I went that route and got an RS3. Itās on another level. In my case I didnāt have to pay over MSRP, while all of the Acura dealers around me wanted 5K over minimum. So the RS3 was only 8K more than an ITS.
They suck. I had better experiences at a Hyundai dealer in town. Wouldn't be surprised if the cars are sitting because they tried to add an ADM to pre-orders.
Why are you selling the RS3? Thatās the next car Iām grabbing ā would love to hear your thoughts. Do you think youāll get what you paid for it?
I think for a lot of people who get the ITS itāll be a daily ā if you have another practical car then I feel like there are better purely fun options...
I recognize that dealership! Pretty sure we drove the same car, hah. I was actually surprised at the wheel hop ā that's something that bugs me about my Elantra N and I sorta assumed that somehow the magical engineers at Honda engineered that out. But definitely present on my drive.
And yeah...
In the US it should be ~$9K USD more than the ITS, or maybe ~$15K with an average spec. But since dealers are marking up the ITS $5K+, the price becomes a lot closer. The reality is most dealers here want you to spend about $60K for a CTR or ITS, which is way too close to the RS3. I do expect...
Longtime lurker but just made an account as I just test drove the ITS. A few thoughts ā mostly compared to my 2023 Elantra N from the perspective of someone who would use this car as a daily.
Sound: The car sounds great. My EN is louder and more aggressive, while the ITS is more mature. I...