This is Tech in the Car and this is the FIRST 2022 Audi RS3 in the UK! this is a white launch edition
Sportback! now this car is really interesting because there's only 96 launch editions in the UK.
You can see this massive front grille which is all black glossy black and in the middle there
there is a space where there would be a 360 camera but because this does not have a 360 camera it's
got a plate covering it which is very interesting and you can see at the bottom there you have the
radar cruise control as well this launch edition has a wealth of features so we've got the driver
assistance pack which you'll see when we get in the car it's got a round steering wheel
we've got the adaptive suspension we dry select and we've got the comfort and sound
pack which includes the reversing camera and the vanguard sound system we've got a glass panoramic
sunroof a heads up display we've got electric front seats foam box light we also have the sports
exhaust red brake calipers and a gloss black finish to various interior and exterior parts
and then we've got top speed increased to 174 miles an hour so these are the led lights so we've
got full led lights here these are not the matrix led lights these are the standard led lights
so they still look really good but they don't have the RS3 displayed in the bottom
section when you start the car up as we move to the side these are the matte black wheels
these alloy wheels are 19 inches and they're on Pirelli PZERO tires in the uk
and we've got the red brake discs which look really really good obviously the great discs
are cross drilled as well the wheels look really great i love these aloe wheels i think they're a
huge improvement on the previous generation aloe wheels and of course if you get one of the other
models like the raw spring that has a graphic design on it so this car has got quite a high
ride height and that's because it's still on the delivery blocks before they remove them
you can see we got the side vent here where it reduces the air which comes out of the front wheel
arch and releases it so there's less pressure down there and so it has better performance
as we come along here we've got the black sills at the bottom here which add a sporty look to it
as we move to the back here you can see it's got a reversing camera
you can see the gloss black design around the bottom of the bumper and then we've
got the sports exhaust with the black glossy diffuser now let's have a closer look at the
exhaust so you can see a sports exhaust has a perforated design on the inside
and then we've got two exhaust pipes going to it exhaust is not attached to the exhaust pipe so the
surround is not attached this is different to the previous generation where it was all in one piece
so as we look back here we can see this launch edition also has silver logos for Audi and RS
on certain models that would be blacked out like the vor spring we've got a little spoiler on the
back there with the gloss black surrounds and as we look over the top you can just about see the
panoramic sunroof so look how wide these rear arches are they are really really wide and they
accentuate the car and actually it's really hard to tell even on video how wide they are but they
they have this really dynamic look which is very very interesting when you look at the car and
you can kind of see the v-shaped lines where the wheel arches both the front and the back so wider
go into the body which is very very interesting to look at and very cool and then of course at the
front here back to the front we've of course got the Quattro inspired space underneath the front
bonnet and the front bonnet is very domed it's got the two lines coming down the middle which looks
very aggressive as well so from the front here you can actually see how wide the wheel arches are
and also how far the front side vents stick out as well so this is a really aggressive
looking car you can see these side lines again let's get inside now and have a look
inside the castle this is the carbon design to the interior we've got our infotainment display
and of course we've got our virtual carpet in the middle there and then we've got all the buttons
at the side here for the lighting which you would expect to find and this has got the round steering
wheel because this is a driver assistance loaded Audi car so we've also got these metal aluminium
paddles which look very good and feel good as well to use and the steering wheel says RS at the
bottom so i know there's been a lot of contention about the round steering wheel um unfortunately
it's round if you have the assistance features in the middle here we've got these sort of foldable
cup holders which you can push up like that to make a space which is a very interesting design
same as the current Audi A3 models and then we've got the same little gear stick liver now this is
interesting this is the foam box light so we've got a key wireless charging and we've got two usb
type-c connectors there now this is not available on any other model of the uk trim it's just not
included including the vorsprung so i think there are issues with the components for that
part and it's only on the launch edition cards which is a bit of disappointment if you want to
have wireless charging because this card does have Android Auto wireless and Apple CarPlay wireless
as long as you have the wireless thing to charge it then that obviously helps a lot otherwise you
have to plug it in or your phone will run out this car also has a panoramic glass sunroof above here
so you can see it looks exactly like the previous generation sunroof there's no changes there to it
and up here we have the emergency call button and the sunroof control so that's as you would expect
to the back here there's quite a lot of space in the back it's just like a normal A3 these seats
are really nicely designed they look very good and that's the Audi sport logo and that is the
light which projects onto the ground which says RS which looks very cool as well so i like that
a lot and you close it and you can just see there now in the middle here we have our entertainment
system so because this car is a model which is still in transport mode ie has just come
being delivered it's not fully functional so i can't show you everything this is the rear
light design so it's got a cool rear lights on it does a darts as well we turn on and up
and then we've got a powered tailgate in the launch edition here which you can press a button
to open and there is a lot of space back here just as you would expect because this is part of the e3
series and of course power tailgate so i can press the button and it will close
quite happily without any issue whatsoever so nice to see your power tailgate there
let's have a look at the virtual cockpit so this car like i said has not been removed out
of its delivery mode so there are lots of error messages which won't happen so when you press the
RS button you get this special RS runway design in the middle which shows your revs going up
you press the u button and it will change it back there you go g meter and talk
and power on the side like i said ignore the error messages that's because it's not being
taken out of delivery mode yet that won't happen on the real car when it is fully
working and of course they can turn this mode off and everything will be working as well
so i can't show you the essential infotainment system because it is not out of transport mode
but um you can see this here as we scroll through the various options on the main virtual cockpit
now this is the other design that you get this is the other RS mode which you get on the other
RS cars in the Audi range which has got the rev counter and it's kind of an upside down l shape
so that is a standard feature of lots of RS models and just looking in the middle here again you can
see the design of the dashboard you can see this is how much tracer is in the glove compartment
and behind again how much space there is at the back of the car this is a walk around in
a dealership this is not a review but i thought it'd be good to see so these are the options on
the side of the infotainment system when you look at it on the virtual cockpit which lets
you scroll through the sport display the onboard computer lap-time statistics acceleration measure
and your reduced display and you access that by pressing the button on the steering wheel
so it's very very easy to use and it makes a lot of sense and if you're familiar with
the Audi virtual cockpit this is something which you're used to and it's really easy to understand
now this is interesting this is the key for the RS3 and you can see it's a new design key and
it's got an Audi connect fob with the vehicle identification number in the middle there but
underneath that this is a big change this is what allows you to activate the car if your key is not
operating and you tap this card on the door and it opens a door and then you put it in the middle
console and it will start the cast that's the same kind of functionality as using your phone
to open the doors and i'm not clear if that would be coming to the UK yet now look at these lines
behind the wheel arches you can quite clearly see there's a really interesting bit of body work
design going on there which again is accentuating the wideness of the front wheel arches with that
vent behind them and coming through to the front it's just a really really dynamic looking car
in person i'm not the biggest fan of the white colour and i'm not a biggest fan of the Sportback
i have ordered a saloon that's what i want but you can still appreciate that it's a fantastic looking
car and of course when the transport blocks which are keeping the suspension higher out it
will look even better here we go here's some more close-ups of the bodywork on the side here again
very very interesting to see that vent and to see how the bodywork moves away from the front of it
so i hope you enjoyed this look at the new 2022 Audi RS3 the Sportback i have a ton of videos
already on my channel about the new RS3 or the different models and the trims talking about all
the features it has including drift mode so please check that out the 400 horsepower 500
newton meters of torque 401 horsepower in the us all that stuff is covered and the pricing as well
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