"Climate should always have buttons". Amen to that. And absolutely agree about all the other wheels etc. Why change things that work so well?
@LS-bm8sg3 жыл бұрын
Button fan as well here - although the one to level the volume only felt weird at the first time using it with any other finger than the thumb. Holding the rail on the right side with all fingers and then using the button with the thumb made it quickly very comfortable.
@bwmim97092 жыл бұрын
Cost cutting
@HAWKER_993 жыл бұрын
I'm getting my S3 at Saturday, can't wait anymore. 🙄😍
@yes80323 жыл бұрын
Congrats 🎉
@ronemcers85703 жыл бұрын
135i is better 😄
@HAWKER_993 жыл бұрын
@@ronemcers8570 but I don't like it. 🙈
@emeetch2533 жыл бұрын
Ronem don’t hate, congratulate 😉
@ronemcers85703 жыл бұрын
@@emeetch253 i dont hate. I just dont understand why someone want spend money on car with 0 fun factor like audi and whole vw has 🙂.
@lordyacht3 жыл бұрын
I love this car, it’s probably my dream every day car, I hope I own an Audi sometime in the future!
@XtreamTHPSParadise3 жыл бұрын
Work hard and you’ll be able to!
@gabrielvanya82453 жыл бұрын
Additionally, if you aim for a Cupra Leon, you'll have something quicker and cheaper with basically the same base car :p
@HubbyPL3 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielvanya8245 I know cheaper and so but some people just decide to have Audi not Seat, Skoda or VW. Audi... but everywhere I meet guys with super advices: you should buy this or this. Same for less. Well, I’ve got 2020. S3 saloon and I love it and wouldn’t change for different
@junkano3 жыл бұрын
Yep, you marry with a 4 ring label smash VAG car
@KalifasTMProduction11 ай бұрын
@@HubbyPL ♥
@JayJay-loz3 жыл бұрын
The best unbiased car reviews on KZbin 👌 love how Max calls out bad design. Well done 👏 ✔
@andre1105--3 жыл бұрын
I love the design of these new audis!
@andre1105--3 жыл бұрын
and is very fast too !!
@ash27303 жыл бұрын
Too many fake vents
@hugius12693 жыл бұрын
@@ash2730 i love electric cars with fake sound like taycan
@yes80323 жыл бұрын
Yea me too
@berendtwohl-bruhn46683 жыл бұрын
The new S3 Design looks disgusting🤢
@_Leonidas_3 жыл бұрын
4:15It's for pedestrian safety
@Jousten163 жыл бұрын
What? Why would they need safety?! I hate that they replaced so much of the metal parts for HURR DURR SaFeTy !!! reasons which are bollocks. Those need to be metal or steel parts that smash things out of the way!!
@_Leonidas_3 жыл бұрын
@@Jousten16 haha
@MariktheWolf3 жыл бұрын
i dont get that...pedestrian safety...your screwed if you get hit by a car either way...so its pointless...
@_Leonidas_3 жыл бұрын
@@MariktheWolf It's so your head is protected from the hard engine
@MariktheWolf3 жыл бұрын
@@_Leonidas_ your still screwed...getting hit by an object 25x your weight doesn't usually end well...
@matacamperos30003 жыл бұрын
Cant wait to see the rs3 with that interior...
@xIcarus2273 жыл бұрын
Give me the old interior any day of the week. The new one looks better but is worse in terms of material quality which is mind boggling.
@naigamon3 жыл бұрын
@@xIcarus227 it's not lol
@weg58563 жыл бұрын
wanzel deshington the old one is all soft touch apart from the buttons and this one is all plastic so you are wrong.
@naigamon3 жыл бұрын
@@weg5856 i have owned previous version and this one also and only hard plastic i can find is in bottom door panel. so?
@weg58563 жыл бұрын
wanzel deshington you must be blind
@olipatos25763 жыл бұрын
I missed so mich when max did this on highway I like so much and he does explain us
@martinu.69213 жыл бұрын
Well, I like the interior of the predecessor more. Now it seems to be less quality and more cheaper plastic. Apart the fancy headlights, the bodywork is well done instead.
@cirilloalberto26913 жыл бұрын
Don’t seems, that’s it!
