I was surprised it did so well vs the M340 tbh.. But it should smoke it if you compare C&D times. 117 trap vs 112 for the m340 x drive. However, I’ve never been able to get close to their times in my rs3. I’ve gotten ~114 and I got 110 in this exact m340.
Great story 😆 I have a neighbor that goes though crazy cars like you did so very interesting! Had the same feelings about the rs3 performance when my neighbor bought one of the first ones in Vegas.
We had a 24' RS3 traded into us with 6K miles. I took it for a "test drive", and have to agree with what you say about the gearing, and drive modes. The Sport drive mode felt like it was too much for riding in a parking lot or around town, the engine braking is a bit crazy in my opinion. The gears riding out was another thing I thought was odd, it didn't bang through the gears as I expected it to. I own a 21' Daytona Charger with the 6.4L 392, even when I'm in Street I can get the power I'm looking for, Sport and Track just enhances it and makes the downshifting and engine gearing a little more pronounced. I got out of the RS3 thinking I'd be crazy to get this and trade in the charger. Weird, I know, trust me. Someone preferring a boat to a rocket, but it's true, I enjoy the everyday drive of the charger WAY MORE. A lot of times our only experience with these cars are what we see on UA-cam, where the vehicle is being pushed to it's limits for a sick POV video. Cars need to be multidimensional, and work for all facets of driving, not just hard spirited drives. I will say, hearing you speak on the loss of power when hot is surprising. Great Video my friend! Got a minute or so left so going to finish it!
I understand completely! The trans in your charger is much more smooth and closer ratios. Also, the V8 has so much torque at low rpm it makes daily driving a breeze. Great choice!
@ It is what it is, just my opinion. I'm in no way shape or form saying a Dodge Charger is better then an Audi RS3, but for everyday driving, space, comfort, low-end power, it's hard to beat! I do wish I had AWD, more importantly a Quattro vehicle haha. (edit: I've wanted an RS3 for a looooooong time btw, still do!)
@392Reviews Nothing wrong with what you purchased whatsoever! I wouldn't sell mine, but I get everybody has different priorities and needs out of a car! Your car sounds fantastic btw!!
Nice video giving us the history of your cars. I liked the RS3 but in Oregon they are selling for $15K over MSRP. In fact one dealership was selling one for $35K over sticker. They wanted $100K for a $65K car. I have yet to even drive one but given the choice between RS3 and a new 8.5 Golf R, I’d go with the Golf. I find it amazing on the RS3, that performance depends upon cooler weather. The M2 isn’t affected by heat, probably because the M2 has so many radiators and so open on the front end. It has a radiator for everything, probably including keeping the “blinker fluid” cool…he he. Thanks as usual for realistic and honest material. Most UA-cam videos are about making 800 hp in the M2; slamming the car so low, that the car can’t get over a speed bump; or adding $20K worth of carbon fiber junk all over the car. You are probably just like the 99.99% of us who like cars stock but with a few tasteful mods.
@jimdrivas4949 Only insane Vegas 100 plus heat effects power, especially when he was running the wrong gas in his car, and it was losing nearly 30 horsepower already from that alone!
Ay man love the videos . Get the boost 50 from ingennext. Increased the model 3’s longe range AWD horsepower by 50. Basically the same thing as teslas acceleration boost but with the mod you also get a drift mode. Would be dope to see you do another dragy run after installing it.
Sounds like maybe you needed an M3 Comp X... You would have gotten the S58, a rear biased AWD that you could disable, and 4 doors for your "everything" needs. Then you could have just bought a used Hertz fleet Tesla in the 20s.
@@JVette01Your M2 is cracking! Agree we are all on a budget of some sort. I recently bought the new M3 Comp Touring, but I’ll only keep a few months before it depreciates too much. Whilst I think I could live with it long term, I can’t afford too sadly, can’t just loose thousands of ££££s! I’m glad for videos like yours, I get to remotely enjoy other vehicles from my sofa 😂
I work at one, I know lol. But I put the pressure on myself because I didn’t want it to get a bunch of BS accessories on it if I did decide to buy it. And I didn’t want them washing (scratching) it either
Depends on what your idea of better is. I liked my golf r a lot. However, as a daily, the Tesla is amazing. It’s just a matter of what you prefer. If one car only, definitely golf r
I’ve stopped comparing it to the m2 and started comparing it vs other cars like my Tesla, golf r, Mustang GT, and it’s not as fast as I’d hoped, but it’s not that bad at wot.. just when it’s hot outside. It’s the power delivery when daily driving that drove me crazy
Stage 1 91 was slower but the power band was much better, felt torquey. Stage 1 E85 is almost the same speed, it’s like splitting hairs, but feels much quicker in the golf due to the short gears and torque. Edit: stage 1 e85 would normally be much faster than a stock rs3 but DSG tunes are not available.
