starts at 53k whereas a C8 starts at 100k.
across the pond the split is more like 60-70, so that's understandable
>M2 starts at 64k.
It's about 20k less for the base model which I think is good in its own way; or rather if a car is over 40k it asks the question of what value is it bringing to the table when the 230i is already there existing at that same price.
The Civic type R is a genuinely good track weapon with the best cornering you'll find in anything below fifty gees but the ride is stiff as hell (why I put the Integra over it; same performance, better appointment), and, just to make a note of it, but the fuel efficiency on the 230i is a lot better too. A lot of cars can give economy and a lot of cars can give speed but not a lot of cars can give you something of both. I just appreciate good engineering like that. (The stang is faster and slightly less efficient; the cooper s is more efficient and slightly slower; the miata is slightly faster than the cooper and slightly more efficient than the stang, while the 230i is both slightly faster and slightly more efficient than the miata; the civic hybrid isn't defined as a 'sports car' but in objective terms it still has a sub 15 second drag time and the handling and suspension you would expect from honda, so it's definitely not the sort of econobox that makes you hate life to drive.)

>perfect daily thread
>jetta as first post
>laughs in B58
> 1 more cylinder
>better mpg
>more cargo and passenger capacity
>better interior
>isnt a jetta
/thread

>>28491794
>>better interior
Not with that chinkpad dash, Mohamad.

I'm gonna get this bully me plz

>>28490948
>ai slop
It’s an option on both per your source dumbass

>>28491886
it comes with a lot of shit for the price

>>28491886
>cucked tiny sedan when the actually useful hatchback GTi is right there

>>28491896
you can get the GLI in manual still thoughbeit

>>28491896
I hate hatchbacks

>>28491898
vw is dead
>>28491907
why

>>28491914
Ugly bad aero and usually less usable space than the sedan

>>28491916
>Ugly
subjective
>bad aero
not a problem on a daily driver you're unlikely to take very far over 80 mph
>usually less usable space than the sedan
not my experience and even if so, not useful when you need to carry something too big to fit through the tiny trunk opening even if it technically has the room

>>28491923
Ok well I’m glad you like your gti I like them but not better than a sedan

>>28491889
>ai slop
Wtf are you talking about? The picture of my car that I posted or the forum post with a source from 2013? My PDK equipped 991.1 S has PTV+ standard, go and cry about it you cunt.

https://www.excellence-mag.com/of-note/you-ve-got-options-part-iii-porsche-torque-vectoring

>>28491794
>hybrid
Into the trash it goes

>>28491837

Pre LCI doesn’t have iPads retard.

Mods, please change OP pic for the thread to the m340i. Thanks!

>>28492059
It’s a $1500 option on your car. Go to vinanalytics.com and enter your VIN and see if PTV+ is on the build sheet. It would be even if it’s standard so easy way to check.

>>28487804 (OP)
>Economical
>Cheap
>Simple
>CC as standard
Let me guess, you need more?

>>28487804 (OP)
Audi is unreliable garbage.

>>28492268
Thanks for your assessment of a brand you can’t afford and have never owned

>>28492272
>(you)

>>28492229
>Go to vinanalytics.com
Oh the same site that said a 2021 GT4 has a 2.9L H6? You're a stupid faggot dude.

>>28492277
He's very tender about his RS5 lmao

I always wanted one of these

>>28492318
I've had an A3, S4, BMW 325xi and 328i.
I'm over Audi & BMW. They're nice cars until they're not, and then they're in the shop once a month perpetually and never perform the same again.
I won't buy another one and will stick to Corvettes and Japanese daily.

>>28492229
https://press.porsche.com/prod/presse_pag/PressResources.nsf/Content?ReadForm&languageversionid=979027&hl=modelle-911-911_carrera_s&level1id=1

>>28492335
Let’s see YOUR build sheet brown dog

>>28492394
Let's see your hooknose kikel

>>28492394
Brown son really thinks he’s cooking LMAO you get raped by Porsche daily brownoid remember that.

>>28492335
>mcdonalds struts (optimized for Porsche requirements)

lol.

LMAO.

>>28492494
Ready for your daily raping by Porsche brown son?

