No More Audisteer?! New Audi RS3 (8Y) on the Nürburgring

Thank you Achim for letting me have a go in your new RS3! The car was really nice to drive. There was of course still some understeer, but that had more to do with the tyres that were on the car. And the emergency systems switching back on on heavy braking was a bit inconvenient. For the rest it's nice that the car does not upshift by itself like the predecessors (or the current Golf GTI/Cupra/S3).
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00:00 Intro/Walkaround
01:40 Lap
10:01 Conclusion

[@omedonnie]

A sport of an owner, and a good sporty drive Misha, well done. You made the owner proud of his car.

[@ChrisGrogu]

The owner chose a fantastic colour 👍

[@MrIrish1]

They look good in white too, I seen one last week here in Perth oz

[@nicolofsorin]

I chose the same color and ceramic brakes, in 3 months the "beast" will arrive

[@2m4u]

The new yellow/lime colour is also superb

[@alexajd5008]

Totally agree, love the color.

[@GR8Tmate]

I’m agonising over whether to order the Turbo Blue, the Kyalami Green or go with the less exciting but smooth looking Daytona Gray Pearlescent 🤔 Being an Old dude I’m thinking I should act my age but where’s the fun in that. I will with out a doubt be contacting the good people at Automotive gp products because this system just finishes iff the new RS3 by my sick old minds way of thinking 😂 I know this kind of reads like a promo but I’m in Australia but sound is a huge part of the experience for me……I’m a sound, visual, taste sort of dude but I’m not going to lick the Audi 👀 …… maybe just once 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaTTkox4fa-Ioqs

[@mzeusk13]

If you don't know if turned off assists will still kick in, the fuse is the answer. Dangerous if a driver like Mischa knows what he's doing, assist kicking in could be very counterproductive on the limit.

[@mgcharoudin]

Very

[@PapiAndrey]

Exactly what I was thinking. Who implemented that shit in the car? And I hate seeing that notification for pre-sense or pre-collision nonsense pop up every 5 seconds. Would definitely code that out if I owned one of these

[@itshappening100]

@@PapiAndrey agreed

[@360johnn]

@@PapiAndreyAudis (or all volkswagen products) are extremely annoying and have dumb sensors and nannies for every single thing on the car.

[@derseckelh3509]

@@PapiAndreyyou can deactivate Audi pre sens. I also deaktivate the road radio for the news. So it never pops up again

[@oomstu]

Sitting in my bed in hospital loving the laps and glad to see you enjoy the stock version of the new RS3. Awesome color too!

[@Tom.Walker]

The Audi Pre Sense needs to calm down. 😂 The rev counter goes the wrong way too IMO.

[@mgcharoudin]

Indeed🤣

[@JM00-v9c]

Stick a piece of paper over the display and mute the volume. sorted .

[@Clint_Moto34]

Audi has a lot to learn to compete in F1 😂😂😂

[@728GT]

Correct on both counts 😂

[@bryanskrantz]

Seriously if you' re in track/performance mode pre-sense should be automatically turned off *cough hint hint audi wink wink*

[@iceb-akap77ice93]

Nice. Mad how the car goes mad a couple of times. Even putting the radio on for you too. Good lap.✌

[@Mike500]

The radio was only traffic information, they send a special signal which you can set the radio to interpret and interrupt your normal music for, when you want to hear about traffic jams etc.

[@randyragy4592]

you guys had the adaptive cruise control and lane centering on lol 😂

[@Nokky41170]

hi Misha, ich schaue Deine Videos schon lange. Dafür erstmal vielen Dank. Ich nutze sie für die Sreckenkenntnis für mein Motorrad. Natürlich fahre ich andere Linien, aber zur Einprägung und Erinnerung der Strecke schaue ich immer wieder bei Dir rein. Dein Skill ist einfach fantastisch. Deine Lernkurve in all den Jahren unglaublich gut. Pass weiter schön auf Dich auf und noch viele heiße Runden 2025.

[@Christian-kg2uk]

I hope that you get another chance in an RS3 8Y with the Pirelli Trofeo R's, carbon ceramics and maybe in the dynamic mode to let the rear break out a little more, to extract all the potential. Loved this video.

[@mgcharoudin]

That would be cool!

