The 2018 Audi RS3 is currently Mike's favourite new Audi. Check out our next video to see one of our subscribers buy this exact vehicle! Follow us on Instagram / acceler8.tv Mikes Personal Channel : • How much money do Yout...
I remeber your first video a7 vs s7 and remembering this guys quality is too good... good to see your channel growing keep that going.... your channel is gonna blow up guaranteed!
Hi Noah, Man, this means a lot...giving me the 🔥to keep going and to put out the best content I can! Appreciate the love!! Put out your own vid and let me know the link!
Great review dude 👍 Funny thing is I just got my 2018 RS3 with full options last Friday and I'm still watching reviews coz I can't believe I actually own one now 😂, after wanting any audi from the age of 10 years old watching the old group B rally cars destroy the competition 👌👍✌️
That’s awesome to hear man, you need to pinch yourself so that you know it’s real. It’s just an incredible amount of performance out of the box from a quality German brand.
@@ratedm90 haha 😂 3 years later and it's awesome, but it's even more interesting and more awesome! I'm now very modified and couldn't be happier with my achievements with the car 🤣
Nice review! Just shooting my first review of my BMW F10 M5 2 years ownership so am watching car reviews on RU-vid with even greater interest now. Really nicely shot and great relaxed talking and kept me engaged. Lovely shots, drone, drive by’ s etc. Plus my dad is getting an rs3 to replace his golf r so great to see an rs3 review. I’ve a funny feeling I’d enjoy an rs3 more than my m5. Haven’t been in an rs3 yet.👍🏽 Good luck with growing your channel! Subscribed👌🏽
I absolutely love the video quality and you did mention a lot of informations about the suspension that most of the reviewers never talk about which i did like. I have a 2018 M4 I just got it for 5 months and I'm planning to change it with an RS3 very soon. The weather in Montreal isn't ideal for rwd + the m4 suspension has no mercy lol. The rs5 2018 is more comfortable than the rs3 tho, but the price isn't worth it. One thing I can tell you, if you get the REVO Stage 1 for 1150$ it will boost the rs3 to 480hp and it does 0-100 in 3.4 sec. Anyway thank you for the informations 😃👍
BassBoosterz thank you for your comment. It really means a lot. Its hard to know exactly what to talk about as there is lots of channels that talk about specifc stuff, so i just wanted to talk about someone who actually had one for 6 months!
I have a 2018 RS3. Had it new (got it from the dealership at 182 kms) since November 2017. I love the RS3. Had an S4 before. Anyhow, where can i get this REVO to up my hp tp 480. BTW i saw the specs on the 2019 RS3, and it seems Audi lowered the hp from 400 to 394. Strange.
The fixed suspension is perfectly fine around town. I have it in the UK on my S3 and test drove an RS3 with fixed suspension too. Mag Ride suspension is firmer except in comfort mode. The thing with the shift gauge colours on the virtual cockpit are because you're in full manual mode, when you're in auto and you press the paddle, it goes into temporary manual mode and will go back to auto if you stop using the paddles. You can get electric seats but for some reason they're only in the regular sport seats.
Trying to decide if the RS3 is going to fit my needs , iv watched a few RS3 vids now, this long term pov is one of the best real world reviews of daily driving the RS3 out there! Great work!!
Hey Mike! What a cool video bro! I am a 270lb 6’ dude and am totally comfortable in my RS3! Actually I think my friends that are smaller actually feel less bolstered. Love the manual seats. Great review! I totally agree with everything and loved seeing your emotions when it comes to laying down the power! I’ve tracked my car and it is BEAST! It is the Jack of all Trades. Speed demon: very few cars are quicker. Snow Monster, Quattro + Michelin Alpin = unstoppable!!! And Family Sedan: I can STILL take my wife and kids to Costco and fill the trunk. (And still get 27mpg!). Nice review.
This comment makes me smile! I’m really happy you enjoyed watching it. It took a while to put all the content together and it’s hard to know if I should talk about specs so I try and touch on everything a little. The thing is just a great car, and my next video is delivering the vehicle to one of my RU-vid subs. Thanks for watching, and please sub! It would mean a lot!
Habib Yahya Canadian winters are notoriously hard on cars… It pains me but it’s so much nicer once the snow melts and the roads are cleaned up… The car stays in much better condition
Hey Mikes! I have an RS3 as well. It’s a great car. I’ve had it for six months, and there’s a couple things I’d love to know if you’ve experienced..... 1. In stop and go traffic, I see my oil temp climb over 215 degrees F. I get a system malfunction error and the rpm is limited to 4000. I’ve sent pics of the dash error and my dealer can’t figure it out. The car doesn’t store the error message either which makes it more difficult to deal with. 2. Winter tires for the front wheels. I ended up going to tire rack to order.
