Artysta
Ready to race!
I dissagree with you, the S3 is faster. All the car magazines seem to agree with me as well.
The S3 will most likely when it hits the US and a US full comparo is done, I will not be surprised to find the S3 will out accelerate, and out handle the R.
Again not going into the whole Sedan vs Hatchback debate, that is up to the individual needs. From a pure performance perspective though, the S3 out of the box is the quicker car. Is it work more $$$? I think it is. Why? Because I know what it costs to gain a tenth here and a second there. Granted these wont matter on the street, but if I buy one of these 2 cars? They will NOT be all street miles haha.
Jeff
They're both rated at 4.9 0-60, and all the review's I've read and seen on youtube seem to favour the R when it comes to handling and overall package.