Audi RS3 review - NEW 180mph performance car driven + 0-60mph test! | What Car?
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- In our 2022 Audi RS3 review, we'll be finding out if this new 180mph performance car is a worthy rival to the Mercedes A45 AMG. We'll also be putting Audi's 0-60mph claim to the test.
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Would you include the 0-60 test with the visuals and the sound not matching in that comment?
This over the A45s for me
I love you
A45s for me
sound is better, but mercedes is better inside
yea absolutely
Engine wise is the Audi RS3, inside is Mercedes a45s AMG.
trust me, you don't want an alcantara steering wheel, they're an absolute nightmare to keep clean
They are actually really easy to clean,well at least the one in my A45S is.
Quick wipe with a slightly damp microfiber cloth,then a little brush over,and it looks as good as new again.
I have one on my current RS3 and they are easy to keep clean. Owners forum suggested baby wipes which work 👍
@@iwells079 I might try that on mine! thanks!
I use automotive glass cleaner on mine and microfibre cloth to brush up
I did want it thought and I also wanted the green bits on the vents and especially on the the seats. I was waiting for it to be available for pre-order based on what I had seen on the official videos. When it was available to order a couple of months ago I couldn't believe that it was not being offered in the UK so I ended up not pre-ordering :(
I know the saloons are slightly heavier than the hatchbacks, but both this RS3 & the Mercedes rival just look so much better as a saloon...
I prefer the RS3 Sportbacks looks, except it hasn't been made available here in the USA.. The Toyota Corolla GS hatch will be available here though..! Maybe Toyota can spark some other manufacturers to bring hatches back to the US if it sells well. For the price, I may just pick one up.
@@Demonoid1990 Get a Golf R. It's basically like the RS3 but with less horsepower. And you can tune the hell out of Golf's to be absolute beasts.
@@breakingcycles741 Golf R doesn't look good tbh ..for a tt driver like me rs3 is just the next best thing.
I have a liking for compact fast cars. And this engine is just a really fun engine. Lastly it comes to brand value and premium ness rs3s are way better
A good looking car. Your comment about driver involvement and feel is very much how I view my Audi TT 4 wheel drive roadster which does everything well without being particularly exciting.
Maybe the best Hot Hatch ever!
Not a chance. A45s is leagues better. It's got a new engine for starters.
@@DaleSteel A puny ass 4-cylinder compared too the legendary inline 5 😂😂😂 stay in your lane kid
@@DaleSteel lol the rs3 5 cylinder trumps the a45s engine
@@DaleSteel a45 sucks donkey balls. Inline 4 is pathetic and sounds lame.
@@byronnasem4110 "puny ass" that statement is clueless, 4 cylinder is great for car this size, 5 cyl is great too. Still think I'd rather choose 4 because it's lighter therefore more agile. For me it's about which one is more planted, which one goes faster through corners, whichever it is I like it more, suspecting that might be this audi in this case which is a huge step up since audis aren't know to handle really very well. Literally the most important thing about a car is how fast it confidently goes through corners. That's why I'm surprised manufacturers haven't made a combination of track focused supercars and track focused hot hatches category because that would be so so awesome, off course manual transmission is a must (sad they don't have it in rs3)...
Great review. You should do more.
Great review.
Does this still have a duel clutch?
Those shifts sounded a bit slow on your 0-62 runs.
I just wish the exterior design was more different than the S line.
Very good Review! Based on our 32,143 mile testing, the only change we made were
wheels/tires now running 245/40/18 on Neuspeed RSe10 18X8.5 wheels, which greatly
improved the quality of our weekly country back road runs. Now at 47,783 total miles, of
which 34,321 miles have been fast country back road runs as weather has permitted.
Our 2019 RS 3 has performed perfectly, based on my many years of country back road runs,
since 1958. A truly great vehicle indeed! (this comment edited 7/19/23 to include updates)
What are the specs of your rear tires/wheels? Still staggered?
How big is the boot on the saloon? Is it bigger than the hatch?
This is beautiful vehicle,design is very cool.Good on you Audi
Coming from a 2.3 turbo i4 mustang owner I’m jealous of how the 2.5 i5 sounds. It sounds so damn good, whereas my 2.3 sounds really good but the difference In sound between that and a rs3 is crazy. These cars are absolute beasts and as insanely quick. A tuned rs3 would would give a gt500 a run for it’s money
The last gen can make north of 550whp with bolts ons, still stock turbos and downpipes.
@@kmac720 yeah its crazy quick for a smaller displacement engine.