That’s too funny, these are the two cars I’m cross-shopping right now, I guess actually test driving both will help, but before I do that, do you find the RS3 comfortable in the back? We go on road trips anywhere in the 4-5 hour range and it would need to hold at least 4 with gear. I’d probably grab a rocket box. Would love to hear your thoughts since you already did both!
@@architecturehappy S4 is a larger car. I had MANY people comment about legroom in the front and people were happy in the back. RS3 is much smaller. Also, if you're tall or have tall people, the RS3 could be problematic. I'm 6'0" and even with the seat all the way down, I come close to hitting the ceiling. Please drive both. They are very different cars. The S4 was incredibly beautiful but far too lethargic for me. The RS3 is more basic on the inside but much more of a drivers car. Also RS3 can be tuned up to 1200HP. There's much less tuning/mods available for the S4
nfavor That’s very helpful, thank you! Looking forward to driving both, I want the RS3 to fit my needs, because I know I’ll be addicted to the power and dynamics, but don’t want to be kicking myself when I need a bigger car for getaway trips.
@@architecturehappy Is the RS4 too much? It was for me and the S4 left a bad impression, to be honest. I don't know that you're coming from but I had a stage 2.5 GTI (IS38) before the S4. The S4 always felt noticeably slower than the GTI. BTW, if you end up geoing wwith the S4, I'd be glad to let you have my COBB box for it cheap. Even on E85, with the COBB, it still wasn't enough.
@@architecturehappy The S4 always felt like a car I could drive all day and never feel tired. It would be an amazing touring car, it's just that it never felt fast enough. I owned a stage 2.5 GTI before that and the S4 instantly felt slower. When someone pulled out in front of me and I had $19k damage, it was a fortunate way to sell the car. The RS3 is an absolutely amazing car in every way. The S4 was never the right fit for me and after owning the S4, I came to realize that I like smaller cars. Please let me know which way you go and what your impressions are!
Great review I also love the rs 3 I have a gli it’s lots of fun to drive but want to get rs3 you don’t see many at Audi dealership they either sell quick or they don’t get that many
Hey great video! I had a question regarding the magnetic ride suspension vs the fixed suspension that comes with the dynamic plus package. Have you experienced both in an rs3? I’m trying to get a sense of the fixed suspension vs the dynamic setting in magnetic ride. Much like you, I feel as though I would like to have the option for a softer ride in comfort mode at times, but I do have a significant interest in getting the dynamic plus package so that I get all of the performance (top speed & ceramic brakes)
Joel Malagon ceramic brakes aren’t a very good option if it’s a daily and you’re not taking it to a track frequently. I went with mag ride because I do a lot of city driving and that means a lot of shitty roads, there’s a very noticeable difference between comfort suspension and dynamic, hitting bumps in dynamic is a terrible thing, so I’m very happy to have the option to have the suspension tight or not
Beautiful video, very easy on the eyes, nice delivery, informative. Very low key on the dealership Such a classy guy. I guess if I'd buy a used car from you I should at least Sub.
Great car! I’ve had mine for 6 months and still think it’s one of the best cars available. (Especially for the money). Can’t really find a fault with it. Very fast! I like it better than my father in laws 2018 RS5. This car does it all. I did a Lamborghini track day a few months ago and the instructor was jealous of my RS3 (as we were doing hot laps in a much more Expensive car). I think the RS3 felt quicker than a 2012 Gallardo. Thank you for the video. Just saw that the 2019 has a bit less HP. I think for emissions
I bought a brand new RS3 six months ago and I just love that car. The best car I ever have owned. It's fully equipped with all the goodies you can get:-) Had a trip to Germany last summer and tested the top speed at the Autobahn. Yes, it works and fully complies with my expectations:-)
Very good informative review, you have good knowledge of the car's options etc which is more helpful, but a few more scenes of the performance of the car would be better, like clips of it doing a 30 - 70mph, or foot down at 50mph, so we get a better idea of how quick it actually is. Thanks.
Very much enjoyed watching your video, very informative indeed.... At present I'm in the market to change my SQ5 for either an RS5 or an RS3 so I'm watching reviews galore
Nice man! The Rs5 is more substantial but that weight works against you. How old are you? It’s a tough decision but I think the above question answers it. 18-30 RS3 30-45 RS5 45-60RS3 60+ RS5
although that was one of my concerns, after 8k on the car it felt pretty much like new.. i was thinking it would get shiny and super smooth...but nothing like that at all
Not a fan of the exhaust sound, but love this car so much. It's has a perfect design , all the dimensions are set equal , no crazy lines what so ever. This and the m2 are my favourite light weight German sports car.