@CoreOnGD3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you there, I currently have a 8v facelift. It’s hard to find any faults with it at all, especially with it being a 3 door so it doesn’t have the particle filter so in turn actually makes a noise. I’ve driven a 8y but not entirely sold on them as of yet, might have to go for a golf r for the first time :/
@masmainster3 жыл бұрын
I don't know why car reviewers always denigrate the Haldex system? It's only in awd when it needs it?? Well if it doesn't need it at all the time why have it all the time? Constant 4wd wears out tyres prematurely and saps power through the drive train.
@bbgdgd3 жыл бұрын
From the very beginning I thought my ears are broken, this sounds like an RS3 :D. They matched the sound pretty good
@J05BNL3 жыл бұрын
Finally nice interior in the A3. The interior was most important reason i didn't want it before. The round air vents where so ugly in older models.
@Милош-г3к3 жыл бұрын
S3 is just on different level
@fastdays_13 жыл бұрын
It just needs a tune and a downpipe. SHAME on those front headlights with that piece of headlight going down..it would be way better without it. Great car overall (best interior in its class).
@xIcarus2273 жыл бұрын
That's a no from me, the interior quality is worse than last generation. The only thing it achieves is looking better which isn't enough. I think this generation the 1-series has the best interior quality. The Merc would've been the best if it weren't for that cheap ass piano black plastic near the vents.
@trader24733 жыл бұрын
And the dad of the 3 you mention is the big dady GOLF R!! Ps who the hell would buy this over Golf 8 R? What kind of people im interested?? 🤔
@djorzeszkiwpaniercepapryko75193 жыл бұрын
for sure some audi psycho fan would buy s3 over golf
@Ben-eg2vw3 жыл бұрын
I really had to laugh when it came to that audio-"button" whatsoever. I´m completely with you - what is that? In my 2018 A5 there is such a nice looking knob. Easy to reach, good feeling for each snap when turning it and even with a joystick function to switch the tunes - just perfect. But no, somebody needed to re-re-re-invent it. I think this is called over-engineering... And the throttle response in D is just ridiculous nowadays. A few weeks ago I was driving the Cupra Formentor and just couldn´t believe it. There is a delay of almost two seconds, when you want to accelerate from a standstill. This makes it almost impossible to hit a gap when turning or in a roundabout - you would have to accelerate even before you see it.
@ismegood89693 жыл бұрын
i got a jcw clubman today and i would say its in the same league🤷🏼♂️
@latlak3 жыл бұрын
It is, but people forget about it. It’s anyway all about taste, I for instance love the Aisin gearbox.
@Clove_Parma3 жыл бұрын
The burble at 15:30 is the engine. The engine injects a little extra fuel at times specifically to artificially make the sound. No performance benefit, uses a tiny bit of extra fuel if you care about it, but it's more about the experience
@duked56253 жыл бұрын
You’ve got it all wrong on the volume skip button. That does everything all in one and it’s the perfect way to turn up and down music.
@aeroeng33 жыл бұрын
Despite the great performance of the new Golf R mk8, i think the new S3 is a better car to buy !
@GamingCornerYT3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a Q2 Prefer my 8V S3 But looks nice just not feeling it yet! And no flat bottom wheel? And the gloss black console scratches so easy! Same as the new Bmw 135i
@kmotch3 жыл бұрын
Just ordered an S3 Vorsprung... 8 month delivery for a factory order ☹
@EVERTOMRR3 жыл бұрын
Thats probably a Navarra Blue with Black Optics Package. Great video - thanks for making these :)
@furtunandrei973 жыл бұрын
As an s3 8v fl Pre opf owner , i am not impressed by the Performance this new model offers when comparing to my car or a golf 8R , the looks and the interior are really nice tho! Hopefully the RS3 will solve this performance part too.
@DistractedTrader3 жыл бұрын
The RS3 Definitely wont solve the price part though :P They make the consumer more hungry for a car by delivering less of a car and at higher a price..
@Jousten163 жыл бұрын
@@DistractedTrader Gotta agree that prices are absolutely absurd. I've been looking for some 1 year old used S3 and RS3 and especially the latter are priced so absurdly. I can get a decent S5 for the price of the RS3 and there are also lots of heavily overpriced S3's around. And it's only going to get worse with this new S3 and RS3 gen as they always increase base prices of the cars AND for extra features.
