Audi RS3 Sportback lap time at Vairano Handling Course

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Audi RS3 Sportback finished a lap of Vairano Handling Course in 1 minute and 20 seconds.

Track Vairano Handling Course
Type flying start
Vehicle Audi RS3 Sportback (8V facelift)
Power / weight 400 ps / 1572 kg
Time 1:19.980
Average speed 117 kph (73 mph)
Submitted 3 months ago by jeremyclarkson1
Source Quattroroute magazine (Italy)
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Reference:   Image of source Quattroroute - The Audi RS4 on the track in Vairano | Top Drive

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Lello75  3m ago

Slower than a modern S3 and as fast as an 8C???

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jeremyclarkson1  3m ago

Vairano times got faster after the Pilot switched from Maurizio Giani to Davide Fugazza and M Giani did the 8C lap. Yeah I suppose the S3 had less understeer or better tires

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jeremyclarkson1  3m ago

Damn that haldex system of old Audis was problematic

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jeremyclarkson1  3m ago

Damn @Corvolet3 took 12 minutes to get a dislike

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SixSeven  3m ago

I don't even understand why you're being disliked, it really was a big problem. It was basically the entire reason for the creation of "audisteer"

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jeremyclarkson1  3m ago @SixSeven

100% and there’s a reason I said ‘old’ because with modern Audis tho problem seems to be mostly fixed

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JustSomeDude  3m ago @jeremyclarkson1

Even now they still have occasional issues with the software design, the powertrain doesn't always engage the diff at the right timing so you still get genuine episodes of understeer. Coming from first-hand experience btw.

EDIT: For clarification here is a review saying similar things about the newest haldex on a golf r, which is under the same brand umbrella:

 

Skip to about 9:25 (I'd timestamp it but it breaks the embed)

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Corvolet3  3m ago @jeremyclarkson1

What a surprise. Not.

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jeremyclarkson1  3m ago @JustSomeDude

I agree it still can be problematic and is why BMW M cars have an advantage in general

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