huh? I was agreeing with someone else on the A3, that it was numb/slower feeling stock. The R has 256hp in the US, btw. oh, yeah, I did mean to say TSI in that post, yes. Typo.
^Ha ha! It beat the hell out of my dad's cutlas supreme lol. I thought I was the MAN driving his NEW Audi back then (primarily bc he wouldn't even let his own kids who were older than me drive it and not so much because I liked Audis or whatever)
Only click if you have been to a hawks game at old Chicago stadium...Audio only
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIWQaFwtXBo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
That was me.
If you believe that VW changed anything on the engine from the TTS, then yes, you are correct.
PS, your A3, and Golf R use Haldex 4.
Same engine, just marketed with lower hp amount and/or different tune for the US market?
^same reason VW markets R at 256:iono: APR says 270 by their testing on US R...
Who cares where VW "rates" their cars. Actual dyno WHP #s are 200 for the GTI and 225 for the R. Given that the R is heavier, it is no surprise that stock for stock they are nearly as fast.
Dyno numbers are irrelevant.