[@dominiko270]

@@mgcharoudin here is the official invitation when mine is build. Sedan, individuall color, performance pack and trofeo R. :)

[@mgcharoudin]

@@dominiko270 thank you! Much excite!

[@Ultrabenbooyah]

@@dominiko270 Oh so they actually offer it with Trofeos from factory?

[@brightbluesmurf]

You can see Frank Stippler (Record Lap of RS3 on Nordschleife) switch to dynamic 2 minutes into his lap handling was noticeably improved

[@mnoovurvi]

I hate that the rev counter goes backwards. Who makes these decisions ?

[@skeeplays4409]

You have the choice actually! There are a view options to display your rev counter. When it comes to Visualisation of the infotainment and customisation of the instrument cluster Audi is king.

[@Burki1804]

There are 3 design options for the virtual cockpit which can be chosen in the MMI. This one is by FAR the worst.

[@mnoovurvi]

@@skeeplays4409 I haven't been in one, but aren't the different screens depending on the chosen driving mode or you can pick one regardless ? I've seen a few RS cars with this speedo.

[@skeeplays4409]

@@mnoovurvi both... if you want to, ur screen can change as soon as you are going into RS mode. But you got a few options on the layout that is shown then. Besides of that you even have different options on the "normal" graphics. But tbh. he has chosen the worst setting during that video😂

[@conradclaassen1214]

The same person that made the DSG shift '+' upward and '-' downward

[@quantum_coach]

The owner looks very happy and excited, smiley and happy... :). Very good drive Misha!

[@crowntug]

You know what, I actually really liked how you recorded the intro after you already went for a lap and therefore gave a bit of your thoughts on it before we get to see the lap!

[@titamipunkt3376]

Danke!

[@mgcharoudin]

Danke Dir!

[@hamzasheraze]

Not too much of a fan of the latest Audi's at the minute but I quite like the spec on this one. Apart from the annoying interruptions from the car, it was a pretty good lap. The owner seemed to be enjoying the lap too.

[@brightbluesmurf]

With regards to the neutral handling there's "RS Torque Rear" which will give you more rear bias and oversteer

[@enfantterrible4868]

Don't think you want that mode on the Nordschleife tbh

[@brightbluesmurf]

@@enfantterrible4868 Agree it's not for public roads

[@Christian-kg2uk]

Better set it to Dynamic, that's enough if you only want to break out the rear slightly

[@RK-sn2hp]

It's a vw borrowerd haldex with cool name

[@enfantterrible4868]

@@RK-sn2hp No Haldex on the RS3

[@johnjerrehian4642]

Nice to "hear" of the improvements on a great car.

[@stoneeh]

I really should get my car 100% so I can maybe also convince Misha to do a lap with me once. He's got a lot better choices, but who knows :) I really put him way up there, as far as driving is concerned - very rarely, only with well known pro drivers like Walter or Marc (Basseng), do I get the impression of someone driving as smoothly while also insanely fast.

[@mgcharoudin]

I drive anything

[@rayhib]

​@@mgcharoudin I got a 2004 Peugeout 206. You down?

[@mgcharoudin]

@@rayhib let's go🔥

[@stoneeh]

@@mgcharoudin fuck yeah 🤣 It's a Corrado VR6. Bilstein B12, Eibach anti roll kit, Wiechers strut bars, Tarox pads, Carbon Hood, etc. I'll message you when I'm ready 🤩

[@gapcityracing6086]

@@stoneeh do it I wanna get some vr6 action

[@MitchTube]

Made it look easy. Seems like a well balanced car

[@Alex-dz6xw]

Misha which one did you like more ? This or the a45s ? Great video as usual🙌🙌

[@nitchus1528]

That 5 pot sounds great

[@mgcharoudin]

Lots of speaker sound tho

[@cars.withdave]

@@mgcharoudin My dad just picked up his 8Y RS3 just a few days ago and one of the first things I asked was "Is there pumped in audio?" the salesman said none at all. Unless hes lieing his ass of, and ive driven the car but it does not sound pumped in.

[@bokiNYC]

​@@cars.withdaveUnfortunately the dealer was lying, there is artificial sound that's being pumped in through speakers. You can use OBD11 to turn it off and then the car sounds very muted.

