I personally have run a 14.5 with 98 F weather and in other forums people have run 14.1 completely stock. Yes I agree the MS3 is faster than the Altima I never questioned that part. My point is that the MS3 and Altima would be more evenly matched. I insist that tires alone can play a vital role in dig races along with the suspension. And after 60 mph, while I haven't been in a MS3 or driven one, I bed to differ that the MS3 would be substantially faster if not the TT-S faster.. While I know people really dont like to go by magazine articles for saying which car is faster I have to say that all the numbers I have read are too big of a margin to not believe them. Seeing the numbers again I can see where the MS3 is certainly faster from 100-155 yet, I also see a reasonable margin for the TT-S to be faster from say 0-110 and anything in between.
Car and Driver numbers:
Audi TTS
Zero to 60 mph: 4.8 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 12.4 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 32.7 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.0 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.5 sec @ 104 mph
MS3
Zero to 60 mph: 5.8
Zero to 100 mph: 14.8
Zero to 130: N/A
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