The car will auto upshift in D. In manual mode it will just bounce off the redline, thats why you get the color coded annunciations approaching redline.
Nice review. I really like the drone shots from above. I have a drone and I know how difficult is to get those shots right, and it's just a few seconds of footage so that's why most car reviewers don't bother. What I think it's missing is what you DON'T like about this car. Obviously it's an amazing car, but after driving it for so long there must be some stuff you dislike. Thanks!
@6:30 I'm one foot taller than you, and I also fit very well in the RS3 ; ) I had the option to chose between manual or auto adjusted seats, but I got the manual ones, since it saves both money and weight. And it's not that hard to manually adjust them once in a while. I would also have gone for the magnetic dampers instead of unlocking 280 kph if I had to chose. But I didn't, so I got both : )
Zeruel82Mk2 lucky guy! You must get a lot more enjoyment out of most, knowing how much fun this car is. Most tall people don’t fit well in fast smaller cars, so that’s awesome. Makes total sense on the options. Thanks for watching, I’m glad you liked it. Don’t forget to sub!
The difference between when you click the paddles and it says M and when you moved the shifter over to M: Temporary M Mode: clicking the paddles temporarily puts it into manual mode and will stick to the gear you put it in, however, if you rev all the way to the red line it will automatically shift for you and go back to automatic mode. if you don't click the paddles for a number of seconds it will also automatically default back to auto mode and choose the gears on its own. Manual Mode: when you move the shifter over to M the transmission will not shift for you, if you hit red line it will keep you in the gear you left it in but will cut off throttle so you don't go past red line. However, if you leave it in too high of a gear when slowing down, causing the RPMs to fall below 1k, it will downshift for you to prevent you from stalling the car
My car history: ... Mustang convertible A4 S line A5 convertible And now A3 convertible Believe it or not, my favorite so far has been the A3. Indeed, there’s something to the power/weight ratio in this car that just works amazingly well. Also, Audi has been refining their gear-shifting modes over the years, and my A3 2018 just gets it perfect.
Thanks man! There are so Mo many videos out there that talk about numbers and engine because that is easy data to get.. personal feel is less exposed and wanted to bring that out!
@@ACCELER8TV I understand that and it's true. Mostly because feel is very different between people, so you are relying on us to have the same feel as you. For the engine, only RS3 and TTRS have it and only a few cars had the I5 model, ever. I think it would add an interesting fact. Glad you responded and i really like your vids. Keep up!
We were returning home from Banff to southern Ontario. The speed limit changed from 110 to 100 km/h as we entered Ontario. So I changed my cruise down to 120 km/h and I came across an OPP car. I was pulled over. The Cop said do you know why I pulled you over which I replied no. He said you're from plate is ajar. I got out to look at the plate and told him some asshole in Banff did it. I didn't remove the plate as I didn't want a fine for that. He finished and said what a nice car you have. I thanked him and carried on my way to southern Ontario. I wish all Cops were that nice.
I know a lot of people who owned the 8V RS3 for a short while then sold it. Some went to get the S3 instead. I believe the main problem is that there's not much power in the low end, making daily driving on the street a real disappointment.
Almost..the RS cars have the R8 detailed Cluster that gives you (eg. Gmeter) that the S cars do not. However the over all appearance is the same! Thanks for watching!
Amazing car . I have it since October 2017 tell now . This car a beast everything awesome the. Sound great attractive car the sedan only .i make now 15000 KM only but I love it . Nice video and enjoy ur RS3
i have an Audi A3 sportback and i love it ! Such a small car with great quality and comfort. I think Audi RS3 is the best compact car ever ! 5 cylinder sounds awesome
I also own this car the 5 cylinder engine is one of the Greatest engines Audi has ever made .. and if you think that is fast stage 1 and 2 is crazy fast.. nice review
How does the driving experience compare in an RS3 to an S5 coupe? In terms of sound, throttle response, and overall driving enjoyment? I am looking to test drive both soon but I would much prefer a coupe over a Saloon, mostly because of looks and weight etc. Although I would prefer an Audi I feel the c43 amg is a better choice overall, but would love to hear peoples thoughts. Thanks
Valid question, i actually sold it to Alex who was looking for an Ara Blue and there wasnt one in the State/Province. So we agreed to a price and i sold it. I am actually on the hunt for an R8/Huracan, so once i find what im looking for ill post it. However in the meantime, i am driving an S5 Sportback! (which i will do a comparison with against the RS3)
