Keith R

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm also wondering now if it's because I'm used to a manual and I'm sensing a combination of the following effects Turbo lag the S Tronic wrongly predicting what gear I'll be needing next (some suggest letting the car start to creep forward before accelerating) economic mapping choosing the highest gear (althoughSport mode didn't seem to affect it, as I recall) I'll let you know if I resolve this worry.

Hi All, I'm in the process of becoming a Audi owner for the first time. (For the last 13 years I've been driving a Honda Civic Type-R.) I've been looking at the A3 Sportsback with S Tronic. I had a test drive of the 1.5 l engine a few weeks back, and today I had a test drive of the 2.0 l engine. One thing worried me: I had the feeling that the engine was labouring, just initially, on pulling away. I don't remember feeling this on my earlier 1.5 l test drive. Can anyone else corroborate this? I've asked for another test drive of the 1.5 l engine as a check. (I live in Milton Keynes, so pulling onto roundabouts as fast as possible is a way of life.) I've scanning other forums and seem to have come across some people say that they switch to manual 1st gear for a fast get away; and others refering to this being a "characteristic"? Cheers