The lack of the interior design packs is really putting me off ordering. The standard silver leaves the interior dark, I want daytona grey with the green interior flashes. Tempted to wait to see if the packs get introduced.
Looks incredible in green
Why would you avoid dynamic mode???
Wait 5 years, find a good used one that's stock and out of warranty for 65% the price and turn it up with some bolt-ons and a tune and you have 500+ whp.
Trust me you need a warranty on any Audi.
Good luck with that. These don't depreciate like you might think.
youtoobe169 a good spec 2018 rs3 is still sitting at £40-45k
These are holding value really good. People found out these are tuning monsters.
I own a 2018 RS3 WITH 30.000 getting offers for 55,000
The audi rs3 is a dope car. One of my dreams is to be able to buy one.
is this already on sale in the UK? asking for a north american friend, lol.
Everyone out here driving bmw n mercerdes audi the underdog which is why I like them so much💯
Why aren't audi doing the suade steering wheel !??? i've only seen these in the UK with a leather round steering wheel, not even flat bottom :(
It sounds like a mini R8 V10! With that kind of power and sound, I'd take this and save the money spent on a R8 any day.
Thats because it is basically a V10 split in half with similar bore spacing and head.
Kyalami was available on the last gen rs3 as well
I wud go for the green. Any age any day
UK misses out on flat bottom wheel, any interior coloured stitching, alcantara wheel….. the reason the money I saved to put towards the RS3 went elsewhere. Hopefully in another year maybe - in the hope options change for our market. Cracking car tho.
How much farther along would the wold be if we used big endian everywhere, the forward slash path separator, the US went metric and the UK went driving on the right?
We would all have so many more fun cars.
Sad days for Canada no RS3 was really wanting one 🤦♂️
Too bad Audi's new pocket rocket is not available in the US yet. Had to settle for a G80 M3 Comp X-Drive on order.
I put a deposit down on one a couple weeks ago, but damn I wish they offered this in a manual transmission in the states. This would be the perfect car in a manual saloon in my opinion. Who wants an automatic driver’s car?
I’m trading in my M2 Comp for it, and will really miss the stick
Have you received the RS3 yet and are you missing the stick?
Its a pretty sharp looking car..😍😍😍
3:45 that is not true. The colour lines in the vents come with an ADDITIONAL package not the one that includes the steering wheel in alcantara and with the middle point marker. Those are 2 separate packs.
What A Stunner, This Is Why I'm A Massive Fan Of Audi's... 😍💖
A few comments if Audi is listening. Great tail lights, but what happened to the headlights? I feel they are far too edgy and a step back from the prior design year. I would have preferred a look similar to the 2021 RS6. Also, please don't follow in the footsteps of the Toyota Supra and add fake vents to the bumpers. This automotive trend needs to stop. The grill looks good, but it should have maintained a traditional Audi shape. Flaring out the center grill under the headlights in gloss black does not look right. Interior looks great, but please also stop with the glossy black plastics. My 2016 VW Golf R has this and it's a scratch / fingerprint magnet. I will never buy another car with glossy black plastics inside due to this. The interior on a $60K car should be robust and built to last. Otherwise nice looking Audi. The mechanical choices appear to be spot on (5-cylinder engine, rear diff, etc).
Agree on all points. Going to stick with the 2018 RS3
I agree with the grill. That's why when I get mine I will paint the gloss black parts body color so that it tames the while giant grill look. Similar to the s3.
Totally agreed. I personally think the 2018 model was the best looking. I think they have stuffed up the front end and just doesn't complement this vehicle. What a shame!
cant wait till it comes out
Car and Driver just got the new Golf R to 60 in 3.9 seconds, 1/4 in 12.5!
It's pretty much known that nobody else in real world can get the numbers that car and driver gets
@@alenalavanja6543 No, it's actually not hard to match / exceed what they get unless you just stuck at driving.
@@alenalavanja6543 Car and driver routinely exaggerates their numbers. No other car reviewer has numbers as low as them
Fantastically compact.
