@@AndrewTSqthat wasn't stock at all. As many comments pointed out. Different tires, etc.. but it was a crazy maniac of a driver looking for a check from audi. 😂 he was willing to die
@@G82Watts different tires compared to what? You can get those tires on your new RS3 if you want, you just pay t$2000 extra. They are streetlegal tires, which you can not say about some other record time cars, like the Telsa Model S Plaids tires
It annoys me so much that some people really think it looks like a Kia forte for some reason. It’s literally just looks like a better updated rs3 model nothing else looks like it.
It almost feels as if Audi executives watched your previous video and said "Ja, he has a point". Haha The facelift looks great, but why they went for that steering wheel is something I don't understand. VW and Mercedes went down this route using steering wheels with sensor touch "buttons" instead of physical buttons, which is horrible! I have used them myself and they are very annoying. Quite often something gets activated without your intent, or you scroll something by mistake, just because your thumb happened to be there... It's just a bad design for a steering wheel.
Those are not touch buttons on the steering wheel. You have to physically press them for any input to register so u won't be accidentally activating anything.
@@money_773I’m not so sure about that. Even so, they are all on one plate. Not separated. Which means to press one button, the whole thing will flex since there are not individual buttons. Still annoying.
Go watch @Jvette01 he has a m2 and rs3 and is currently trading his rs3 and regrets ever buying it for its terrible low end torque and numerous other factors. He loves his m2. Every car review between the 2 has said the m2 is the better drivers car with a way better engine in the s58. But enjoy ur blob.
@G82Watts I saw the video. Its definitely not numerous factors. Its 2. The first is the one you said, he wasnt in love with the torque. His second complaint was him being 6 foot 6 and not having enough room in the car. Other than that he said it really isnt a bad car. Hes just too used to his previous vw. Hes at heart a vw guy and its understandable. Gti has a bit more comfort on the interior. Thats his personal gripes. Def does not make the car terrible. Car is damn fun to drive in my opinion. Makes for a fun daily driver.
Spot on with this design overview. The steering wheel design belongs on electric models only. I wish they kept a different wheel for the gas models and also an even sportier version for RS models. Now I'm worried new RS5 will have the same thing.
I don't think so. The new S5 Avant (which was the A4 Avant( , base spec with no options, is the same price as the current RS4 base spec in the UK. Yet I can get a BMW M340i Touring, fully loaded, for less than the price of an S5 and BMW finance rates are half Audis - the BMW is better looking, faster, has a much better interior and comes with much better options. Audi should take note if you ask me, as when the times comes, I'm not getting another one. Their prices are now a joke and the quality keeps falling.
The Audi 8Y and 8Y.5 RS3 both look great and I think owners of each should be happy. The 8Y has more catchy and busy styling (functional styling but aggressive on the styling) and the 8Y.5 is more subdued and less loud looking. It reminds me of the Honda FK8 Civic Type R being a lot to look at while the FL5 Civic Type R that followed is much more subdued looking. I think Audi wanted something more shocking and exciting looking to get people excited then something more subdued to open the market to more buyers.
Hello Bembli, it would be cool to know what you think of Singer Vehicle Design and the new Tuthill GT One. As far as I know, they have the same designer - Florian Flatau. Interested to hear your opinion on these works and the general trend of "bringing" the classics into the 21st century. Thank you.
I do agree they are a downgrade, but they are Not exactly capacitive Like in a Golf for example, you cannot press them just by touching them, they still require a buttonlike press, the only touch thing you can do is swipe to control things Like the volume for example, but yes i did prefer the old Buttons as well
opinions differ, I have an RS3 8Y sportback and don't mind the new front and back of the facelift, but those wheels are horrible, the new steering wheel is terrible, they've done away with B&O and replaced with Sonus and kept all the cheap plastics inside. Only thing Audi is cooking up is the price. Like for like spec to my car, now ten grand more! Jesus wept.
Amazing front, not round parts anymore, makes it so aggressive. Also the back with that enormous defuser is astonishing. Not to mention that they luckily removed all the fake air intakes around the car. It’s simply perfect now in looks.
I agree. It looks forced. On my TTS, it’s on the bonnet and I think they should do the same with this car (or center it between the top of the grille and the license plate).