@xIcarus2273 жыл бұрын
@@Jousten16 as someone considering an RS3 on the second hand market, the price is indeed fucking absurd for what the car offers. The only reason it's holding its value like that is because it's the only car with a 5cyl engine I reckon. 40k for a 4-year-old exemplar is ridiculous, that's BMW M4 money.
@adael15463 жыл бұрын
I love Audi’s 😍
@yes80323 жыл бұрын
Me too
@tariqbouchouarb80093 жыл бұрын
Drives at 260km/h and sticks to his right side locking into the mirror if someone is passing him... that's the Autobahn
@sIow173 жыл бұрын
Fake engine sound, virtual cocpit, no analog knobs... is something wrong with cars or am I too old? I hope that some day I could buy RS3 8P.
@redemptionx29183 жыл бұрын
I must admit I’m not keen on the digital dials. I prefer analog dials. I got a 8p myself and love it
@mayankpahuja85153 жыл бұрын
Lots of love from India 🇮🇳❤️
@strikersr83963 жыл бұрын
The gear lever and the start-button looks almost the same like in the Golf 8.
@senoow42153 жыл бұрын
u do know they share the same platform? basically the same car, ww owns audi
@brokenfingerbass14613 жыл бұрын
When u buy audi you're buying vw and seat
@seth14553 жыл бұрын
@@brokenfingerbass1461 and skoda
@Wojtgaw3 жыл бұрын
nice to watch while sitting in my old s3
@sumethanmuthusamy73523 жыл бұрын
Max : Or you're limited by the van that's in front of you😂😂😂👌
@Cust0mBuilder3 жыл бұрын
Crazy that an S3 is nearly able to hit 300kmph.
@DevFTW3 жыл бұрын
9:54 that saliva flying, drooling from the audi ;)
@andyfisher1911 Жыл бұрын
The reason the engine cover is soft is because it deadens the sound better!👍
@spankitosito6853 жыл бұрын
No flat steering wheel.. disapointed in how sporty it looks
@lemon1253 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car👍🔥
@r-abt60802 жыл бұрын
I have this car and is the best car for me !!
@michal.mateja3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, beautiful car
@teamfortresseditor23 жыл бұрын
holy fuck that interior is just smashing the competitors
@MONKEYM4N1183 жыл бұрын
Looks like a miniature Lamborghini urus really cool
@Rocketed122 жыл бұрын
How well does it go around corners & bends? Probably not much different to the previous model as the only main difference is a - 15mm suspension ride height
@Scyrixus3 жыл бұрын
Maybe soft engine cover for protection against pedestrians? Volvo uses this as well for that purpose
@cico53773 жыл бұрын
Yeah i also enjoy driving around with the hood open, so the engine gets more cooling and also just for the flex. Good to know that someones head is going to be safed by the soft engine cover
@Scyrixus3 жыл бұрын
@@cico5377 Haha yeah but seriously the impact won't be as damaging and I rate the effort
@allenyeah32913 жыл бұрын
that volume control touch pad is for your partner, you can direct control it on steering wheel way convenient
@victorm.79283 жыл бұрын
Hi everyone, the engine cover 04:15, is made of soft material to absorbe and reduce de inyection noise.
@peterbennpan72883 жыл бұрын
I hope they have sorted out the leaking water pump & thermostat issue and also the turbo issue on these high powered VAG cars.........I've had alot of problems with my Cupra!😡🤬👎
@markahomer2 жыл бұрын
For me it would put into question need to spend so much more on an RS3 - although that is an amazing machine by all accounts.
@milinddixit65833 жыл бұрын
This is like a good upgrade for people who have a MK7 or 7.5 R or current S3, and don't need more performance like in the 8R, but want a better interior.
@xIcarus2273 жыл бұрын
The interior quality is worse than last gen though, this isn't worth upgrading from the last S3 at all.
@milinddixit65833 жыл бұрын
@@xIcarus227 I haven't sat in one yet, so you might be right. Looks nice in photos and videos, but I guess physically maybe not...
