You can get stoptech slotted rotors (which aren't that bad and perform better than oem pads/rotors in terms of fade) front and rear and hawk HPS pads front and rear for under $800-850... after labor at a indy shop, under 1.1k...

And OEM parts are overpriced...

Unless a used car lease makes you take it to a dealership for that OEM parts and their $200 an hour labor costs, it wouldn't cost that much...

And everything you wrote is basically meaningless because of this:

Wait... what the hell on the brakes cost $1500??? the pads and rotors and brake line bleed won't cost $1500...

Wait... you have to replace the brake assemble on the E92 M3??? what kind of a shitty brake assembly is it??? or do the pads and rotors cost $1500???

Why not? Golf R is just a Audi S3 in hatch form... they got the same underpinnings...

so basically you're paying a extra 10k for the warranty... which you can buy 1/4th of the car with...

Golf R400 has the same Haledex system as the Golf R (MK7) according to people from the LA autoshow and VW haven't said anything afterwards...

Eh, I don't see why the old golf R can't keep up since whatever DSG transmission is in there can obviously handle 380+ lb/ft of torque as shown by multiple tuners already...

The regular Golf R doesn't have DQ450? can't find a source on what the MK7 Golf R has... But it's definitely not the old DQ250 or the DQ380 since they've ran 380+ lb/ft of torque on it no problem...

So... same transmission, same engine, same brakes, same platform and just different rubber, wheels, and exhaust system and body kit? I bet I can make a Golf R faster for cheaper than the Golf R400.

Does your car let you fly and and take those hits without exploding?

Haha, everyone makes that mistake a lot when it comes to european tuners and their stupid BHP labels...

that's 365 BHP AT THE WHEELS. Not 395 HP at the crank which manufacturers put on the labels. 365 BHP is roughly 370 HP...

Yeah, also depends on the price... If they price it like Audi prices their carsm (8-10k+ for each higher performing tier on the A3,) I can't see this car selling for much more than 45k tops... but even then the market would become a extremely niche market...

1.6 inches wider just means wider wheels and fenders... Pretty sure you'll be able to find replicas renders relatively soon after launch... and everything else you can basically do yourself for less unless vw doesn't follow the Audi trend of pricing higher performance tier of cars... But yeah, we'll see when the…

The 1 series has always been a parts bin from other BMWs mostly... The sales number for the 1M didn't justify dedicating the manufacturing of the specialized parts used just on the 1M...

So this is going to be the basis for the Audi RS3?

How so other than some different design cues on the outside and inside?