Sport Auto: 130i vs S3 vs 3 MPS

Bruce · 11-18-2006, 09:13 AM

Scans from ajzhan

They added wet handling to this test

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Just_me · 11-18-2006, 09:48 AM

S3 is a big surprise and this is sportauto so I better bow down to the new hatchback king

A lot faster around Hockenheim than both 130i and R32.

The S3 has 18" rims and the 130i only with 17" rims. I was alwyas under the impression that a 130i with sportpackade used 18" rim as well

Bruce · 11-18-2006, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Just_me

S3 is a big surprise and this is sportauto so I better bow down to the new hatchback king

A lot faster around Hockenheim than both 130i and R32.

Yes certaintly, amazing job by the S3 on Hockenheim. Nice time for the wet handling course too!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Just_me

The S3 has 18" rims and the 130i only with 17" rims. I was alwyas under the impression that a 130i with sportpackade used 18" rim as well

Hmm, can't comment on that, i don't know much about BMW's sport packages.

Tumbo · 11-18-2006, 10:24 AM

Congrats to S3! A really good test there. Although I will always hate that it has that 2.0T and not the R36 engine...

Yannis · 11-18-2006, 11:32 AM

S3 did better than i expected.

MikeJ · 11-18-2006, 01:42 PM

I was quite surprised to see the S3 beat the 130i in the "Fahrspaß" (fun of driving) category in the subjective scoring.

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Bruce Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 10,183 Thanks: 5,331 Thanked 3,852 Times in 2,260 Posts	Sport Auto: 130i vs S3 vs 3 MPS Scans from ajzhan They added wet handling to this test - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Last edited by Bruce; 11-18-2006 at 10:00 AM.

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Just_me Executive Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 15,487 Thanks: 1,062 Thanked 3,722 Times in 1,583 Posts	Re: Sport Auto: 130i vs S3 vs 3 MPS S3 is a big surprise and this is sportauto so I better bow down to the new hatchback king A lot faster around Hockenheim than both 130i and R32. The S3 has 18" rims and the 130i only with 17" rims. I was alwyas under the impression that a 130i with sportpackade used 18" rim as well

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Tumbo Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,067 Thanks: 827 Thanked 632 Times in 262 Posts	Re: Sport Auto: 130i vs S3 vs 3 MPS Congrats to S3! A really good test there. Although I will always hate that it has that 2.0T and not the R36 engine...

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Yannis Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Greece Posts: 8,281 Thanks: 1,886 Thanked 1,800 Times in 1,025 Posts	Re: Sport Auto: 130i vs S3 vs 3 MPS S3 did better than i expected.

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MikeJ Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oulu, Finland - 65° N Posts: 2,059 Thanks: 104 Thanked 415 Times in 272 Posts	Re: Sport Auto: 130i vs S3 vs 3 MPS I was quite surprised to see the S3 beat the 130i in the "Fahrspaß" (fun of driving) category in the subjective scoring.

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