2025 AUDI RS3! What is it like to DRIVE?

[@TRHamza]

Was definitely cool to check out the facelift car even though it's all very familiar 😅 Anyway, new video in a few days! Also to SAVE 20% off a Car Vertical Report use my link: www.carvertical.com/gb/landing/v3?b=1e4c9523&a=Hamza&voucher=trh

[@Dmp287]

Could I use it Europe too? Or is it just for checks of uk cars

[@TestEmailAmer-ll3tf]

Glad to see you again with a RS3 ... your last video of yours about UK Audi service centre refusing to fix your RS3, to investigate the Engine noise before it broke down. You could actual hear that strange noise in that video

[@JoeAchilles1]

Awesome video mate and genuinely awesome hanging out together again 👊❤️

[@TRHamza]

Definitely Joe - likewise! See you soon mate 🙌🏼

[@jackh4787]

Great to see you're being invited to these sorts of things by the manufacturers. Years of hard work and unique content paying off!

[@TRHamza]

Thank you! Definitely was a surreal experience for sure

[@lucashofer]

I love that you pointed out the inconsistency with the logos and design choices! I get why they did it, but at the same time it's just crazy for a premium car manufacturer.

[@GrantBrown-bj1zp]

The different logos shouts that they have tried to do the upgrade on the cheap. Either that or the attention to detail is very poor. And as you say, not good for a premium product.

[@lucashofer]

@@GrantBrown-bj1zp My thoughts exactly!

[@GrantBrown-bj1zp]

@@lucashofer with a couple of options this car could be near £70k!

[@edwinsnoek2009]

The RS3 is my favorite car. I love that five cilinder sound.

[@Dmp287]

15:02 did I just hear stututu on a stock rs3?! Proud to be an Audi fanboy!

[@TRHamza]

Yes you heard correct, the 8Y does it stock 🙂 Quite noticeable too

[@Dmp287]

@ Woww and the exhaust doesn’t sound bad either! The pops reminded me of the 8v pfl. Also I think there’s another way to do the emotion start since I’ve seen it in the mk8 r and gti. So first you hold down the start button without the brake pedal until it says “press brake” on the dash and if you press it it should do emotion start with pops without needing to rev yourself :)

[@mrrolex1364]

The S3 does it too and stock . It sounds crazy

[@shiugen676]

@@Dmp287 I had mk8 R with Akra, I found that just turning off the car in Special mode, would give a great start the next time I started the car with some crackles. Essentially it would rev a little higher on start and the valves were already open

[@Dmp287]

@@shiugen676ohh really that’s nice I’m going to give it a try in my gti!

[@R19Robbin]

Those bucket seats 🔥🔥

[@TRHamza]

Definitely needed them!

[@DownShiftThrottle]

Great vid, can’t help but notice those wheel looking like the 666M wheels off a F82 M4 😊

[@ahyaan2552]

Yeahhh lol they do look nice

[@harris455]

13:37 The iconic TRHamza driving laugh 😂 Great car, great video!

[@BOOSTEDDUDE]

Wow, this was really well done! Appreciate your insight into this awesome vehicle! It's nice to see your not biased and have very good insight into the design changes. I think they have done a great job on this platform. It's super clean and mean at the same time! The new sequential rear differential that allowed them to slim down their Nuremberg lap times by quite a bit is very impressive. What's the deal with the car beeping and complaining about being driven how's it's supposed to!

[@joshscott3271]

Great seeing you getting blessed after following your passion for the motors. Winning bro!!!

[@SKROHAAN22]

Hamza brother I think you need one, honestly big improvement over the pre face lift, lot of support from South Africa brother 👌💥🔥🤝🤝🤝💪

[@michaelthompson7006]

Mans out there living the dream. 5 pot press day 👏🏼🙌🏼

[@HotCow-d7b]

Love your professional yet casual reviews. Keep up the good work 👍

[@msd6397]

Interior looks like a good upgrade, not sure about the exterior, especially taking away the rs3 badge.

[@MohammedAli-lq6yr]

Best rs3 review I have seen

[@Usman123391]

Really good video bro, you’ve come a long way, keep it up

[@350lcboy]

Great content, loved that your passion for the brand has led you on to bigger & better things.

[@VikLathia]

Well deserved bro 👊🏾

[@ryangibson3552]

Brilliant video Hamza!