@ that’s interesting considering how much more and RS3 is new vs a MK8 R. I think people hate on the MK8 R because it’s new, and they assume that it’s just like the MK7 performance wise, which it is not. Way more potential…I think you proved that in your vlog when you raced a FBO Stage 2 MK7 R in your MK8 R and won. lol.
I think the last few minutes of the video are why. I loved my RS3, didn’t quite see the issues personally you noted, they weren’t an issue for me and I still believe it’s a great all round daily car. The ONLY reasons I sold mine in the UK were, boring interior but liveable, change before it depreciates too much, wanted the new M3 Touring I have now. I would go back to an RS3 though, but it won’t compare to an M3 apart from the great 5 pot sound!
@@speeddemonRS3 why are you so triggered by any negative comment made about the RS3? I get that you own one and want to defend against anyone bashing it, but these are people who have owned one as well and obviously have a different opinion vs your own. I test drove a few RS3's before settling on an RS5 back in 2022, and wasn't all that impressed by the RS3 tbh (not throwing any shade on you or anyone else who owns one, I just thought it was going to be more than what everyone had built it up to be). I'm in an M3 Competition xDrive now, but still don't regret for a second that I didn't buy an RS3 in the first place.
@@chrisburry8147I have a mk8 r now and am looking at rs3, macan gts, or m3 competition x drive as next vehicle options. Thoughts? The markup and hassles dealers put around actually getting an rs3 make it a bit less appealing than the latter 2 options.
@@chrisburry8147That dude always cries whenever someone prefers something over an RS3….he cried to me and said I prob don’t even own one and I had to make a video proving him wrong haha
I’ve had a Tesla model 3 performance for few years now and want to get something els, possibly golf r. Besides the car just being fast af and good audio it’s really just mid.
The older one isn’t nearly as fast as the new one so I understand. I like it as a daily though. Golf r is a good choice, however it will be slower than the Tesla while stock
@ it’s not about the speed. The car is fast enough. The inside creeks and rattles pretty badly. My back seats rattle pretty bad over bumps. They even gave me the new model x as a rental while fixing rattles on mine and even the model x has terrible rattles and that car is much more expensive. My screen randomly doesn’t turn on when I get in and they had to replace the entire screen and it still happens. I have had to drive to Dr appointments to other cities with the screen off which was dangerous. My spoiler has become loose twice and they had to replace it. The car is just not good for the price.
@@JVette01 no man my model 3 only a few years old.its not like 5 plus years old. I’ve also had the newest model 3 while they were fixing my issues and yes at first glance it looks better quality but I wouldn’t trust it at this point. I’ve had many rentals from them while fixing all my issues and all of them rattle and creek pretty bad. I have taken my car into service like 6 times at this point. It’s pretty telling of how the cars hold up.
ill never understand people complaining about how DSG cars are shit in auto mode. am i the only one out there who just drives in manual 90% of the time? like you have a dsg and probably complain that manual transmissions dont exist any more but then choose to drive in auto. CRAZY. bruh just click the buttons, problem solved lol. by FAR the worst thing about the new dsg cars is the inability to shift from the gear lever. it gives you way more of a feeling of driving stick. Jvette dont ever get a porshe you'll hate them lol
This is true, in manual mode I can shift I when I want.. however, with how long the gears are, you can still feel it getting in and out of the powerband. Also, if I have an auto, sometimes I want it to shift itself lol
@@JVette01 how long are the gears compared to your golf R? i have a 2017 golf r with 6spd dsg. im assuming mine are longer gears than the 7 speed dsg R. i have rs3 allocation hoping the gearing isnt too crazy. i dont want the porshe gts 4.0 because of the long gears and not using anything outside of 2nd gear.
