[urq] Audi A3

[Bruce Bell]

My wife and oldest son each have an '06 A3 3.2 w/dsg. They both love them,
Jason for the sporting nature and Susie because it drives like an automatic.
It is quite interesting that her little red A3 gets more looks and walk
arounds than any of my other cars.

Ed, what your friend is most likely experiencing is not the car accelerating
on the downshift but the engine revving to match rpm. These little guys blip
the throttle on the downshift....instant heel & toe :-)

My wife replaced her '05 (B6) A4 1.8t with the A3 as she didn't like the
turbo lag. She defiantly wouldn't like the lag in either the urq or the
urs6.  She loves the 3.2. I think it is a really fun car to drive. It
doesn't have quite the handling or power of my '06 S4 Avant m6; but, it
doesn't disappoint either.  

Jason took his the ACNA event at Miller last year. He passed many S4's and
other faster cars simply because the DSG frees you up to concentrate on
drive. Learning a course like miller isn't easy and having to always be
mindful of your gear selection slows most drivers down considerably.

Definitely don't buy one until you take a drive. DSG isn't for everyone and
everyone has their own opinions. If you want Quattro, I think the 3.2 is
your only option.

Bruce 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Kellock [mailto:ekellock at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 9:53 AM
To: j.koenig
Cc: urq list
Subject: Re: [urq] Audi A3

A friend at work just got an 08 TT roadster with DSG.  She lives on a
hill and one of the first mornings on the way to work, she said she
downshift for engine braking and the car accelerated briefly when it
made the gear change.  Is that normal?  It had very few miles on it at
the time so I suggested that maybe it needed to learn that behavior or
that maybe she should have her foot lightly on the brake so it knows
she's downshifting for engine braking.  Beats me.

Ed

On 9/5/07, j.koenig <koenigj at comcast.net> wrote:
> I've only driven one, an Eos with DSG, but in my humble opinion it's not
all it could be.
> When the rumors were first circulating about DSG, I was hoping that it was
just a
> dual-clutch manual trans. (which it is) with paddle shift, etc., that
would offer easier,
> faster shifting, like its grandfather, the factory's PDK transmission from
the old rally
> days.
>
> In actual implementation , it's really more like an automatic that you can
shift, albeit a
> big step ahead of Tiptronic, et al.  I think it was even necessary to keep
my foot on the
> brake when stopped (red lights, etc.), although I can't swear to it.  If
you're the kind
> of person who likes a manual for its fundamental driving pleasure, I'd
stick with the
> 6-spd.  If, on the other hand, you have a need for auto. functionality
(bad knees, spouse
> who hates manuals, personal preference, etc.), it's a great alternative to
an ordinary
> automatic.
>
>
> > From: ANTHONY ATTARD <acattard at yahoo.com>
> > Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:19:49 -0700 (PDT)
> > To: <urq at audifans.com>
> > Subject: [urq] Audi A3
> >
> > Hi everyone.
> >
> > I am considering buying a Audi A3 to add to my driving
> > experience.  Does anyone at this site have any info.
> > good or bad regarding this model?
> >
> > Do both models (2.0T and 3.2) come with quattro drive?
> > Does anyone has any experience driving one with the
> > DSG transmission??   Would appreciate any inf., sites,
> > etc.  Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Tony   83 URQ, 86 4K CSQ, 88 90 model Q.
>
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