[@MrMdub87]

Great vid Hamza! As you said "What an experience!" As usual your audio is on point and it delivers the in car experience brilliantly. Thankyou! The updates are all positive in my book with the exception of the 4 rings badge placement on the front, the missing RS3 uniqueness on the front end as you say (badge, headlight animation signature and honeycomb) and the silly gear selector in the centre console - truly bizarre and not user friendly. The dash update harks back to some of Audi Sport's best work in the 8V facelift as you say and gives it some real personality and difference in the marketplace imo. Seems the facelift has given it back some of it's original WOW factor. I'm with you though, a power bump and sub 3.0 0-60 send off for the mighty RS3 would be what I'm dreaming of. C'mon Audi Sport you know you want too ;)

[@TRHamza]

Thank you! The interior upgrades have definitely made a big difference, but yes a more powerful run-out model would be awesome 👌🏼

[@teikarate]

Love the RS3, and love your video on it. It supplements Joe Achillies review really nicely. All you probably need to learn about this car, other than driving it, you can get from yours and Joe video.

[@TheIggy861]

Appreciate the amount of effort you put into your videos mate🎉

[@TRHamza]

Thank you mate!

[@MrWaheedulHaque]

Love these cool cross world trips, do you have to pay for the flights and stuff or they cover everything boss, i proud of you boss

[@richardtaylor7411]

Excellent review Hamza. I’m a TT fanboy so I’ll be keeping my RS for the time being but that interior is lovely. Those front seats are stunning and I’m with you on the central flashing rev counter. ☺️👍🏻

[@TRHamza]

Thank you 👌🏼 And good call on the TTRS, there isn’t really anything out there to change it out for!

[@richardtaylor7411]

@@TRHamzaI’m hoping to go stage 2 (DNWA with dreaded OPF) early next year. I’ve had intake, forge intercooler and ngk’s fitted so just waiting on a Black Friday downpipe with OPF delete! I’m thinking MRC unless you’d recommend elsewhere?

[@mra8972]

The 8V interior just looks so much better in build quality.

[@GBFeb72]

Great review mate

[@tilidie5272]

i just dont like the direction almost all car companies are going, dont know wether im just getting old and boring but a nice comfy 4x4 is all im wanting these days

[@letsplaylplp]

Hey Hamza great Vid as always. And really a impressive journey coming from the s3 days. Have you maybe asked the engineers why we didnt get any pops and Bangs during driving?

[@ahmadsyed6847]

I like the still frame shots

[@TheMrMDFilms]

Not a fan of the new RS Badge at all, if the R went into the red design it would look better. Why is the old RS logo still on the car makes no sense, especially on the steering wheel

[@bradraistrick6393]

Great video mate, enjoyed it. I wish Audi had changed the tacky mercedes style centre console though & designed a nicer front grill 🤮 Those buckets make up for a lot though 😍

[@chroniccrypto75]

Living a dream life brother.

[@SudSale31]

No window frame joints is the absolute deal breaker. 68k base model that is insanely vile from Audi Thanks for the video tho mate.

[@MargaretMaimela-lw6kh]

TR Hamza the man nice car content 😊

[@ashtonbackup934]

Waited for this

[@peterarries7879]

That looked tremendous 👏🏿 👌

[@user-dk4zo9nq8f]

Gonna be a banger in bradford

[@TheWorldListens]

Hamza=Legend Audi=How many times can we sell you the same car😂 All these numb and generic cars just churned out for a finance deal.

[@jonathanr3439]

Try the startup with hot exhaust and it may be louder/more aggressive with pops.

[@knight2425]

Great video. I can only guess the reason they haven't increased the power is because the last one they just managed to make it pass emissions and there was talk it wouldn't meet emissions by the time the facelift arrived so it was a possibility that was going to be the last of the 5 cylinder, maybe if they increase the power it will fail the emission standards?

[@LondaniMudumela]

Great video 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@saucykash30]

thanks for sharing!

[@adi404]

did they tell u how much miles is the engine going to last??

[@cartrendofficial]

At 6:35 you can see the difference between the awful scratchy plastic on the pre-facelift and the smoother type plastic which is what the 8V primarily featured.

[@TRHamza]

Yep! Looks like they knew they messed up on pre facelift

[@tonyd9]

Honestly, a lot of people could care less about the new cars costing five fortunes. We’d much rather watch your main type of content. No hate, just opinions

[@TRHamza]

Appreciate the feedback mate, but I’m sure you’d agree I’d be silly to turn this opportunity down. Plenty to come on the project front 👍🏼

[@Ash-xf7bm]

@@TRHamzaagreed

Crackin' video mate! Now that you've driven all three facelifts of the Golf R, RS3, and S3, which revision do you like best for overall daily driving experience and if you had to live with one long term for a bit? Cheers!