I was so excited for this update with a flat bottom steering wheel. But those touch buttons suck - and the middle part of the steering wheel with that plastic looks soooo cheap. Not sure if the mid cycle is actually worth it.
The steering wheel is awful. Looks like they couldn't be bothered to design it and just took what was available in the parts bin. It's probably the same size as the older one, but it looks bigger being more squarish. The centre should never be that wide and square. Wrong wrong wrong. Nothing sporty about it at all.
Old RS3 did Nurburgring in 7m33sec, so could we do under 7m30sec now? Love the sound of the engine. I like that the black hides some of hte ugly design of the new RS3 :) edit: I love the chairs.. I hope someone total their car, so I can buy the seats to my Audi lol :)
Front is still ugly with the black ring around the grill. Agree with the rest. The 8v front end was so much better than the 2022+ models. Edit: the way they filled the 4 rings in with plastic in the center is pure shit, seriously?? I wish we got an 8Y with that rear and the lower parts of the front end and nothing else changed (other than that shit gloss black ring around the grill mesh).
@@AndrewTSq bmw isn't thinking about a dead brand going bankrupt. They were the first to do carbon bucket seats out of the trio rivalry of audi benz bmw. Now audi is copying per usual.
@@G82Watts I am sure Mercedes Benz was the first to introduce carbon seats. CLK-GTR in the late 90ies for example. If you want a newer more "regular" car, you have the Mercedes Benz SLK55 Black edition from 2006 which came with bucket carbon fibre seats
I own a 2018 and the car is still as boring looking now as it was in 2018 lol but thats hwat I love about it being such a sleeper and all. I have a fully built motor with an IROZ kit and unfortunately it will be years before u can do that to this one smh.
Odd that they couldn't learn from VW. They are going back to actual buttons on the steering wheel vs these capacitive touch ones because of the hatred for them.
RS3 8Y sportback owner here. I'm not blown away with the looks of this facelift. I'm OK with the rear, the front is kind of OK, but the new design for the Audi rings looks like an afterthought. I prefer how my car looks to this. I do not like the wheels, much better the all black ones I have on my car. The new steering wheel looks cheap and out of place, they've not bothered to upgrade any of the cheap plastics used inside the car, especially the piano black crap. The new badge on the rear is a joke, as when you look at the RS badges in the car, they're the old design, with the RS inside the red rhombus. But hey, if I was buying one, I'd remove the rear badge and replace with the same one on the back of my car. No more B&O, it's now Sonus and the worst bit, here in the UK, this car starts at £60k, going up to and past £70k if you tick all the options. That's RS4 money and we don't get the bucket seats or interior styling upgrades that EU countries get. All in all, not much change really, it still looks like my RS3 and the changes are subtle and done with cost cutting in mind. Things they could have done, like more power, more noise, better quality parts, they didn't. I also note no ceramic brakes option which I have on my car. Nope, I won't be rushing out to trade my RS3 for this one.
Feel for you guys, as the sedan is I agree not the looker. I have an 8Y RS3 sportback... full carbon pack, RS pack with ceramics, tango red, black optics. It's like a mini RS6 to look at, I get loads of positive comments about it. I'm in the UK.
the front looks amazing
now if they could only figure out the understeer issue lol
FR THO OMG
@@oldben1800 It can not be too understeery if it does Nurburgring in 7m33sec,
@@AndrewTSqthat wasn't stock at all. As many comments pointed out. Different tires, etc.. but it was a crazy maniac of a driver looking for a check from audi. 😂 he was willing to die
@@G82Watts different tires compared to what? You can get those tires on your new RS3 if you want, you just pay t$2000 extra. They are streetlegal tires, which you can not say about some other record time cars, like the Telsa Model S Plaids tires
That steering wheel is a thorn in an otherwise beautiful interior.
I like it - has something from the Ferrari Enzo steering wheel 😅
It annoys me so much that some people really think it looks like a Kia forte for some reason. It’s literally just looks like a better updated rs3 model nothing else looks like it.
It almost feels as if Audi executives watched your previous video and said "Ja, he has a point". Haha
The facelift looks great, but why they went for that steering wheel is something I don't understand.
