Audi A3 1.8T

[mikeherts]

Sorry for a post like this, but how quick are these things supposed to be? Its not the S3 or the Quattro.

I know they are turbos but I didnt think they were particularly quick?

 

[teady172]

I take it you had problems???

 

[Ben P]

the 150bhp model will hit sixty in around 8 secs and go on to around 135mph

 

[Mrdemon]

only 150hp not quick at all but nice inside.

you can chip them to 180 though.

the s3 is 225 and can be chiped to 260hp which is usefull power.

 

[teady172]

The standard ones have 150BHP for the FWDs and the 4WD have 180 i think, neither are particularly quick. However, they can be chipped to give big power outputs!

 

[mikeherts]

Even Stevens teady172

Doesnt say a lot for the 172!!

 

[teady172]

Really you should pull a steady gap between both variants. However if it was chipped to above 200, then youve done well!

 

[mikeherts]

Doubt it was chipped - driver was blatently a rep in a company car. He wasnt losing me at all, but I couldnt gain on him either. Admittedly it was a fairly short lived race that I wasnt expecting (i.e. Id have been in a better gear had I expected him to floor it), but I still think that a 172 SHOULD do better against it. Cant really talk of S3s when cant even beat the bog standard 1.8T!

Oh well, cest la vie!

 

[teady172]

You were the guy with the Punto Turbo that didnt think the 172 was that fast, all I can say is that I have no problems taking on and staying with a car that has the exact same engine as the 1.8T Audi. Its the Ibiza Cupra,oh did I mention it has over 200BHP and a lot lighter. So I just dont understand!

 

[mikeherts]

Well remembered - thats me. I just dont understand either. I wouldnt purposely make my car lose/struggle against cars it should beat. Im starting to think that I may have a seriously underpowered Friday car - it might explain a lot - its definitely run in now and obviously still not performing in the same league that other peoples do.

Thanks for taking the time to reply anyway

 

[Robby]

i had an A4T sport (same 150bhp engine as A3), this car wasnt very quick off the line but on the motorway it pulled like a train - better top end acceleration

 

[badley]

There is the 1.8t quattro (very rare) which has 180BHP 0-60 about 7.5, but as you said its not a quattro

 

[adiclio16v]

i raced one the other week down the slip road getting onto the mway from about 60 didnt hav too much trouble overhauling it

i reeled him in on the sliproad and could overtake once on the motorway an i could move over, got up to 120 then slowed down as we was approaching traffic id pulled quite a big gap

adi

 

[myky16]

i beat one in a 16v! but they are quickish

 

[cyue005]

i drove A3 1.8T and S3 and 172 before

172 will win against 1.8T... they are not that quick just think Golf 4 GTI same stuff nothin different except price

S3... more lag those new 225 hp is exactly the same as TT quattro so hit 60 in mid 6 or high 6. 172 would get near those S3. but not after 100miles coz they seem to pull better pass that mark.

A3 1.8T quattro.. 180hp version. I say a weee ted slower than 172 coz of the extra weight.

All 1.8T with over 200hp has pretty big lags quite yuck... i have to downshift from 6 to 4 or even 3 to get some decent speed at around 50kms turbo comes in around 2700rpm... full on about 3000....