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Car Review
Audi RS3 review
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Interior
What is it like on the inside?
No real surprises here – the RS3 has a very nice interior, although UK-spec cars do lack a touch of extra pizzazz that would really make it feel special. All models get the 12.3-inch Audi virtual cockpit up front with various new screens and readouts, everything from torque split to a g-meter and lap timer. You’ll instantly want to change from the new ‘RS runway’ dial option though, it just comes off like it’s trying too hard to do something different.
Does it feel special?
All cars get a Nappa leather arrangement, with standard RS front seats, although you can have the eco-friendly Dinamica microfibre/pleather as a no-cost option. It all creates a suitable atmosphere that lifts the inside of the car over the humdrum everyday A3, although whoever thought that body colour inserts on the air vents in the cabin looked premium needs to have a good talk with themselves. It cheapens the entire thing.
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It’s roomy and comfortable for front seat passengers, slightly less so in the rear, but nothing too extreme. Pretty much what you would expect from this class of car, and it’s all put together very nicely – as it should be.
Is it still practical though?
The addition of the torque splitter on the rear axle means that the bootspace has shrunk by 50 litres compared with the older generation of the Sportback (although the saloon version is up by seven litres). Generally though it’s an easy car to get comfortable in, and therefore do all the usual stuff. That central infotainment screen is a 10.1-inch unit and connects to Apple CarPlay/Android Auto as you’d expect. You get a full bank of real climate control buttons too. Result.
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