Awesome review! You are still the best! Do you have line of sight on the release date for the new generation Q5?

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“New socks” is always the wrong answer

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They aren’t even cupholders in the current 8Y, just holes. The cost cutting is insane, maybe they can stop using thr cheap VW carpets also

As a currebt a3 8v 2013 owner, I can say that the new a1, a3, q3 suck. Inside quality and design I mean.

my thoughts exactly

The problem is not that they cannot do it. They don’t have this free configuration of the signature yet because of the regulations

We will!

Good luck with getting it in May. I ordered my S3 in November due in late February. I asked there the f was my car and there is no date of delivery provided. What a joke of a company. How can you not have any rough date whatsoever :D

@@morepower1989 Yeah I'm not holding my breath! Heard some real horror stories about delivery times, although my company's fleet manager says they are coming through a lot faster now

@@ApurtureSciWhen I ordered my Edition 1 back in June 2021 I was told October 2021. It arrived March 2022

@@morepower1989 so what happens if you ordered for MY24 and the productions stops for 2024?? does your order autuomatically bump into MY25 facelifted model?

You obviously don't own one, as I have a new RS3 and the interior already has rattles and some of the materials used are mega cheap. Also software glitches and Audi still hasn't given us a fix.

@@miguelmelchior986 Nope, not even close. The new 8Y build quality is horrible compared to the previous generaton of a 8V, sorry but that's just true. Super loud on the higher speeds too.

@@miguelmelchior986 No worries, I'm satisfied with my C43 AMG. Test drove the RS3, not even comparable.

@@deshapedttv1033 To be fair, the C43 AMG is in the same class as the S5, and that one has a far more luxurious interior than the A3.

@@gclip9883 The price was the same though.

They are in the current model, but the quality of the interiors is terrible compared to the previous model.

It could be better basically thats true@@jonnyfhicks1

Agree!!

I wonder if the rings are only mounted on the plastic grill, and just lay over the body... so it gets dirty under the rings easily? Or if they have glued that top part on hte body.. very wierd anyway, should have done like the TT instead if they really needed to move them.

ugly design. looks like a very unpopular mustache

if they really needed to move the ring, they should have put them like on the latest TT, not halfway up, cause that feels like someone moved something by mistake in the cad, before saving and sending to the manufactoring.

Needed upgrade? I can't see a single change from the previous model. Maybe you are still in the 2019? 🤔

@@ziobriscolatm Look harder, there are changes. I have a 2023 RS3 and the interior has rattles and there's some really cheap plastics, the face lift I see has some if those parts changed, also Sonus sound system, not B&O. The latter is really poor in my car and Sonus, even worse, cost cutting... All Audi models below A4 are getting more like Fords than Audis.

I only see a new shifting lever (I don't like it that much) and the fabric insert on the dash (orrible) so no more LED running from left to right? I did a screenshot of the interior and compared it with my A3. Same lines, same buttons, same seats, same displays... Same doors. The Audio system is less premium on paper, but you never know if the badge really reflects the quality. It can be just marketing

Yep, mostly window dressing. B&O system in my 2023 RS3 is crap, so now they go even lower with Sonus. It's all about reducing manufacturing cost and then they'll up the price for us.

Ich denke es sieht billig aus.

no. they only control the virtual cockpit.

Thanks 🙏 no i think this is decided

cheers m8 !

No chance in 40 degrees sunlight 12 oclock noon in Oma

Me too but I think it's over. Too polluting?

same yes

Later in the year, I wouldn't get too excited, changes will be very minor and based on what we see here, I think I'll be keeping my 2023 RS3 a bit longer.

3 months ago i was going to order the RS3 but the dealer told me to wait for the restyling thats why i am looking forward to seeing what it will looks like and i hope they will add at least some good new features@@mauricetoussaint7283

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