Magnetic ride

[donot521]

I would like to know if magnetic ride was a must in your wish list when you purchased the S3. What is the difference between the one without? I have read and watched videos about it and still not sure what it does.

Most importantly, any issues so far?

Thanks for feedback

[bakedcorn]

I would like to know if magnetic ride was a must in your wish list when you purchased the S3. What is the difference between the one without? I have read and watched videos about it and still not sure what it does.

Most importantly, any issues so far?

Thanks for feedback

Read here and here

In a nutshell, you control the firmness of the dampers via Drive Select or the vehicle setup in the MMI.

I have the MAG ride, and for those daily commutes I have the dampers set to comfort however once on the freeway, I prefer a firmer damper ride.

If you plan on upgrading your suspension I'd opt out of the MAG ride - save the $$$.

Hope this helps.

[sean_entrust]

I have mag ride. For me it was a must. I bought this car to be a fun and also nice daily driver so I had no plans on going coilovers or anything. I put some 034 springs on which are designed to work with mag ride and the car is perfect now!


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[ChrisF1]

Mag ride was a must for me. Car is my daily driver and the older I get, the less I want a car that punishes me. Firm and compliant is ideal.

If you are a serial modder or want to track this car a lot, probably go non-mag and get a good set of coilovers.

[mossback]

if you plan to track the car, coilovers are your best option. this version of mag ride are very much at the low end of the mag ride systems. i might have kept mine in if i could have tuned it more than the 2 settings.


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[sean_entrust]

if you plan to track the car, coilovers are your best option. this version of mag ride are very much at the low end of the mag ride systems. i might have kept mine in if i could have tuned it more than the 2 settings.


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Do you think there will be anyway to tune them further in the future? Which part is low end? The software, the hardware or both?


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[mossback]

I suspect both, they felt really 'spongy' to me on the track, nothing I could to do to fix that, it was a strange feeling, like the dampers could not keep up. I have read reviews of other cars with mag ride and they were praised at their competence. Pretty sure no one has said that about the TTS version. I installed Bilstien clubsports (double adjustable, linear springs, retail around 4500.00) I was able to get around my local track 2-3 seconds a lap faster, with less drama. The mags would skitter across tarmac braking ripples, the clubsports when set appropriately do not.

[rex_racer]

I would like to know if magnetic ride was a must in your wish list when you purchased the S3. What is the difference between the one without? I have read and watched videos about it and still not sure what it does.

Most importantly, any issues so far?

Thanks for feedback

If you are set on changing the shocks to coilovers anywhere down the line, it would be cheaper to start with a car that does not have MR suspension to begin with. Otherwise you'll need to purchase cancelers to intercept the signal. Feedback on MR is VERY mixed. I would not suggest you take input based on what forum users say. Many enjoy the functionality of MR, and others find that the MR rides poorly with factory springs. Some even note that it gets worse with lowering springs. Having spent many years tuning performance suspensions, in my opinion, the spring rates are a bit off on this car. It could use a little bit more rate in the back to even things out. 034 Motorsports seems to think the same as they have mainly concentrated on increasing the rear rate by 50lbs.

There are currently no MR shock controllers on the market. DSC offers MR tuning at a very reasonable cost, however they do not have an Audi offering yet. I have started a thread to encourage people to sign up to show interest. It is located here, http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...etter-handling. DSC has said that they are currently back logged with cars that they had already planned on developing and will begin Audi development in 2018. I highly suggest you visit the link and also sign up on the DSC interest page. The more people that sign up, the faster development will happen.

Having looked at the reviews many of the other MR cars experience very similar tendencies to what S3 owners say as well. DSC provides upgraded programming and FULL user adjustability to fine tune. Reviews from other makes suggest that the primary issue with MR is poor programming. This is the case with Porsche, Chevy, Nissan, etc. I believe that with better programming we can not only get the cars to handle better, but also ride better. We should also be able to do some fine tuning with increased spring rates as well.

[McFarland]

How much did the 034 springs drop it? I've been looking at them.

[rex_racer]

How much did the 034 springs drop it? I've been looking at them.