The gears are pretty long. The golf r would fire off the gears they were nice and short. This car, 4th takes you all the way to like 135 whereas my golf r would be nice like 5th or 6th at that point. It’s good for high hp builds but stock is kinda long for the rs3.
What? Shifting an auto with the gear selector when the car has paddles is weird dude. Especially in the RS3 where the shift direction is the wrong way on the selector!
@@RedlineMaximaSE You drive a Maxima with a cvt that's a pitiful car, so get a better job and stop acting like you have an RS3 on UA-cam like some big shot keyboard warrior!!😂🤣
@@speeddemonRS3I had 00 Maxima 20 years ago idiot lmao and I already made a video proving you wrong with the RS3 in my garage you’re free to go watch it again it’s on my page lmao….what a complete loser you are
@ yea was tough watching you sell it, I would have an R if they weren’t so insanely hard to find when I bought my gti. But still happy with it for now(tunes helped a ton). Eventually gonna get a 2nd car, debating rs3 or breaking the bank for m3. We’ll see…
If it’s a 2nd car and you’re keeping your GTI, I’d suggest M2. However, if AWD is a must, m3 all the way unless it’s out of budget. RS3 is still good for a lot of people.
@ yea it’d be a 2nd car. I love my golf for practicality and its performance with the tune is good enough for daily for me. Ok I was thinking m3 too just didn’t know if it’d be worth the money. I want AWD for sure.
Lol, bro didn't know how to drive his RS3, lmao. If you drive it in RS Individual mode, all of the power delivery issues he mentions are irrelevant. Stop spreading misinformation bro and learn how to drive the car!
@JVette01 dedicated platforms such as Miata, BRZ, C8, Lotus Emira, ect. All your vehicles are just hopped up basic everyday drivers. Nothing wrong with that but all pretty much drive the same
Good points....I can't say I regret buying a 2023 RS3, the 2025 M2 is just better in literally every respect with possible exception of inclement weather
@fzr1000981 It has Quattro as well in case you forgot and it gets more than 120 miles on a tank of gas! 13.7 tank on the M2 means you're living at the gas station literally!!😆
Wish the Golf R would have stayed on the channel 😌Tuned R/GTI DSG’s are so practical and properly quick and plenty fun with the paddles!
@rjbaldwin_ It's 10x better than his Tesla lol
My head hurts after all those musical cars.
Well nothings changing anytime soon with my current lineup unless I add something like a cheap manual fun car.
Im a VW guy and I loved your RS3 bro. I enjoyed when you spanked that M340 in a drag/roll. Put him in his place.
I was surprised it did so well vs the M340 tbh.. But it should smoke it if you compare C&D times. 117 trap vs 112 for the m340 x drive. However, I’ve never been able to get close to their times in my rs3. I’ve gotten ~114 and I got 110 in this exact m340.
Great story 😆 I have a neighbor that goes though crazy cars like you did so very interesting!
Had the same feelings about the rs3 performance when my neighbor bought one of the first ones in Vegas.
We had a 24' RS3 traded into us with 6K miles. I took it for a "test drive", and have to agree with what you say about the gearing, and drive modes. The Sport drive mode felt like it was too much for riding in a parking lot or around town, the engine braking is a bit crazy in my opinion. The gears riding out was another thing I thought was odd, it didn't bang through the gears as I expected it to.
I own a 21' Daytona Charger with the 6.4L 392, even when I'm in Street I can get the power I'm looking for, Sport and Track just enhances it and makes the downshifting and engine gearing a little more pronounced. I got out of the RS3 thinking I'd be crazy to get this and trade in the charger.
Weird, I know, trust me. Someone preferring a boat to a rocket, but it's true, I enjoy the everyday drive of the charger WAY MORE. A lot of times our only experience with these cars are what we see on UA-cam, where the vehicle is being pushed to it's limits for a sick POV video.
Cars need to be multidimensional, and work for all facets of driving, not just hard spirited drives. I will say, hearing you speak on the loss of power when hot is surprising. Great Video my friend! Got a minute or so left so going to finish it!
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I understand completely! The trans in your charger is much more smooth and closer ratios. Also, the V8 has so much torque at low rpm it makes daily driving a breeze. Great choice!