Wow you can feel the steering more in the type r? Damn who woulda known you could feel it more out of a fwd lmaooo wait till the big turbo vids come out next year
You need to put some car sounds into the video.. You just talked through the whole thing 98% of the time. Good info.. Just need the sound to help us picture a lot more
What’s it like off the start? I have the old RS3 and it’s pretty crummy from a start. It’s very jerky…all or nothing. Gets annoying when you’re not drag racing every time you stop and start. It’s not a great around town car, but it’s damn awesome in the canyons. My R8 I can put in COMFORT and it drives like a S8 sedan, the RS3 in comfort is still herky jerky. And in PERFORMANCE mode it doesn’t shift anywhere as good as the R8. Without having driven an R8 you wouldn’t know it, but having both I can feel how slow the RS3 shifts when paddle shifting. The RS3 chassis is also very flexy and not all that stiff. When driving up a driveway if you take it at an angle you can hear the chassis flex and creak. But in the corners it’s super fun. Have to figure out how to drive it though which is half the fun. When you figure out that it likes to accelerate through a corner (a no no in most cars) it opens up a world of smiles.
Can I get one like this in the US ?
"Hot hatch driven" *drives the sedan version*. Great car, I would still take the A/CLA 45 S AMG.
Me too
Is it the old one have the same 0-62?
No it's a tad slower like a couple tenths of a second
Ho up comparing an rs3 to a type r?
Nice but I could never get one
Front looks like an Ibiza Bocanegra
This or a cla45 amg?
$65k plus is gonna be a lot for this lil Super Jetta in the US
waiting like 3 years for it if i think it still holds up
It looks like a Mk4 Jetta. Sure, it has all the goodies, but the lines, proportions and the size remind me of the Mk4. Why not a hatchback I like the Mk4 GTI?
Looks great until you get to the front, what was the need for all that black plastic?
Agreed
The new look alone is worth the upgrade.
Just waiting and waiting in the US
hey in flat road the hit 3.1
Such good value for money,
with the range starting at £23k
& only needing an extra £27k for performance version
& we know it's impossible not to add £5k in options if you want to be able to sell it in the future.
Crazy
Regardless of options, it'll sell given that this could be the last gen with a 5-pot
@@Alby911 don't get me wrong I'll probably be buying one in about 4 years time. It's just cranky me showing my age but I remember a time when the performance model would be 50% more than base model, not more than twice.
@@cbarronie2361 Supply and demand I guess with a touch of inflation on the side
It's only money. My RS sportback, £62k. Carbon Black Edition, Comfort & Sound Pack and RS Performance Pack. Arrives Feb/March next year. Can't wait.
All brits pronouncing "Vorsprung" ist funny as hell :D It's actually pronounced more like "fourshproong".
No one in the comments talking about the size of the grill….!?
O$O$O$O RS3withthe5 brilliant
I don't think that is turbo lag. Audi makes that small hint of lag from idle for a smoother take off, and the it goes. They could have made it pretty much instant if they wanted to.
If it’s like the RSQ3 (which it pretty much is, same 2020/2021 engine and tune) then it’s a horrible throttle lag. One thing that irritated me most on my RSQ3 was putting your foot down and waiting that 1-2 seconds to decide what to do. I’m sure it’s somehow emissions related otherwise why the lag?
@@pricey78 Never experienced that terrible "lag". Press it, it goes. Every single car has a millisecond delay when you floor it. It's for safety reasons.
@@DMCarReviews My 2018 S5 had a lag, then when I moved to the 2019 RS5 it was as you say just milliseconds. My 2020 RSQ3 had a terrible lag, but not just mine it’s well reported on all these cars due to the way Audi have set them up. Got rid of that and now in the 2021 RS5 and back to milliseconds as you say. I stand by my throttle lag comment, but no idea if the RS3 will suffer it as badly as the RSQ3s do 🤷♂️. Hopefully not and to be honest out of all current reviews it’s not really mentioned.
@@pricey78 There is minor lag off the line in any turbo car, that's normal. I perfectly know how an S5 drives. Very responsive.
@@DMCarReviews think you’ve missed the point, I get a bit of lag, very little…… but the 5 pot (at least in the RSQ3) is a major lag! Extremely well reported as well. I’ve owned the S and RS models, the RS5 has the least lag of any turbos. All I’m saying is I hope the new RS3 is better tuned and nothing like the current RSQ3.
If Mercedes goes to Tenerife, Audi goes to Elevenerife.
No more haldex? So 1 less maintenance
@@carolynjohnson7308 good thank you
It is still a haldex system
Exterior without the fake vents would of been way better, not sure what they were thinking with that
Almost every single vent is functional! 😂
Love the 5 cylinder….but, that’s a face only a mother could love.
A good face for radio 😀
Unless your bmw's mother
The front end looks weird
Shame U.K. speed limit 70...
just as fast as a rwd G80 M3
G80 would eat this with the driver eating a mcdouble, coming from someone waiting to buy an rs3💀
Where are the sharp side lines from before? Looking more like a Corolla on the back part of the side if you actually look at it. Nothing screaming Audi on the sides like before. Go back and compare. Needs more pronounced ridges/lines. I want to like this as there are great parts to it but man does it look like they sacrificed some of their legacy for this generic look on the side.