>>28492494
damn, didn’t expect maccies to be superior to double wishies.
the more you know

Apparently audi pre-sense or whatever it’s called still ruins your day in the latest RS3. If it detects an emergency situation it will turn all nannies back on, rendering it useless for track use or drifting.

>>28492551
Maccies ‘optimized to Porsche requirements’

>>28492558
Where did you see that? I’m surprised it’s still a thing in the RS

>>28492657
https://youtu.be/2ji1N4yVU2w?feature=shared
after watching this I looked it up and it’s real: audi says it’s a safety measure (even a requirement which is bs)

>>28492494
>>28492551
>>28492653
Your Civic will never be faster despite its sovlfvl double wishbone front suspension and $2,000 in mods. Get a fucking job and stop coveting my shit.

Bothers me to no end that there were never any great 5cyl rwd cars.
>Inb4 diesels and donkervoorts

>>28492698
Shameful. It must be part of the MQB electronic set up that can’t be coded out. Corvette has a fully customizable nanny menu with 0-10 settings for everything.
I have tracked the S3 a lot and it’s can be tedious with Nannies freaking out over the fwd power understeer. I had presumed Audi sport fixed it with the RS3. I think though with the way the Haldex works and is integrated with the traction and stability and xds and abs it may not ever be allowed off.

You can turn stuff down with OBDEleven

>>28488201
ITS LITERALLY CALLED COMPACT YOU FUCKING STUPID NIGGER

>>28492884
yeah the MQB platform is probably the culprit.
the Golf GTI and R suffer from the same fate.
If you want an EA855 that won’t patronize you, you should look at the TT RS 8S

>>28492235


Listen, some people might not see the potential, but the mirage is a lot like the honda insight: ultra light, aerodynamic, and BEGGING for 350 horsepower from a boosted boi cylinderpressuremaxxing 3/4 banger.
Shit would go crazy.

>>28487804 (OP)
Audi used to be a civilized brand

>>28489084
Yeah you’re correct it is an iron block I’ll be. More reason to get an S

>>28496415
The old A3 is strangely ageless. Doesn't stand out nearly as much as some 20+ year old cars.
Hell, if it has the 1.9 TDI, it'll probably work for another 20 years with just oil changes. Well, that and maybe the occasional fuse pull because germtronics.

*Blocks your path*

>>28498378
I know someone with a blue one. It's better than riding the bus.

>>28488767
None of these words are in the Bible

>>28491886
GTI is notably nicer in every way unless the manual gearbox is a sticking point for you

>>28498378
I fucking kneel

>mogs you on your daily commute

Ok unironically what is the best do-it-all daily driving, driver focused car you can buy for under 50k new

>>28496628
Only the fugly grilles ruin them for me.

>>28498433
the one right above your post

>>28491886
>Golf over Elantra N
lol

>>28498472
I'd call that grille pretty restrained and functional by modern standards.
It's the lights that can look pretty old on those, especially after the plastic starts fading and yellowing.

>>28498495
My favourite generations were the B5 S4 and S8 D2. Perfect Audi grilles for me

>>28498433
Ecoboost Stang, BMW 2 series, Cooper S, Civic Hybrid Sport, Civic Type R, Elantra N, Miata MX-5, GR86, GR Yaris/Corolla.

>>28498433
new cars are mostly gay as fuck. Mostly.
>>28499297
Case in point

>>28490948
I was gonna ask why the FUCK you put that thing on fuckin stilts, but then I noticed you're a fuckin CRIPPLE so you need that MONSTER TRUCK ride height to even get In-N-Out bmaooo
LOL @ that parking gap, by the way

>>28498433

>>28498483
>an actual nice car over a rattly gook shitbox
yeah, lol

>>28487804 (OP)
/ck/ is meeting up at the park in multiple cities and /o/ is invited!

>>>/ck/21436604

>>28502505
>eating something made by a 4chan user
No thanks

>>28487804 (OP)
my panda is better. Haven't had an issue in 15 years. cheap to run thanks to GPL, roomy etc.

>>28502505
>no /k/ommandos allowed
lol imagine the limp wrists

>>28493295
And what? I drive a subcompact and I like it

>>28488344
>R8
Genuinely don't believe this engine is enough for that platform

>>28488344
you are gay.
my rs3 is plenty playful and never feels like a fwd cuckbox