VW and Mercedes went down this route using steering wheels with sensor touch "buttons" instead of physical buttons, which is horrible! I have used them myself and they are very annoying. Quite often something gets activated without your intent, or you scroll something by mistake, just because your thumb happened to be there... It's just a bad design for a steering wheel.
Yeah thank god VW went back to real buttons on the Golf MK 8,5 lineup 🙏🙏
@@senoow4215 Yes! That's why is important for people to express opinions. Both - good and bad.
@@TurboBobbyGaming yeah they gonna learn eventually 😈
Those are not touch buttons on the steering wheel. You have to physically press them for any input to register so u won't be accidentally activating anything.
@@money_773I’m not so sure about that. Even so, they are all on one plate. Not separated. Which means to press one button, the whole thing will flex since there are not individual buttons. Still annoying.
The body colored lip makes it look so much wider and more aggressive!
RS3 > M2
lol
Go watch @Jvette01 he has a m2 and rs3 and is currently trading his rs3 and regrets ever buying it for its terrible low end torque and numerous other factors. He loves his m2. Every car review between the 2 has said the m2 is the better drivers car with a way better engine in the s58. But enjoy ur blob.
@@G82Watts S58 < DAZA
The newest M2 looks so bad it's not even funny. The old one looks so much better...
@G82Watts I saw the video. Its definitely not numerous factors. Its 2. The first is the one you said, he wasnt in love with the torque. His second complaint was him being 6 foot 6 and not having enough room in the car. Other than that he said it really isnt a bad car. Hes just too used to his previous vw. Hes at heart a vw guy and its understandable. Gti has a bit more comfort on the interior. Thats his personal gripes. Def does not make the car terrible.
Car is damn fun to drive in my opinion. Makes for a fun daily driver.
Spot on with this design overview. The steering wheel design belongs on electric models only. I wish they kept a different wheel for the gas models and also an even sportier version for RS models. Now I'm worried new RS5 will have the same thing.
New RS5 is an Avant as the A4 has now become the new A5 and yes, it will have the same shitty new steering wheel.
BMW should take notes asap!
No way, bmw m3 looks miles better both inside and out. I just ordered one instead of this and I love the audi
@@firstname2072 I think he's talking about the hideous M2 they made.
@@bboyspinzah yes makes sense. If that was my child I’d put it down
@@bboyspinz ur right! Previous m2 was peak modern bmw, then they made the new one, possibly the worst looking one.
I don't think so. The new S5 Avant (which was the A4 Avant( , base spec with no options, is the same price as the current RS4 base spec in the UK. Yet I can get a BMW M340i Touring, fully loaded, for less than the price of an S5 and BMW finance rates are half Audis - the BMW is better looking, faster, has a much better interior and comes with much better options. Audi should take note if you ask me, as when the times comes, I'm not getting another one. Their prices are now a joke and the quality keeps falling.
If we got the RS3 hatchback, I would highly consider it as my replacement family car.
Just go for the rsq3 coupe?? Looks way better
Is that enough space for a family?
10:08 yes we have. But the new model will have screens everywhere. That steering wheel is from the new models.
Not so sure about the new front grille pattern design. But overall the front looks better.
The Audi 8Y and 8Y.5 RS3 both look great and I think owners of each should be happy. The 8Y has more catchy and busy styling (functional styling but aggressive on the styling) and the 8Y.5 is more subdued and less loud looking. It reminds me of the Honda FK8 Civic Type R being a lot to look at while the FL5 Civic Type R that followed is much more subdued looking. I think Audi wanted something more shocking and exciting looking to get people excited then something more subdued to open the market to more buyers.
I love my 8Y because it looks most like the LMS TCR, they both share the honeycomb grill / strip and shape of front side intake.
I just wish the rear got the same widebody treatment as the front with a square wheel/tire setup. It would make the car so much more proportional.
I wanna know if the seats will have the option of color stitching
I’ve been trying to figure out if the vent that has been located on the outer section of the front bumper is a new cooling duck for the brakes?
