The A3 Quattro we tested stickered at $40,545 and the S3 at $49,945, so a $9,400 difference. We recently tested both the 2015 Audi A3 Quattro and the 2015 Audi S3 and were impressed with both. Now what if we take a look at the new Audi A3 v the S3…………… Well it was significantly faster and had stonking amounts of torque and pulled like a train. The S5 was already pretty fast, 0-60 in 4.9 seconds, so I wasn’t sure how much faster it would be and if I would see similar gains as I did with the A3.
I couldn’t resist, so forked out $1,595 for the upgrade. This car was still under warranty when I asked a local dealer about about chipping they said they endorse Stasis who at the time offered a 4 yr 50k warranty on parts that might break in the car due to the chip upgrade. Next up I bought a 2013 S5, which had a supercharged 6 with 333 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque. Getting off the line was another story, even in the dry, the wheels spinning embarrassingly at every stop light. Most noticeable was the torque, the car was very quick from 50- 90 mph, and felt like it was less strained.
The claimed increases with 91 octane were 250 hp and 280lb ft of torque. It was exciting to pick up the car and see how much quicker it was. Having found a local dealer here in San Diego and asked then some rookie questions, I ponied up the $995 for all 3 stages.
It was a fun car but while browsing one day I found APR’s website, researched it for a good 5 minutes and decided I wanted more power. I used to own a 2008 A3 front wheel drive with the 200 hp 2.0t engine. Usually if a car has a turbocharger or supercharger a chip update is all that is required to provide more power and can be done so at a reasonable cost. To chip or not to chip, that is the question…… What is Chip Tuning?Ĭhip tuning refers to changing or modifying an erasable programmable read only memory chip in an car’s electronic control unit (ECU) to achieve superior performance, whether it be more power, cleaner emissions, or better fuel efficiency.
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