[@joshmicklethwaite3494]

8v interior is so much better still I think

[@jayrave4]

Even in Spain, you still wear a bloody hoody - man’s not hot 😂. Excellent video bro - more deserved than anyone given your VAG ownership history!

[@Mylopas22]

Would you say it’s worth the upgrade if you have the current rs3 8y ?

[@ScottishTouge]

Back bumper looks a lot better

[@AnnoyedGlobe-sf9yo]

Ngl the 8.5 seems noticeably better than the 8Y for a mid cycle facelift

[@MT-zh9wc]

How much of that internal sound is Soundaktor generated do you know? Sounded quite genuine but would be suprised?

[@korsar96]

Is it possible to put last year's pre-facelift bumper instead of this facelifted one? And maybe change the headlights to the last year's also?

[@AdeReeves]

That's a beast ...... 😁

[@abubakerkhan7455]

I was just wondering when the next video was going to be released😂

[@BenThomas089]

Do these newer ones still have an OPF to lower noise? Pre 2018 is still where my heart is for these engines

[@Ash-xf7bm]

Loved this video mate! What a beautiful car. Looks a lot more aggressive then the PFL 😊

[@ipd56]

i ordered a face lift to replace my 2022 rs3 saloon 👍

[@broomad]

The laugh says it all 🤣😂

[@grahmdoughty]

Interesting about the gearbox problems. I've never had any issues or warnings with my 8Y - even while tracking, nor has anyone that I know of? Curious if anyone here has seen this on their 8Y or if this is specific to the 8.5Y

[@eastbayrae]

I’m still waiting for the order books to open so I can get one.

[@Dunc009]

When do you take Delivery Big Man 👍

[@benjyholmes1]

Didn’t you reject your rs3 🤔

[@5yko]

🙂looking good.

[@jackh4787]

Steering wheel and seats look SOOO much better, but why couldn't they use physical buttons instead of haptic! NOBODY likes the haptic feedback buttons.

[@howster34]

Any idea why these seats are available in the uk? Don’t understand that :(

[@howster34]

Sorry watchedwhole of video 🤪

[@aljazsimenc2327]

Hamza, despite far superior dynamics and all the track racords set by the 8Y, comparing your pure excitement alone to your old videos driving the 8V preOPF cars says a lot

[@chriskeegel]

Old logos need to be brought back , also Audi rings on steering wheel look cheap !

[@crocoman776]

Its another wasted opportunity. The A45S is a 4 cylinder and pumps out 421 and 500Nm. Yes it’s 4 v 5 and the fan boys will always say the latter is better, but that RS3 should be 450 brake easy if it wanted to be.

[@chrisdragger2881]

What happened to the pops and bangs?

[@theodormff4320]

The RS3 does not have pops and bangs since 2019 coming with all the OPF cars

[@WaseemKhan-iu4bh]

The pre facelift looked better

[@ru6886]

Why does the plastic in the interior look cheap? Not sure if it feels it but it just looks cheap

[@GooberProject]

That steering wheel is criminal

[@TheEryk03]

why

[@Inzy-k]

Not very impressed I rather stick to a M340i much more better car

[@shotta287]

Rear end is better but the rest is a downgrade. What’s with the mismatched RS logos? Audi used to be quality not anymore though.

[@LSD04]

Front end looks like it’s got lipstick on 👄

[@samcas707]

time to move on from these haldex mids, go buy yourself a g8x

[@subaruadventures]

Wheel looks shit compared to the old one.

[@Mk4twoG]

The new wheels are too... BMW

[@Picsou313]

Disappointed by the front

[@Warrior3I3]

looks like a honda

[@diydetail8916]

That steering wheel looks bad also lost the rolling volume control its now 1 button

[@mbafalosable]

I like the previous one

[@LBB988]

same old shit nothing new.

[@JDJ1213]

I cant be the only one who hates the new logo. Am I?

[@chroniccrypto75]

Wheels look horrible in diamond cut looks cheap and nasty.

[@juju0834]

Prime of the petrol engine is gone 😥too expensive, too much taxes...

[@crispusattucks8265]

I’m so lucky I was able to get the 24. The look of the 25 ain’t it!

[@jeanfrancoismenard705]

Sorry but they scrap the car it's ugly. Pretty ugly. No wide body. big thing on front and rear bumper. Ewwew Bro Ewwew

[@user-dk4zo9nq8f]

Proper rammi gaddi

[@chrisp4899]

Not nur8y at all !

[@MYMOUNTAIN_122]

If only they pissed off that piano black looks cheap asf.

[@alfietyson1510]

Contents got right down the drain here

[@Usman123391]

Really good video bro, you’ve come a long way, keep it up