[@cars.withdave]

@ that’s a bummer. Still sounds muted to begin with they shouldn’t have restricted the exhaust so much and let that amazing engine be heard

[@teeimsaza5718]

at 5:40 HAHAHAHAHAHA Misha tries to reach for a shifter lol

[@soulz23]

Audi pre sense automatically brakes hard when it detects collision. Can disable in settings.

[@furkangunal4094]

That car definetly need an aftermarket exhaust , speaker sound is boring.

[@ImmortaleVALO]

The Oil Temperature is normal for the newer Enginges. Back on the days i had an Leon Cupra 2019 with OPF the Oil Temperature was arround 120 with normal Drive in the City

[@yajohny]

I have Cupra 280 ST and never had more than 110 in hottest days behind the cars. On track this is diffefent story :) 120-130 after 2laps on 5km track.

[@marcnobel3938]

When you just look at the Fuel Gauge you went 180 Kilometers on that BTG lap :-D - Entertaining Video!

[@MannyFresh1x]

After I'm done with my S4 I'll definitely be getting one if these bad boys!

[@scoobsmcgee9325]

It seems like after 413 activations of the Audi pre sense, the car starts scolding you in German -- or whatever was going on at 5:10. Likely the radio.

[@rs3maniac178]

Everything about that run was perfect.

[@frankm.716]

2:41 Biker is like: "All the time you have to leave a space!"

[@EverydayTwitch]

Only Mishasteer now! Great video, love this generation.

[@tomatochips2300]

love this car

[@lapamful]

Well done Misha, as an act of submission and total humiliation of the BMW driver 6:56, he actually used his indicators and moved aside! :P

[@joseballestero1111]

Exc Misha! Manejo genial y esos Audis se comen la pista fácilmente, seria interesante ver otra vuelta caliente con un stage 1 en modificaciones y con mejores neumaticos!! Saludos Misha

[@fullsendsimracing]

It's so unfortunate that they managed to kill the 5 cylinder sound. It sounds completely fake inside the cabin

[@alexbramm8526]

Opf sucks

[@mauricetoussaint7283]

I own one, sounds just fine. Watching it on KZbin is not the same as being inside the actual car.

[@ajgorson3522]

at least we still have that 5 cylinder to modify, not that shitty 4 cylinders

[@dacmm]

@@ajgorson3522 4 cyl has a lot more potential on stock internals relative to displacement.

[@ajgorson3522]

@@dacmm i meant exhaust modifying

[@Pit63]

Being a road tester myself!don’t you feel the suspensions is a little soft…Compared to an TTRS which is much more confidence inspired.

[@mgcharoudin]

It's soft'ish, yes. But I just drove the G42 M240 before that which is a direct competitor and that was muuuuuuch softer.

[@-sir-medic-6974]

With the adaptive suspension you can reduce / change this but I guess it's better to keep the "balanced" mode for the Nürburgring

[@mehntyl3215]

beautiful vehicle

[@dirk5950]

I wish more Americans would buy hatches. I'd buy a hatch RS3 in a heartbeat.

[@AmirPomen]

Many americans bought rs3... That signature audi turbo 5cylinder sound, awd and 1000hp potential is real charm...

[@rodgazinya]

They don't offer them here unfortunately or people would.

[@AndrewTSq]

The sedan is actually a bit faster cause of better aerodynamics If I remember it correctly. Not sure about looks.. I think the sedan is way nicer when it comes to S3, and RS3, but on normal A3, they need the sports chassi to look good, otherwise its a huge gap in the wheel arches :)

[@kingdongo4388]

Ahhh yess driving assists turn on by itself, hhh Audi things, But really cool car and great driving Misha 😎

[@meikmuller2366]

Thx Misha…happiness since I am also an Audi Fan

[@davidcupra4913]

Love love love this car is my dream daily great to see the new 4wd system is causing less understeer. Would love to see lap in an i20N misha I remember u we’re thinking of buying one and have heard they handle so well.

[@darrenfield3717]

Great colour nice drive 👍

[@12345678939218]

I would be corious to see one of this in tuning mode, suspension, tyres, brakes, interior delete, etc.

[@jaymontange8260]

Screen looks like a TV game show Different I kinda like it. 100 KMs of range in less than 5 minutes.

[@Richie-C]

The lap took 200k from it!!!

[@rereg543]

Amazing how capable a stock RS3 is these days.