5cyl!!!😍😍😍😍
0-60 test with the visuals and the sound not matching. Come on 'What Car?'. You can do better than that.
And it didn't look like a straight bit of road either.
Similar performance as an M3??
Wont get near a m3 down the quarter will only keep up off the line
No I know but I thought I saw that in the title found it funny. I have a G82 M4 Xdrive so trust me I know lol.
@@caribbeanseas hahahah anyone that thinks it's even close to m3 is clearly stupid lol
Tuned RS3’s will kill it
@@ryanb8736 I say would be close tuned rs3 vs stock m3 but then u can tume m3 different story then
You didn't mention the restricted luggage space...markedly less than lesser versions of the A3.
something to do with the 4 wheel drive!
Daewoo Leganza over the RS3 for me
This doesn’t look like a hot hatch 😆
And when you did the 0-60 acceleration test the video didn’t really match what you where talking about. Who edited this. I felt like I was watching a getaway tv show
It has a hatchback version, but they probably didnt manage to get their hands on it. They just call it a hot hatch because its easier than “hot saloon” or whatever, and the rs3 was originally a hatch only, and the saloon version was only added in the 2nd generation
This RS3 v CLA 45 AMGs. I want to see the 🏁 🏎
👍
300+ HP is not a hot hatch Imo. It's a race car/rally car for the street. Hot hatch is suppose to be a bit beefier version of the "standard" hatch. with a few mods making it sportier. Kind of like the Golf GTi still is.
Ofcourse I grew up on Golf GTI MK1/2 and 205 GTi etc. So this might be my age showing.
Doesn’t make any sense but aight
I've been an Audi fan for years.
I've had an A5 Coupe and an S4 Sedan...
I'm thinking this is my next one as a saloon - not in the 'look at me' colour, though.
Gray metallic with the carbon black pack option.
The car deserves an exciting colour imo.
@@Gord0nG3kko Exciting colors are douchey though. Like who drives a lime green car? Embarrassing.
Slightly off topic, but car prices are relevant and know one seems to put 2 and 2 together.
Privately owned central banks print money into existence this takes time to filter into the prices, they have printed trillions- ruining our purchasing power.....this is why cars are expensive, so are real goods copper, zinc, magnesium, with or without convid-1984 shut downs, the supply chains shortages etc prices would rise anyway, due to more money circulating chasing the same amount of goods.
Inflation simply put is 'increase in money supply'.(we have had huge increase since 2008 trillions on trillions).. not prices rising, that is the effect! But sadly people are lied to & misinformed to hide the truth about bankers counterfeiting their respective fiat currencies.
So buckle up these private western bankers don't care about the cost of goods, just helping prop up the markets so their banker buddies share values are strong.
They only care when the masses wake up and realize what they've done to the currency as we slip towards hyper inflation.
Buy a golf r 7th gen and do 2nd stage mod.. Boom.. Easy 3.6 second.. 30k is enough
Do you notify your insurance about these changes 🤔
He’s pretending driving the sport pack version 🙄
This is no hot “hatch”
That AMG Mercedes looks terrible compared to this masterpiece.
I think his view on Audi shows that he is not an Audi fan...at all. It like they've forced him to review the car. Less praises and belittling other cars...what I can agree with is the understeer on the previous model. By in my opinion, the RS3 has been the quicker, more beautiful, nice powerful music system and comfortable as compared to the A45...always
Noticed these new seats in the Audi....A45s standard seats are horrible and looks cheap while the good looking bucket seats are so uncomfortable.
In the States it has about the same starting price as the new Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing. The Caddy is roomier, better looking, almost as fast and can be had with a manual transmission and is RWD. Definitely more fun to drive. I can't see paying $60k+ for a hot hatch.
Nobody cares. No car person would buy a shitty V6 turbo turd if you could have an Audi R5T.
@@haviiithelegogunner907 LOL, okay. The Caddy has a better, more powerful engine, a better chassis, better handling and will last longer. My parents had an Audi A6 and the thing was in a junk yard within ten years. Not impressed.
@@norwegianblue2017 Don’t compare a shitty A6 to an RS3. RS3 is the most reliable Audi. The mods that these cars can accept and horsepower gains is unmatched for its displacement.
I always said I would never buy an Audi unless they brought back the 5 cylinder and made it a DSG. Well I bought my first Audi 4 years ago. An RS3. 80k hard miles and it’s been amazing!