@ It is what it is, just my opinion. I'm in no way shape or form saying a Dodge Charger is better then an Audi RS3, but for everyday driving, space, comfort, low-end power, it's hard to beat! I do wish I had AWD, more importantly a Quattro vehicle haha. (edit: I've wanted an RS3 for a looooooong time btw, still do!)
@392Reviews Nothing wrong with what you purchased whatsoever! I wouldn't sell mine, but I get everybody has different priorities and needs out of a car! Your car sounds fantastic btw!!
@ Thanks my friend! I know that 5cyl is hitting also!
should of maid the stretch to a Tesla performance
Maybe, but it’s so much more expensive. LR AWD is such a good bargain, especially now.
Nice video giving us the history of your cars. I liked the RS3 but in Oregon they are selling for $15K over MSRP. In fact one dealership was selling one for $35K over sticker. They wanted $100K for a $65K car. I have yet to even drive one but given the choice between RS3 and a new 8.5 Golf R, I’d go with the Golf. I find it amazing on the RS3, that performance depends upon cooler weather. The M2 isn’t affected by heat, probably because the M2 has so many radiators and so open on the front end. It has a radiator for everything, probably including keeping the “blinker fluid” cool…he he.
Thanks as usual for realistic and honest material. Most UA-cam videos are about making 800 hp in the M2; slamming the car so low, that the car can’t get over a speed bump; or adding $20K worth of carbon fiber junk all over the car. You are probably just like the 99.99% of us who like cars stock but with a few tasteful mods.
@jimdrivas4949 I can't believe that's still happening with the economy! Happy to say I paid MSRP for mine and refused to pay a penny over! 😀
@jimdrivas4949 Only insane Vegas 100 plus heat effects power, especially when he was running the wrong gas in his car, and it was losing nearly 30 horsepower already from that alone!
Ay man love the videos . Get the boost 50 from ingennext. Increased the model 3’s longe range AWD horsepower by 50. Basically the same thing as teslas acceleration boost but with the mod you also get a drift mode. Would be dope to see you do another dragy run after installing it.
Sounds like maybe you needed an M3 Comp X... You would have gotten the S58, a rear biased AWD that you could disable, and 4 doors for your "everything" needs.
Then you could have just bought a used Hertz fleet Tesla in the 20s.
The m3 is more than I want to spend. I like having 2 cars and the m2 is perfect as a secondary car. I wouldn’t want to daily a 100k car
@@JVette01Your M2 is cracking! Agree we are all on a budget of some sort. I recently bought the new M3 Comp Touring, but I’ll only keep a few months before it depreciates too much. Whilst I think I could live with it long term, I can’t afford too sadly, can’t just loose thousands of ££££s! I’m glad for videos like yours, I get to remotely enjoy other vehicles from my sofa 😂
Dealerships pressuring people boy i tell you lol
I work at one, I know lol. But I put the pressure on myself because I didn’t want it to get a bunch of BS accessories on it if I did decide to buy it. And I didn’t want them washing (scratching) it either
So Golf R or Tesla which is the better car?
Depends on what your idea of better is. I liked my golf r a lot. However, as a daily, the Tesla is amazing. It’s just a matter of what you prefer. If one car only, definitely golf r
RS3 look amazing but that stock power is underwhelming when you have a M2
Wouldn't say underwhelming, it's just that the rs3 performance seems to be really affected in heat.
People just don't understand the conditions had a huge factor and the RS3 is a rocket for sure!! Lol
I’ve stopped comparing it to the m2 and started comparing it vs other cars like my Tesla, golf r, Mustang GT, and it’s not as fast as I’d hoped, but it’s not that bad at wot.. just when it’s hot outside. It’s the power delivery when daily driving that drove me crazy
@@speeddemonRS3haha
@@speeddemonRS3Excuses as always
Sounds like your MK8 R ruined the RS3 for you! 😉
Sounds crazy af to me 😂
It’s true tho. Golf R did everything I wanted and was more spacious inside. Save yourself roughly 20k too.
@ would you say your stage 1 MK8 R was faster or slower than the stock RS3?
Stage 1 91 was slower but the power band was much better, felt torquey. Stage 1 E85 is almost the same speed, it’s like splitting hairs, but feels much quicker in the golf due to the short gears and torque.