[@michaelmich00]

last 5cill, next one prob electric

[@mdub048]

Nice car. Nice lap! 🤩🤩

[@Lightspeed-eo6nw]

8:10 BTG roughly. Nice! With traffic.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Very nice car being fully stock!

[@wngimageanddesign9546]

Oh that classic angry growl of an I-5 Audi. Music to one's ears. Now I miss my 1990 200 quattro. Couldn't kill that engine even when boost was increased.

[@MCSonixx]

The Engine is Awesome 🇩🇪🦁💪

[@CrazyWeeMonkey]

Looks like this car has a really nice handling balance, it hauled serious ass in those corners.

[@terrancecollins2696]

What a great little car besides the little electronic helpers interfering unnecessarily

[@titamipunkt3376]

Thanks for this lap.... anytime again! 😍😎🥳

[@tommerlin6579]

5:30 trafic programm🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tomwagemans1872]

Nice drive, nice car, generous owner for letting you drive a pretty new car, but what a stupid rev counter.

[@IamnotClarissaOakes]

Was it 'polite driver' day at the 'Ring? So much respectful behaviour. 👍 Nice engine noise - real or artificial?

[@sayan1667]

I remember back in the days when we were saying Kombi to a car with the size of this "hatchback"

[@dreamcrusher112]

125 for the oil is hot! Not much chance of multiple laps in a stock RS3 unless you like rebuilding engines

[@PaulChoix55]

It's hot but not a reason to panics. Over 135 would be worrying

[@dreamcrusher112]

@@PaulChoix55 does it say that in the manual? The rest of VAG cars have 120 as a hard limit before damage.

[@dogchainsaw3923]

@@dreamcrusher112 dude 120c is no problem for engines like these lmao. My engine idle is at 114c

[@quattrogoms]

It is hot but not dangerous. This is all because the opf has 0w30 oil.

[@JM-gv5vp]

Départ avec une autonomie affichée de 610 kms. A l'arrivée 420 kms.. Une baisse de 200 kms d'autonomie sur un tour de circuit de 20 kms. la consommation est impressionnante

[@rs3201]

no good tires to see but good driver 👏

[@radosaw4935]

610km range at the start and then 420 ;) after one lap... :P i wonder how fast it will be after some mods 550hp-600hp + better tires and maybe some coilovers + upgraded brakes

[@Burki1804]

With this RS3 we had a fuel consumption on the track of about 45 Liters for 100KM.

[@tommerlin6579]

​@@Burki1804 😳any other car that mich??

[@pr1sm55]

First the RS3 tries to turn back on all safety features, then after Misha ignoring all of that the RS3 tries to get at him with Verkehrsfunk.😂

[@THEDOPEYDAISY]

M240i xDrive is a repackaged M440i, hence the weight.

[@hauke4651]

The fact that the car itself overruled you very often would drive me crazy…🙄🙄🙄 Crazy how high the engine oil temp goes 😱

[@nielsdebakker3283]

119 degrees? No problem if it does not go higher than that, cooks out the moisture.

[@devonswindell9735]

Where do you see the oil temp?

[@hauke4651]

@@nielsdebakker3283 the max was 125 degrees

[@Gyula.b]

Anything under 130 is fine for on the track, above that you'd need to be more careful

[@gopanski5330]

@@devonswindell9735 dude bottom left

[@federicomazzi2270]

Great video! How did you find steel brakes? Did you have any fading issue?

[@峯-d1c]

Would also like to know if ceramics really will make a big change on the lap time.

[@mithritades]

Fast little wagon, I'd definitely leave the engine alone(except maybe get an ABT software upgrade) but get a better suspension setup, better brake pads and tires

[@Veyronp87]

Audis guitar hero instrument cluster is absurd lol. But cool car

[@mgcharoudin]

Haha!

[@marioelburro1492]

These digital displays can become too complicated to read😂

[@Chocobohunter]

The previous gauge was way better

[@andrewhedley4354]

Why did you crop the footage just before KZbin corner?

[@R19Robbin]

RS power!!!!!

[@ThePontiacgto65]

I would like to know how many times during the lap the owner said: I shouldn't have handed him the steering wheel

[@lgi_1316]

Which car is more fun to drive this rs3 or the 240i?

