Someone remind me why i never took one of these out for a drive previously???
First impressions of the dealership were great.... very very friendly and helpful people (thats 'helpful'... take note VAG!!). Guy didnt try to hard bargain me or anything, just started telling me what a superb car it was.... and he went out of his way to get a CTR arranged for a test drive.
Soooo, out we went. He drove first. Okay, it looks a little out of the ordinary.. but nothing i cannot live with. And i was pleasantly suprised at the interior, not half as tacky as i was expecting... and it all seemed pretty solid too. Only the bench-like rear seats spoil it IMO.
Silent, absolutely silent at idle... very odd! But jesus... does that thing spring to life [
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He took it for a bit, to which i was grinning like an idiot at both the noise, the insane revving, and the almost turbo-esque v-tech shove!
Now came my turn... mwahaha! Was very very very wierd not being in a VAG car.. and took a bit of getting used to. Driving position is spot on too, i instantly felt better than i do in the Golf. That gearstick being there aint such a stupid looking idea after all either! []
Off i went..... holy cow does that car shift.. no torque?.. my ***.. even at low revs that thing is considerably quicker than my GTI. As they rise it becomes nothing short of brilliant... upto 6k it really really shifts (and the noise is awesome).. above that it is just brutal!
Handles like its on rails too... and soaks up holes in the road fantastically well.
The gearbox and clutch are simply sublime, quite easily the best i have ever used. It makes you realise how poor the whole GTI package is!
I can honestly say a car has never impressed me so much.. it does everything i want. So easy to tootle around town, but so easy to go mental whenever you want... it does it all so so well.
Anyone who slags them hasnt driven one .... they are a TRUE drivers car... the S3 and LCR seem positively dull compared to this.
So there we go... decision made, finally. []
First impressions of the dealership were great.... very very friendly and helpful people (thats 'helpful'... take note VAG!!). Guy didnt try to hard bargain me or anything, just started telling me what a superb car it was.... and he went out of his way to get a CTR arranged for a test drive.
Soooo, out we went. He drove first. Okay, it looks a little out of the ordinary.. but nothing i cannot live with. And i was pleasantly suprised at the interior, not half as tacky as i was expecting... and it all seemed pretty solid too. Only the bench-like rear seats spoil it IMO.
Silent, absolutely silent at idle... very odd! But jesus... does that thing spring to life [
]He took it for a bit, to which i was grinning like an idiot at both the noise, the insane revving, and the almost turbo-esque v-tech shove!
Now came my turn... mwahaha! Was very very very wierd not being in a VAG car.. and took a bit of getting used to. Driving position is spot on too, i instantly felt better than i do in the Golf. That gearstick being there aint such a stupid looking idea after all either! [
]Off i went..... holy cow does that car shift.. no torque?.. my ***.. even at low revs that thing is considerably quicker than my GTI. As they rise it becomes nothing short of brilliant... upto 6k it really really shifts (and the noise is awesome).. above that it is just brutal!
Handles like its on rails too... and soaks up holes in the road fantastically well.
The gearbox and clutch are simply sublime, quite easily the best i have ever used. It makes you realise how poor the whole GTI package is!
I can honestly say a car has never impressed me so much.. it does everything i want. So easy to tootle around town, but so easy to go mental whenever you want... it does it all so so well.
Anyone who slags them hasnt driven one .... they are a TRUE drivers car... the S3 and LCR seem positively dull compared to this.
So there we go... decision made, finally. [
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