Edit: stage 1 e85 would normally be much faster than a stock rs3 but DSG tunes are not available.
@ that’s interesting considering how much more and RS3 is new vs a MK8 R. I think people hate on the MK8 R because it’s new, and they assume that it’s just like the MK7 performance wise, which it is not. Way more potential…I think you proved that in your vlog when you raced a FBO Stage 2 MK7 R in your MK8 R and won. lol.
In the process of watching it 🗣️
Would you have gotten the m3 or m4 if it was the same price as the m2
If I could get m3 x drive, yes, but I love the m2. The main thing I like about the 3/4 is the nicer leather, 360 cam, and AWD
I think the last few minutes of the video are why. I loved my RS3, didn’t quite see the issues personally you noted, they weren’t an issue for me and I still believe it’s a great all round daily car. The ONLY reasons I sold mine in the UK were, boring interior but liveable, change before it depreciates too much, wanted the new M3 Touring I have now. I would go back to an RS3 though, but it won’t compare to an M3 apart from the great 5 pot sound!
The space issues were mainly a me thing, but everything else is because of the characteristics of the car.
@@speeddemonRS3 why are you so triggered by any negative comment made about the RS3? I get that you own one and want to defend against anyone bashing it, but these are people who have owned one as well and obviously have a different opinion vs your own. I test drove a few RS3's before settling on an RS5 back in 2022, and wasn't all that impressed by the RS3 tbh (not throwing any shade on you or anyone else who owns one, I just thought it was going to be more than what everyone had built it up to be). I'm in an M3 Competition xDrive now, but still don't regret for a second that I didn't buy an RS3 in the first place.
@@chrisburry8147I have a mk8 r now and am looking at rs3, macan gts, or m3 competition x drive as next vehicle options. Thoughts? The markup and hassles dealers put around actually getting an rs3 make it a bit less appealing than the latter 2 options.
@ 100% the M3 Competition! It's beyond next level compared to either the RS3 or Macan!
@@chrisburry8147That dude always cries whenever someone prefers something over an RS3….he cried to me and said I prob don’t even own one and I had to make a video proving him wrong haha
Were you on 93 when you raced the gt?
No, only 91 available here in this part of Mexico.
I’ve had a Tesla model 3 performance for few years now and want to get something els, possibly golf r. Besides the car just being fast af and good audio it’s really just mid.
The older one isn’t nearly as fast as the new one so I understand. I like it as a daily though. Golf r is a good choice, however it will be slower than the Tesla while stock
@ it’s not about the speed. The car is fast enough. The inside creeks and rattles pretty badly. My back seats rattle pretty bad over bumps. They even gave me the new model x as a rental while fixing rattles on mine and even the model x has terrible rattles and that car is much more expensive. My screen randomly doesn’t turn on when I get in and they had to replace the entire screen and it still happens. I have had to drive to Dr appointments to other cities with the screen off which was dangerous. My spoiler has become loose twice and they had to replace it. The car is just not good for the price.
when you bought was probably when they were expensive. The newer model 3s improved a lot and they’re extremely affordable
@@JVette01 no man my model 3 only a few years old.its not like 5 plus years old. I’ve also had the newest model 3 while they were fixing my issues and yes at first glance it looks better quality but I wouldn’t trust it at this point. I’ve had many rentals from them while fixing all my issues and all of them rattle and creek pretty bad. I have taken my car into service like 6 times at this point. It’s pretty telling of how the cars hold up.
Mines on a 2 year lease so I won’t have it that long anyway
ill never understand people complaining about how DSG cars are shit in auto mode. am i the only one out there who just drives in manual 90% of the time? like you have a dsg and probably complain that manual transmissions dont exist any more but then choose to drive in auto. CRAZY. bruh just click the buttons, problem solved lol. by FAR the worst thing about the new dsg cars is the inability to shift from the gear lever. it gives you way more of a feeling of driving stick. Jvette dont ever get a porshe you'll hate them lol
This is true, in manual mode I can shift I when I want.. however, with how long the gears are, you can still feel it getting in and out of the powerband. Also, if I have an auto, sometimes I want it to shift itself lol
@@JVette01 how long are the gears compared to your golf R? i have a 2017 golf r with 6spd dsg. im assuming mine are longer gears than the 7 speed dsg R. i have rs3 allocation hoping the gearing isnt too crazy. i dont want the porshe gts 4.0 because of the long gears and not using anything outside of 2nd gear.