[@martinchapman2168]

Good video

[@monraypretorius3585]

The lap seemed very underwhelming but i suppose it's down to lack of sound probably.

[@Bimmer_i4_M50]

The RS3 is nice. But the G87 M2 will be a Monster on track.

[@maxberner7966]

But if you have bad weahter, wich is most of the time, rs 3 will always be faster. I ordered mine and you got 4 doors

[@stringyGG]

Lol the time and trip km were chasing each other.

[@dudyorz]

The co-pilot the entire video: o_o

[@MODIT]

I must ask and please be honest, what would you rather drive around the ring, a g80 mx3 or 8y rs3?

[@CheezeCracker]

Lap record holder you say!?.. We're going to have to test that!

[@mateymonkiller1000]

assuming from his fuel tank range he's doing this lap on a full tank too?

[@Jonlai8009]

Wats the red warning tat pop out around 5:40-5:45

[@Bongomancan1]

Not so keen on the dashboard layout.. is it just me or is it odd the revs go down to the redline 🤷‍♂️ either way it's pretty rapid stock!

[@Chocobohunter]

Yea very confusing

[@brianschultz7320]

What’s a better car overall this or an M2?

[@luciussander8217]

M2 is a coupe, this is a hatch. You can't compare.

[@alexanderm2402]

Misha if you dont mind I would like to have a more detailed review of that Lap, than just some words at the end.

[@flix.306]

2:40 "Organspender" Klassiker haha

[@s4balidaan]

At 5:39 you thought it’s a manual😄😄

[@AgentOffice]

Best car ever

[@DenHvideHund]

nice colour and nice engine. I do think though, they seem a bit boring. But I guess that's an audi signature

[@gavcom4060]

a turbo 5 cylinder with bright green paint is boring to you?

[@DenHvideHund]

@@gavcom4060 no, driving it is :)

[@bobbybooshay5854]

Hey Misha how you say this compare to G series m240i?

[@joekae1841]

I drive an S3 8y. Same with the electronics. They‘re a mess on this car

[@coltkiss.45]

Misha is not used to brakes in that thing) should be in dynamic mode, and you can accelerate even earlier in some corners. To turn off stupid assists, pull out the fuse. HGP is making some very cool stuff for that car too

[@thomasernes9925]

Could you make another video for beginners. Mention the tire pressures as well becasue this is something that is important as well I guess I was wondering as well if you have ever driven a Fiesta ST mk8 on the ring

[@mgcharoudin]

I have, video in the pipeline!

[@thomasernes9925]

@@mgcharoudin ideaal. Bedankt Kan je het ook hebben over de zitpositie en andere tips

[@allin4once]

Nauseating drivers assistance (interferences is what I call them) features. People have a right to use the car they bought in the manner they see fit. My 2019 Golf GTI has ridicules undefeatable stability and traction controls. It's terrible when u want to track it, or drag it, and outright dangerous when your stuck in the snow and can't move because the manufacturer decided you should not be able to fully defeat their nanny systems.

[@Corbett-CM]

Why not lap in the "torque rear" mode?

[@van1lla_fx]

The fuel going down so fast haha

[@King4s]

That make me return to your channel 😉

[@mgcharoudin]

Welcome back!

[@mycarrysun]

You should find a mk3 TTRS to take around the track

[@mauricetoussaint7283]

It's not as fast. Remember, this is a 2021 model and the TTRS is an older model. I owned a 2017 TTRS and now have the new RS3, which is way better to drive, faster, better tech, brakes, etc. Shame they didn't do a mk4 TTRS with the new RS3 set up... but they didn't.

[@mycarrysun]

@@mauricetoussaint7283 oh my bad I meant the Mk4 then, I thought 2018+ with the 5cyl was mk3

[@Dankboi420]

How do I turn that “Audi pre sense” off, it always freaks out when I’m driving fast and it also freaks me out!🥵 It suddenly beeps when I’m focusing, scared the shit out of me

[@trdartz]

Canada won't let us have the RS3 due to emissions -_-

[@i_am_ur_manager7673]

Hi Misha, how are you able to post so much videos per week this is amazing ! And how do you find the money to continue in this expensive passion ?

[@spielmacher1991]

Really like the design and the concept, but with all the error messages I had during test drives, I would never buy it.