@zenon43833 жыл бұрын
you will notice quality decrease in details
@Yagaraschi3 жыл бұрын
That Audi S3 is amazing, i would love to hear your optinion on a normal 2020 Audi A3 :D
@yes80323 жыл бұрын
Best sharp designs are from audi
@paolod51583 жыл бұрын
Perfect car! Just one thing, steering wheel....must be cut, sporty
@yanmatz113 жыл бұрын
Same for me, glad that you can choose between the two ^^
@dadedraak3 жыл бұрын
Amazing interior!
@arifkoparan3 жыл бұрын
why buy hatch over sedan????
@Luke-tm6wb3 жыл бұрын
Trunk Capacity should be higher. Aside from that, taste i guess. I think the 8P looks very good imo.
@jonahhitchcock58213 жыл бұрын
Hatch just makes sense
@joshuac23913 жыл бұрын
the interior😍😍😍
@deinname20233 жыл бұрын
Cars built after the new emissions standarts just sound awfully
@14DENISS883 жыл бұрын
Not only that, but you can also feel that those engines are not behaving as they should. The turbo technology is pretty much spot on now, but the restrictive exhausts and intakes take away the response and emotion.
@henryhealy3 жыл бұрын
They went from 300ps to 310ps to 300ps and now back to 310ps. Good job Audi
@gunterification3 жыл бұрын
Je hebt wel vergeten de golf 8 R te vermelden. Die auto hoort ook in de hothatch klasse met vierwielaandrijving.
@rompokrovsky3 жыл бұрын
maybe comparison with golf 8 R on 2.0 ? pls your opinion
@trev00743 жыл бұрын
Good review, enjoyed it 👍.
@sigint993 жыл бұрын
Nice car but where the hell can you use such high performance outside Germany and not on a track ?
@s2artfraser3 жыл бұрын
The reason why the engine cover is soft is to meet the crash protection standard
@TheNivekLP3 жыл бұрын
No its noise dampening
@Nyjawonder3 жыл бұрын
You will have to add the new VW Golf R to that little top hot hatch class. It matches this S3 in almost all specs and is a bit cheaper to boot
@filipkucera46743 жыл бұрын
What about a VW Golf R it's basically the same thing (same technology) , but cheaper.
@lutchezar983 жыл бұрын
Sure it is bro but audi is much more luxurious even if the technic and engine stuff are vw things, from the interior and exterior the materials which are used are much more better in quality than vw‘s stuff. You have to see it like that, vw is for people with less budget and audi is more for wealthy people
@TheEryk033 жыл бұрын
Mk8 is more expensive.
@BraxxJuventa3 жыл бұрын
Love the color! 👍😁
@really-._.-3 жыл бұрын
The engine cover is soft because of collisions regulations. If a pedestrian gets hit he takes less damage.
@MS-gs2ux3 жыл бұрын
That doesn't make any sense at all but yeah okay.
@matt1yas9 ай бұрын
I would definitely change the exhaust system on this car
@DCS.1-12 жыл бұрын
😆i Love the ipod thing in mine But you're right on re-inventing the wheel. I drove the Mk.8 Golf R & As much as I loved it with the manual gearbox I wanted to rip the dash after 20 minutes.
@chrisduckz3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic car. Here in the UK though you might as well say ‘burgle my house and steal my car’.
@jamesbell53823 жыл бұрын
sad but true
@brokenfingerbass14613 жыл бұрын
That's why you buy a big fucking dog and feed him plenty of biscuits
@Tom-fd7qi3 жыл бұрын
The Mercedes A35 is much better and better looking, the A45 is even better then the RS3 M2comp . The line of Audi is way to shouty with to much busy lines and less quality materials in the interior
@Laura-jk3cd3 ай бұрын
The a35 less reliable then the s3 and less customizable …
@wokeaf73383 жыл бұрын
I wish they stilled made the m140i...it was just next lvl
@Murph_823 жыл бұрын
Didn't realise a black addition was available at the mo! 🔥
@TheNecromancer66662 жыл бұрын
Ordered an S3 to replace my S5 tdi
@kubaczajkowski62433 жыл бұрын
It sounds too good in the inside comparing with the exhaust heard from the outside. Is it fake engine noise coming from speakers? EDIT: Ok just watched Max talking about this at 14:54
@JamesHezi3 жыл бұрын
I say this in the nicest possible way. Please address your steering technique as it will make you a much better driver once you do.
