Audi - Too cheap?

Hachiko

You are comparing 2 different boxes, Then again 20ms is hardly noticeable. If the shift time is slow to you I dread to think of what the owners of these cars feel like., they must have all traded in for a BMW.

• Ferrari 360: 150 ms
• Enzo Ferrari: 150 ms
• Lexus LFA: 150 ms
• Ferrari FXX: Under 100 ms
• Nissan GT-R: 100ms
• Aston Martin Vanquish: 250 ms
• Ferrari 575M: 220 ms
• Ferrari FXX: Under 100 ms
• Nissan GT-R: 100ms

Squidgy Black

Have you actually driven a car with DSG or are you just throwing out crap you've read on the internet as if it's personal experience and fact?

Hachiko

Ive been in ISFs (and Auto IS250s) and I doubt many here have. From what unkel is saying the ISF transmission is seemingly third world and 'very slow' which is hardly the case when several articles have it touted as being one of the world's fastest 'automatics' (as in an automatic and not a dual clutch variant), as shown by comparable shift times in other marques above.

No doubt the M-DCT is lightning fast, is it worldly different than the one used by Lexus in the ISF? hardly with just a fraction difference between shift times.- 20ms is hardly noticeable to a human being.

unkel

Hachiko wrote: »

the ISF transmission is seemingly third world and 'very slow' which is hardly the case when several articles have it touted as being one of the world's fastest 'automatics' (as in an automatic and not a dual clutch variant)

Seems we agree after all. I haven't driven one, but I'm sure it's fine and refined and as fast as old skool autoboxes go - fine for a luxury refined saloon

If Lexus want the IS-F to be a performance car, successfully competing with the likes of the BMW M3, they will have to do a lot better than that. But hey, they can't

Hachiko

I am put off a M3 due to reliability. I think the ISF is also slightly more livable with in running costs. No doubt the M3 has the heritage but on a race track there will be little to separate them.

I think after watching this you could be inclined to say the ISF is actually a performance car, seems to pass out quite a few German ones too.

*Dale Lomas, serious driver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzUboHpmuXM

biko

Let's get back to the topic, Audi.

Hachiko, banned from thread

Señor Fancy Pants

So the only thing to look out for is the fact that it's not a Lexus? Got it

Thanks for all the replies. The insurance quote and tax have turned me off it.

If I'm paying mental money I may as well get what I want which is an A8.

Thanks all!

Rebellion

there is one problem, keeping fuel in that thing and taxing it