Colin M Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 The information I have is the new S3 will be available in right hand drive for the UK in 2006. It will have a 2.7 litre V6 bi turbo engine. It's a long wait, so look after your current S3's until then! The A3 3.2 litre will be available from Sport Import early next year. Please email me with your interest and I will contact you when prices are released. [email protected] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobK Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 Wow! That sounds more like an RS3. Thought the S3 was going to be non-turbo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARACTERE 007 Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 ohhh wow!.....i better start saving then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison1379134007 Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 sounds pretty joyous! Glad to see audi hasn't gone all NA on us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 What sort of power do you think that wil;l develop, must be around 300bhp!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncS3 Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 bit early for april fools isn't it Colin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin M Posted March 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 Duncan, genuine info directly from the factory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopsta Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 2006 ! crumbs, thats another 3 years with my current one... bugger, perhaps I should have changed it after all Cheers for the info Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 i' alright golf r32 in the mean time. xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 Colin, hear anything about the LHD release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephencam Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 Thanks for the info Colin Guess I can keep my S3 til then, a MTM chipped V6 Twin Turbo S3, mmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 Colin, what price do you think that the S3 will be, and do you recon an rs3 will be brought out? Also how fast. xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 I think Audi are just giving out false information to keep the rumors circulating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 I don't see why they won't do the s3, they do an s for all the other ranges, excpet 2 and 8 (the new one). Espeshally considering the market for hot hatches is growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 It`s not that they wont do a S3, its just that i think Audi spread rumors on purpose to build up the hype. Having a 2.7 Bi-turbo engine like the old S4 one installed into the new shape S3 isnt as easy as dropping it in. I personally think the it`ll be a NA engine. It`ll be official when its officially announced, on a press release etc? I`ll do a search on it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 Apart from the last S8, all of the S's/RS's have used turbos though, what makes you think they will change to NA? And what would they use the same 3.2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 New S4 use`s NA V8 4.2 It was said awhile back that S cars would use NA engines and the RS cars would use turbocharged engines........ who knows really Im confused! Time for sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabster Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 You are all speculating on a product that a minimum of two and a half years away and Audi themselves probably only have various initial outline ideas for. It will be probably 18 months or a year before production before the design and spec. is finalised with the testing of the car. My friend used to work at Land Rover in solihull designing the Discovery, as part of his job he used to have to take the prototypes home and drive them up and down the motorways at the weekend. I remember on one occasion we had to put blankets up over the inside of a Discovery when we left it in a car park as it had the new dashboard design in it. He was always in Dubai or Canada hot and cold testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 My understanding was that the 2.7l V6 bi-turbo engine was being dropped beacuse of new impending emissions legislation. Be interesting to see what happens... 2006 is a monster time away too... I'll be suprised if it's that long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 I think this information is incorrect. Audi have already confirmed that the "S" range of cars will no longer use Turbo's and only the "RS" range will. Also I don't believe that Audi will wait until 2006 for the S3 as too many other manufacturers have cars in that sector eating the market share. Even the R32 stops production in September. Sorry to question Colin's info AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks3 Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 2006...wow! So for those of us needing to change way before then, and preferbaly this year what do we go for? The R32 seems good but when does the new Golf come out and why does R32 production stop on September.....that seems like a really short production run of cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncS3 Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 I would still put a tenner on the 3.2 ending up being the new S3 Dunc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZURES3 Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 [ QUOTE ] I would still put a tenner on the 3.2 ending up being the new S3 Dunc [/ QUOTE ] I would agree that the 3.2V6 will be in the new S3 but not with 240 BHP. More like 280 BHP. Remeber the Germans also sell the S3 and they would have badged it so if it had been the S3 at Geneva ? AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison1379134007 Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 you sure the r32 ends in september? that does seem like an uber short production run to me! oh well can only add to its value Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin M Posted March 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 I'm not making this up or speculating based on internet gossip. My information has come directly from Herr S****** who is the production manager of the S3 in Ingolstadt. Obviously even Audi have not finalised the spec yet as it is still early days. You only have to see the gap between the old and new S4 to realise Audi use the absence to build anticipation and demand for the new vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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