I have the KONI Sports and they are what I would call supple. Your choice of shock can be determined by what you want the car to do at the limit of adhesion. I'm sorry that I didn't wait for the H&R Coilover group purchase but it was a matter of timing. All A3 performance stuff is getting cheaper and there are bargains to be found. I just had my rear tiebar installed on Monday. Totally worth it!