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Never took to the Miata. Great little car, but just never liked it. Maybe because it was so popular and everybody had one. Not sure why, but never warmed to the TTRS either. Love the interior and drivetrain, and the front looks great, but don't like the back. Its like a modern car in the front and a Gen I in the back - doesn't fit together. Since I can't seem to get an allocation, I'm shopping used R8's right now but haven't quite given up on the M2. |
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03-17-2017, 08:16 AM | #68 | |
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The car is hideous. The car will drive like crap because Audi long ago lost all driving excitement. Those things are completely unrelated but both true. And like you said, you'd buy an M2 so thanks for making my point. |
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By the numbers the RS3 and TTRS look fantastic. I concur with some others on here the looks get me. The RS3 looks like a standard A3 but modified and even slightly like a regular sedan like a kia. The TTRS front looks great but the side profile gets me. From a numbers perspective (1/4, lap times, etc.) the TTRS will hand it to the M2. But the M looks better IMO and from review the handling is phenomenal.
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03-17-2017, 01:05 PM | #71 |
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Won't be able to corner will remain to be seen. Electronic suspension standard compared to fixed in the m2. Plus AWD. Will be interested to see track times and pricing.
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Entire engine fore of the front axle, nose heavy plowing understeer most likely remains....R8 or bust with Audi. But the V8 6MT is barely faster than an S5, so what's the point?....discontinued like any "performance" Audi.
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C&D has an estimated base price of $60,000.
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That was a very unrefined estimate. Better estimates using historical comparisons to Canadian prices suggest the base will be close to $52k. Options could take you to $60k, but you'd basically need to select the ceramic brakes to get there.
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I was guessing 60 would be the starting point, albeit nicely equipped.
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This base price is $500 less than a fully equipped 6MT M2 (no sunroof). EDIT: forgot to mention it was Canadian dollars. |
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Also reconcile that the rs3 comes with dsg, sunroof, premium audio, led headlights, and tft dash all in the base price. Also consider sport exhaust is c$800, painted calipers c$400, and some other options much cheaper than we need to pay for m performance parts. |
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Very favorable Motor Trend first drive:
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/audi/...-drive-review/ M2 for track, RS3 for everything else and probably more engaging than M2. Those are some big words. |
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Motor Trend...the epitome of baseless, biased journalism, should be renamed Sucka Nation. Jalopnik has more credibility.
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I lost all faith and respect for motortrend well for a lot of reasons and previous articles but when they came up with this for "cons" on the M2... YOU WON’T LIKE -No adaptive suspension, hence stiff ride & road noise -Lack of interior/exterior color choices -Short on rear seat leg room Rear seat leg room?? Are you guys serious, please tell me that was a joke... As to the Rs3, I am an Audi fan and my last car was an S4. Really like the Rs3 but to me it looks so boring I can't fall in love with it. The AWD for my climate though is very tempting. |
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