The gears are pretty long. The golf r would fire off the gears they were nice and short. This car, 4th takes you all the way to like 135 whereas my golf r would be nice like 5th or 6th at that point. It’s good for high hp builds but stock is kinda long for the rs3.
What? Shifting an auto with the gear selector when the car has paddles is weird dude. Especially in the RS3 where the shift direction is the wrong way on the selector!
Shame u cant get a i30n over in the states
Rs3 is faster than the rs5 isn’t it? And ttrs faster than rs3
Yeah the rs3 and the rs5 are similar. I could see it going either way
RS3 bores me hence why I’m going back to the M2. I tried convincing my wife to take the RS3 but she doesn’t want it lmao
@RedlineMaximaSE Sure you did Maxima broke boy! You never owned an RS3, you pitiful liar 🤣
@RedlineMaximaSE You don't own shit dude lmfao!!
@RedlineMaximaSE Get a better job bum and you could possibly actually really own an RS3 and not a junk box cvt maxima! 🤡
@@RedlineMaximaSE You drive a Maxima with a cvt that's a pitiful car, so get a better job and stop acting like you have an RS3 on UA-cam like some big shot keyboard warrior!!😂🤣
@@speeddemonRS3I had 00 Maxima 20 years ago idiot lmao and I already made a video proving you wrong with the RS3 in my garage you’re free to go watch it again it’s on my page lmao….what a complete loser you are
Just wish you sold it to me lol, that or the R 😅
I should still have the R 🤣 but yeah it’s 5 months too late now haha
@ yea was tough watching you sell it, I would have an R if they weren’t so insanely hard to find when I bought my gti. But still happy with it for now(tunes helped a ton). Eventually gonna get a 2nd car, debating rs3 or breaking the bank for m3. We’ll see…
If it’s a 2nd car and you’re keeping your GTI, I’d suggest M2. However, if AWD is a must, m3 all the way unless it’s out of budget. RS3 is still good for a lot of people.
@ yea it’d be a 2nd car. I love my golf for practicality and its performance with the tune is good enough for daily for me. Ok I was thinking m3 too just didn’t know if it’d be worth the money. I want AWD for sure.
M3 is worth the money, but it’s a massive jump. Test drive both and see if the rs3 will suffice.
Lol, bro didn't know how to drive his RS3, lmao. If you drive it in RS Individual mode, all of the power delivery issues he mentions are irrelevant. Stop spreading misinformation bro and learn how to drive the car!
Boring story!
I’d love to hear your exciting RS3 story!
@@kennethmcdonald9970 you're boring
No but you must regret the Golf R ;).
I do 😭 but I might’ve never experienced my Tesla if I kept it and I actually really like the Tesla as a daily
@@JVette01 Understand have a Ev Cupra as a daily ;). But Hard to beat a Ev as a daily.. But my Golf mk85R is Amazing :)
Congrats!
All these vehicles are soulless. Just hopped up normy vehicles need dedicated platforms or its all the same
You have no clue at all, but keep imagining you do! Lmfao
Not sure what you mean
@JVette01 dedicated platforms such as Miata, BRZ, C8, Lotus Emira, ect. All your vehicles are just hopped up basic everyday drivers. Nothing wrong with that but all pretty much drive the same
@speeddemonRS3 Sorry your RS3 is nothing special lol
@BitcoinTo150K Broke envious kids!! 🤣
Good points....I can't say I regret buying a 2023 RS3, the 2025 M2 is just better in literally every respect with possible exception of inclement weather
They’re 2 different experiences but often compared because the price point. But yes, for me, the M2 is the clear choice.
@JVette01 M2 is a great choice for sure, but depending on needs, the RS3 is a better fit since it can do more things!😄
That is true. That’s why I initially thought it would be the perfect one car solution.. And it is for some people!
@@speeddemonRS3 it's has 4 doors if you mean do more things but not exactly a family car
@fzr1000981 It has Quattro as well in case you forgot and it gets more than 120 miles on a tank of gas! 13.7 tank on the M2 means you're living at the gas station literally!!😆