Hello Bembli, it would be cool to know what you think of Singer Vehicle Design and the new Tuthill GT One. As far as I know, they have the same designer - Florian Flatau. Interested to hear your opinion on these works and the general trend of "bringing" the classics into the 21st century. Thank you.
Capacitive buttons on steering wheel is a really bad move.
I do agree they are a downgrade, but they are Not exactly capacitive Like in a Golf for example, you cannot press them just by touching them, they still require a buttonlike press, the only touch thing you can do is swipe to control things Like the volume for example, but yes i did prefer the old Buttons as well
New steering wheel looks futuristic.
Doesn't look sporty at all.
Looks shit to my eyes. Cheap crap.
Quite a bit better and the grill is great. Interior? Steering wheel looks like a Golf
That steering wheel from the current gen you're comparing with is not available to NA.
Audi Design Team is cooking lately…
opinions differ, I have an RS3 8Y sportback and don't mind the new front and back of the facelift, but those wheels are horrible, the new steering wheel is terrible, they've done away with B&O and replaced with Sonus and kept all the cheap plastics inside. Only thing Audi is cooking up is the price. Like for like spec to my car, now ten grand more! Jesus wept.
Amazing front, not round parts anymore, makes it so aggressive. Also the back with that enormous defuser is astonishing. Not to mention that they luckily removed all the fake air intakes around the car. It’s simply perfect now in looks.
Aside from the badging and the steering wheel yeah.
For the RS3 the sedan is better looking for sure. If I want a small hatch I’d go for a Golf R or import the RS4
Can’t import a car to America for 25 years
Only thing I really don’t like is the placement of the badge. I can’t not see it as buck teeth
I agree. It looks forced. On my TTS, it’s on the bonnet and I think they should do the same with this car (or center it between the top of the grille and the license plate).
looks great except that pattern in the front grille looks like chain link fence
This is the guy they draw at the top of the food pyramid
for me i love the new steering wheel than the old
I was so excited for this update with a flat bottom steering wheel. But those touch buttons suck - and the middle part of the steering wheel with that plastic looks soooo cheap. Not sure if the mid cycle is actually worth it.
So frustrating the hatchback doesn’t come to the US.
I prefer a sedan and I am German haha.
I also prefer sedan
Will they actually make any this time?? ;) near impossible to find, and w/o a markup. I gave up!
Perfect time to shop for the Mk3 gen next year 😂
Hopefully they come with remote start and heated steering wheel... my 2022 and 2020 did not
mini lambo
This sedan has a sexy n sassy look. 😍😍😍. Lover of audi brand. ❤❤ tx for this video sir
I would also choose the hatch if it were available here in Canada. I hope we get this car for 2025 as we were shutout of it in 2024.
ffs finally a beautiful audi
They've beeeeen beautiful through
The only decent audi model for 2025 so far
Matte Daytona Grey? Oh. Yes.
2018 RS3🔥
The steering wheel is awful. Looks like they couldn't be bothered to design it and just took what was available in the parts bin. It's probably the same size as the older one, but it looks bigger being more squarish. The centre should never be that wide and square. Wrong wrong wrong. Nothing sporty about it at all.
New Nevera R?
One of the best Audis ever !
You've never driven an R8 then.
@@luciussander8217He said "one of". Not "thee best"
The steering wheel is wtf and the front without the RS badge 🤦
Lol, yeah steering wheel looks like some Citroen wheel, but I guess you can retrofit the old one.
The front is just so beautiful damn
RS3,s are just so damn sexy
I prefer the RS3 8Y over the RS3 8Y.5
diffuser looks so strange...
It's gorgeous
long live the inline-5.
For the 1000th time unfortunately, R.I.P. S and RS badges at the front
Lol i actually prefer the sedan and im italian, but yeah, it sucks that you do not get to choose
Old RS3 did Nurburgring in 7m33sec, so could we do under 7m30sec now? Love the sound of the engine. I like that the black hides some of hte ugly design of the new RS3 :) edit: I love the chairs.. I hope someone total their car, so I can buy the seats to my Audi lol :)
The 7:33 is the lap record of the new facelift.
@@doenercarl0698 you are right.
