S3 was not designed with the autobahn in mind.

[Arrested_Decay]

Yes...but the gearing isn't as aggressive in those cars. The point of the s3 is to be nimble and quick on it's feet all while having a 4 cylinder in it, you do that with close gearing.

You mention a minivan...go ahead and see how long it takes to get to 100 & the s3 to 100. The s3 will be there way quicker. Sure some of that is power and lighter weight, but a huge portion is the gearing of the transmission.

Personally i think complianing about higher RPMS at the 100+ mph range is really silly as very few people will have see those speeds in a non track environment.

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[Blaine]

Yes...but the gearing isn't as aggressive in those cars. The point of the s3 is to be nimble and quick on it's feet all while having a 4 cylinder in it, you do that with close gearing.

You mention a minivan...go ahead and see how long it takes to get to 100 & the s3 to 100. The s3 will be there way quicker. Sure some of that is power and lighter weight, but a huge portion is the gearing of the transmission.

Personally i think complianing about higher RPMS at the 100+ mph range is really silly as very few people will have see those speeds in a non track environment.

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I agree, most will never have this issue or care. It won't be a problem in a couple years when I move back to the states. The S3 does move. It just hard to keep the speeds down where the rpms aren't very high.