Lots of tuners have had them doing 9 seconds on stock blocks with only bolt ons. Those who build the blocks are running 8’s. Stock trans with upgraded clutch packs. Super solid!
Hence why the book values have help up extremely well on the RS3’s in the US. One of the best tuning cars.
In the states, we also don’t get the hatch. Only a sedan.
Yeah, good luck actually getting your hands on the V though. They are so limited production that nobody can actually buy one.
Really great car, but for me, for a little more space and less hooligan, I’d have an RS4 n Misano Red.
S line is barely qualified as hot hatch (being cheap, practical, with horse power), these are expensive hatch categories
also a saloon is not a hot hatch
But...... is it reliable???
-10 points for not actually driving the hatch even though titled as such
Life is out of stock
the only good about this car is the powerplant styling is a boring family 4 door sedan
Buy a sport car then and stop complaining, this cars styling is great
@@sillimilli3802 like i said a 4 door family sedan no one is complaining its reality
@@jaimemoreno9608 what im saying is this cars' styling is not boring for what it is, it's not only the powerplant thats good about it
@@sillimilli3802😆
What Car stands out every single time, but 60 K is electric Taycan almost.
How did you transform from a middle aged very forgetful look (almost nerd like) to an inshape toned, Handsome younger looking guy?
Why can't we have that cool interior?
I just can't get my head around the idiotic decision to make a steering-wheel like that.
FFS it looks ridiculous. Like one of those cheap covers from the 90's....
GL
Comparing a Honda Civic type R to a rs3 please stay off the maal
Audis are starting to look ugly to me and I loved audis since I was kid
Back in the day I used to love this type of old fashion hot hatch . Then I bought a Tesla 😳i will leave it there enough said 😄
Fuel engines more fun in my opinion I drove tesla and .. no fun just quick with no soul and I leave it there enough said.
You have a Tesla 🤣 enough said
@@umairejaz6665 Totally agree. No soul. It’s a little odd, because they’re simultaneously very quick, yet not at all exhilarating. Weird combo
was that the one they sent into space?
Since when is this vehicle a hatchback? I see four doors and a trunk like a traditional four-door sedan
It has a hatchback version, but they probably didnt manage to get their hands on it. They just call it a hot hatch because its easier than “hot saloon” or whatever, and the rs3 was originally a hatch only, and the saloon version was only added in the 2nd generation
Cant call a hot hatch with the price of it
Same price as the Mercedes and BMW.
Give me one
Not sure the carbon comes with adaptive suspension. Again I think you can only get sports exhaust with the dynamic pack 5k extra from the base model, can’t see the 1k extra mentions. I found this review quite boring and inaccurate
Hi Ollie - we got our information direct from Audi. We were told the RS sports exhaust is available as an individual option for £960 or as part of the RS Dynamic Pack - the UK configurator appears to back that up. Configurator does suggest adaptive suspension is a £960 on the Carbon, so we'll clarify with Audi. Thanks for feedback.
@@whatcar what’s the exhaust individual option called for £960 as I can’t see it.
Probably due to pandemic and parts but Audi have really disappointed with extras and lack of configurability. We went for carbon just because we didn’t want the round steering wheel with vorsprung. Lack on interior configuration is really disappointing and only red callipers on launch edition which you can’t buy?!?
@@olliejackson762 It's called RS sports exhaust system - Black (www.audi.co.uk/uk/web/en/models/a3/rs-3-sportback/equipment.html#layer=/uk/web/en/models/a3/rs-3-sportback.mediathek_infolayer.MAER0P8.html). It's a shame about limited interior options for UK buyers. Hopefully that will change in the future. Sure you'll enjoy the car regardless!
@@whatcar apologies I stand corrected! I can’t see them changing the config options for some time with rumours that vorsprungs have gone back to summer 2022. Perhaps they will offer different configs later in 2022
I had the previous version which did 0-62 in 3.7 seconds out of the box and sounded a whole lot better as it wasn't strangled by a particulate filter. Won't be getting this one. The DAZA engine in the outgoing car can easily and safely make around 500bhp/600nm with little more than an ECU tune and in that guise is more of a match for an R8 V10 than an A45S.
My golf r with a 600 dollar tune is faster.
Unfortunately using this cars capabilities in Yorkshire in the corners is impossible as you will end up collecting several lycra loonies wandering around the road usually above the age of 50 trying to do their best to get replacement knees on the nhs
man, this guy has about as much personality and charisma as the turd I just dropped in the loo