Officially .75". Here's the best review with pictures so far, http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...Springs-Review.

[McFarland]

Great review. Thanks. Your car looks great.

Officially .75". Here's the best review with pictures so far, http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...Springs-Review.

[ADM17]

I wanted it on my car for the adjustable firmness. There is a very noticeable difference between Dynamic and Comfort with the suspension. I use comfort when driving with the family or on the highway. Dynamic for twisties and aggressive driving. One thing I will note and maybe it's just in my mind, but under my "Individual" setting I have everything set to Dynamic except suspension which is set to comfort. When driving in "Manual" mode in this drive mode the exhaust doesn't seem as loud as when I running the car in "dynamic". I know in Dynamic the car has the transmission in "S" mode, but I like to use Manual since "S" mode seems to just want to hold gears longer than needed before upshifting. "D" mode is just a race to 6th gear imo, and then it loves to hold the car there unless you give it more than 25% throttle.

[XLR8 Craig]

The Mag Ride in the S3 is good if you have the right spring mated to it. The OEM spring lacks in many ways and so do a lot of the aftermarket options. MSS has developed a particular solution that not only increases performance considerably over the stock springs whilst retaining a very composed ride, better than stock.

I know there are many people out there that agree with me that the mag ride settings don't differentiate as much as they should with the OEM springs. With MSS Kits each mode feels noticeably different between the modes and operate as you would expect it to in each respective position.

I assembled this page to help explain how each kit works. All we know is the Audi MAG Ride is highly capable, just needs the special touch from the Aftermarket to make that happen. :)



Let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks

Greg

[rex_racer]

I wanted it on my car for the adjustable firmness. There is a very noticeable difference between Dynamic and Comfort with the suspension. I use comfort when driving with the family or on the highway. Dynamic for twisties and aggressive driving. One thing I will note and maybe it's just in my mind, but under my "Individual" setting I have everything set to Dynamic except suspension which is set to comfort. When driving in "Manual" mode in this drive mode the exhaust doesn't seem as loud as when I running the car in "dynamic". I know in Dynamic the car has the transmission in "S" mode, but I like to use Manual since "S" mode seems to just want to hold gears longer than needed before upshifting. "D" mode is just a race to 6th gear imo, and then it loves to hold the car there unless you give it more than 25% throttle.

So you know, the transmission in Manual mode has a D version and an S version, which is why you're getting less audibles with your Individual setting. Manual in S mode will shift quicker and is more audible.

[Cairo94507]

As a follow-up to the 034 Motorsports springs, (great guys by the way) I would only expect to see .5" drop. That is what I saw in my mag-ride '16 S3. I am fine with that BTW.

[ADM17]

So you know, the transmission in Manual mode has a D version and an S version, which is why you're getting less audibles with your Individual setting. Manual in S mode will shift quicker and is more audible.

Really? I thought the trans had "Manual", "D" and "S" and they were all separate. So, do I need to select "S" mode and then switch the trans over to "Manual"?

[S3owner]

Really? I thought the trans had "Manual", "D" and "S" and they were all separate. So, do I need to select "S" mode and then switch the trans over to "Manual"?

Yes, 'S' then manual acts different than 'D' then manual.

[sean_entrust]

Yes, 'S' then manual acts different than 'D' then manual.

Why do our cars not show S1,S2, etc? I never knew there was a Manual sport mode because it just shows M1,M2, etc.


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[ADM17]

Yes, 'S' then manual acts different than 'D' then manual.

welp, I'll have to give this a shot on my drive home. Thanks.

[S3owner]

Why do our cars not show S1,S2, etc? I never knew there was a Manual sport mode because it just shows M1,M2, etc.


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One obvious indication is manual S keeps the rev higher when idling. I was told that shifts are faster in manual S as well. I'll try to switch between manual D and S and pay more attention to test this today.

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[bakedcorn]

Why do our cars not show S1,S2, etc? I never knew there was a Manual sport mode because it just shows M1,M2, etc.


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You may need to venture into the higher tiered models to look for that option however I may be wrong. A TCU tune may also provide S mode shift points.