@seth14553 жыл бұрын
It's makes me anxious when he is waving his hands about at high speed, perhaps he is confident in the lane keeping assistance doing it for him ? When I learnt to drive, about 100 years ago, I was taught to feed the wheel through the hands as they don't move position. Seems that no longer applies as everyone crosses their arms now
@lukasmurmann6253 жыл бұрын
Should've just waited for the new RS3
@saimamouche71233 жыл бұрын
Real exhaust aahhhhh thank God!
@Ruben-nv7lu3 жыл бұрын
Turns up the volume: "QUE SI, QUE NO, QUE NUNCA TE DECIDED!"
@relentlesspike9793 жыл бұрын
Sweet! I'm waiting for the BMW 128ti POV review !
@francescobottazzi20343 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@adrianchoinski38992 ай бұрын
Did he said that car has no power and then he was trying to switch it to dynamic mode but car was already on dynamic?😢
@WaseemKhan-iu4bh3 жыл бұрын
The s3 beats the golf R lookswise interior and exterior again
@dacmm3 жыл бұрын
And has no rear active torque split, so it is now objectively worse than the Golf
@knobcaller32773 жыл бұрын
Instead of squatting, why not take the camera off your head for the outside shots of the car. It's way too elevated to get a good view of the car. Other than that, love your videos
@krisvalenti41413 жыл бұрын
Off the top of my head I'm going to say its Navarra blue.
@Jousten163 жыл бұрын
Man, I really love this colour and am planning to get an Audi next. But it's sooooo hard to decide between this Navarrablue and Daytona grey pearl effect, they are both absolutely stunning in their own way. Sadly the 8Y just doesn't fit to my taste, I really tried to like it for so long but the previous generation is just so much better looking. Here's to hope that the new gen RS3 looks better.
@xIcarus2273 жыл бұрын
I agree with this, I think they completely messed up the front lights. Old one definitely looks better overall, but i like some aspects from this new one.
@Certified_Classic_B2 жыл бұрын
Its called "EVOLUTION" This hapened too in 2012 when AUDI revealed the 8V gen and people loved more the 8P. 8V still looks good but the interior for me aged badly, they used that interior design since 2010 with the Audi A1, allways hated that interior in a expensive compact car, now looks like u driving a baby Urus, such a nice upgrade 💯👏🏽
@andredesaxe26443 жыл бұрын
Sehr schön 👍👍
@wfm125m3 жыл бұрын
Nice review! You can maybe do dyno runs to check how much HP car have in real :)
@billx42663 жыл бұрын
Hopelijk doen jullie een review over de nieuwe RS3
@MADDGAMMER2 жыл бұрын
Ordering mine in all black in 2 weeks ! :)
@sot1susy-amogus3 жыл бұрын
When did you started your channel
@DaveDVideoMaker3 жыл бұрын
March 2010.
@ramiromaney34993 жыл бұрын
Eleventeen years ago
@dom_.63123 жыл бұрын
@@ramiromaney3499 😂
@tasosvenieris43933 жыл бұрын
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@victorvandyke98983 жыл бұрын
Does the Sports Seat option finally have power operation? Audi charged $1450 for sports seats and removed the power operation over the standard seats on my 2018 S3.
@gsg723 жыл бұрын
The new steering wheel which is bigger then from the old one is not a good success. All the guys I know don't like the new wheel (compared to the old one). And my words on the missing knop for volume regulation :D
@scottkerr40433 жыл бұрын
Navara blue , it’s an optional extra paint colour.
@AMG963 жыл бұрын
In Jordan we can't buy cars easily because the government force tax on cars that is more than the cost of it so with one car in Jordan you can buy 3 same cars or 2.5 in Europe
@andyfisher1911 Жыл бұрын
The colour is called Navarra Blue!
@nb.d.b4993 жыл бұрын
amazing in camouflage green
@rkolesovs3 жыл бұрын
I feel like speakers are making it sound like 5 cyl
@MrTns163 жыл бұрын
Really nice car and recension👍 and according to the latest reseach from Audi, front right break overheats more than left one. Hmmm tehc😂😂😂