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muzdub's sleeper 2017 GTi Sport
- Thread starter Muzdub
- Start date
Trollin86
Ready to race!
- Location
- Vienna, VA
- Car(s)
- 2018 Alltrack SE DSG
Congrats! RS3 is a great choice.
Cale262
Ready to race!
- Location
- Beaumont Alberta Canada
Great build, Thanks for sharing!
Muzdub
Ready to race!
- Location
- Greater Seattle
Quick update:
I wanted a 997 Turbo but it proved hard to buy a good one in budget, so I ordered an RS3 and patiently waited for 2 long months in a 100% pedestrian back-to-stock GTI, a terrible period of my life!
Then ~1.5 months back Audi announced the US curb weight of the RS3... 3,593lbs... in its base form! Mine had every option ticked. 300lbs-400lbs heavier than a Golf R, and ~700lbs heavier than the lighter-than-stock GTI I had put together.
Disappointed at the terrible power-to-weight ratio, i figured the 400hp 354lbs-ft would be significantly slower than a rolling FBO GTI. The impressive 3.9s 0-60 Audi quotes has to be a product of fantastic OEM launch control, which is useless to me. Given just a 1-ft rollout I would be surprised if the RS3 is much quicker than a stage 1 Golf R/S3, spec'd up at ~$68.5k + tax, for my usecase the RS3 no longer made sense.
The same day I cancelled my order; however, fate would have it my Audi dealer had just taken in a pristine 2015 GTR against a 2017 R8 v10. I left Audi with a Godzilla... I took it too the track the same week, and can confirm it truly is a beast in a different league!!!
A few pics
I wanted a 997 Turbo but it proved hard to buy a good one in budget, so I ordered an RS3 and patiently waited for 2 long months in a 100% pedestrian back-to-stock GTI, a terrible period of my life!
Then ~1.5 months back Audi announced the US curb weight of the RS3... 3,593lbs... in its base form! Mine had every option ticked. 300lbs-400lbs heavier than a Golf R, and ~700lbs heavier than the lighter-than-stock GTI I had put together.
Disappointed at the terrible power-to-weight ratio, i figured the 400hp 354lbs-ft would be significantly slower than a rolling FBO GTI. The impressive 3.9s 0-60 Audi quotes has to be a product of fantastic OEM launch control, which is useless to me. Given just a 1-ft rollout I would be surprised if the RS3 is much quicker than a stage 1 Golf R/S3, spec'd up at ~$68.5k + tax, for my usecase the RS3 no longer made sense.
The same day I cancelled my order; however, fate would have it my Audi dealer had just taken in a pristine 2015 GTR against a 2017 R8 v10. I left Audi with a Godzilla... I took it too the track the same week, and can confirm it truly is a beast in a different league!!!
A few pics
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cbaumy34
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Lindenhurst, IL
Well didn't see that coming! Very awesome
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AtlantaDad
Drag Race Newbie
- Location
- Cumming, GA
Plot twist! (You lucky bastard!) [emoji14]
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Muzdub
Ready to race!
- Location
- Greater Seattle
Haha thanks guys!
Part of me wishes I had kept the GTI in addition to buying the GTR, but that wasn't gonna fly with the wife!
It was a completely different animal, almost equally as fast (rolling in the dry) lightweight, and raw!
Part of me wishes I had kept the GTI in addition to buying the GTR, but that wasn't gonna fly with the wife!
It was a completely different animal, almost equally as fast (rolling in the dry) lightweight, and raw!