Looks mean!
rear looks like AUDI A1
Love the refresh but the steering wheel it’s the worst I’ve seen in a car ever
I just don’t know why they can’t get the steering wheel controversy, right
3:05 Does anybody actually drift these things?
I would!
Hi! Do you edit videos yourself or have you hired someone? I’m an editor and would love to discuss it if you’re interested
Front is still ugly with the black ring around the grill. Agree with the rest. The 8v front end was so much better than the 2022+ models.
Edit: the way they filled the 4 rings in with plastic in the center is pure shit, seriously?? I wish we got an 8Y with that rear and the lower parts of the front end and nothing else changed (other than that shit gloss black ring around the grill mesh).
Love it, just can't justify the $ to myself.... maybe as my last gas car.
It looks too wide tho, almost reminds me of SUV's, also can we please bring colors back?
Carbon fiber seats? Hmm wonder who they got that from.. anyways it legit looks like the exact car lol.
Audi RS6 probably
@@AndrewTSqbmw copie plus the red button in the steering wheel
@@deathmark1940 Maybe BMW copied that from the Jaguar XJR-15?
@@AndrewTSq bmw isn't thinking about a dead brand going bankrupt. They were the first to do carbon bucket seats out of the trio rivalry of audi benz bmw. Now audi is copying per usual.
@@G82Watts I am sure Mercedes Benz was the first to introduce carbon seats. CLK-GTR in the late 90ies for example. If you want a newer more "regular" car, you have the Mercedes Benz SLK55 Black edition from 2006 which came with bucket carbon fibre seats
I own a 2018 and the car is still as boring looking now as it was in 2018 lol but thats hwat I love about it being such a sleeper and all. I have a fully built motor with an IROZ kit and unfortunately it will be years before u can do that to this one smh.
ID have one if it was more RWD bias.
Love the design in and out, apart from the stupid flat audi badges and the cheap looking steering wheel
let's face it guys, the steering wheel is simply ugly. And those touch sensitive buttons.. why audi??
Odd that they couldn't learn from VW. They are going back to actual buttons on the steering wheel vs these capacitive touch ones because of the hatred for them.
@@jeffs6090 an interesting fact is that they returned to the physical buttons in Golf GTI and GTI Clubsport, but left touch buttons in Golf R 🤦♂
RS3 8Y sportback owner here. I'm not blown away with the looks of this facelift. I'm OK with the rear, the front is kind of OK, but the new design for the Audi rings looks like an afterthought. I prefer how my car looks to this. I do not like the wheels, much better the all black ones I have on my car. The new steering wheel looks cheap and out of place, they've not bothered to upgrade any of the cheap plastics used inside the car, especially the piano black crap. The new badge on the rear is a joke, as when you look at the RS badges in the car, they're the old design, with the RS inside the red rhombus. But hey, if I was buying one, I'd remove the rear badge and replace with the same one on the back of my car. No more B&O, it's now Sonus and the worst bit, here in the UK, this car starts at £60k, going up to and past £70k if you tick all the options. That's RS4 money and we don't get the bucket seats or interior styling upgrades that EU countries get. All in all, not much change really, it still looks like my RS3 and the changes are subtle and done with cost cutting in mind. Things they could have done, like more power, more noise, better quality parts, they didn't. I also note no ceramic brakes option which I have on my car. Nope, I won't be rushing out to trade my RS3 for this one.
At least the exterior looks very good. Inside, that new steering wheel looks stupid.
❤❤❤
Era o único Audi feio e eles acertaram o erro, só falta voltar com o R8
The steering wheel is absolute dog poo. The rest is mint
idk y but im moRe of a sedan type of guy and not SpoRtback
Still looks bad. 2017 facelift non OPF was peak RS3.
Uhmmm what about more hp? A 4 cyl mercedes has more power…
But the Merc is slower. LOL.
How can the sedan look so ugly while the sportback is utter perfection?
Feel for you guys, as the sedan is I agree not the looker. I have an 8Y RS3 sportback... full carbon pack, RS pack with ceramics, tango red, black optics. It's like a mini RS6 to look at, I get loads of positive comments about it. I'm in the UK.
@@luciussander8217 Great. I’m off to hang myself because RS3 sportbacks cannot be had here.
Not for me ❤
Audi Corolla