The new Audi RS3 Sedan is an absolute animal and thanks to German interior master Neidfaktor, has been turned into something that will be high on our Santa's Christmas wish list. When it comes to interiors, Audi is one of the leaders in the premium car segment, but that doesn’t mean things can’t be improved, as evidenced by this RS3. Neidfaktor has installed a new Alcantara-clad dashboard that incorporates bright red stitching and accents, including on the air vents. Further custom touches include new black leather, Alcantara, and red stitching on the steering wheel, relatively small changes that have a big impact on the interior and make the performance sedan all the more luxurious. Audi unveiled the RS3 Sedan in September last year. In the U.S., the car is powered by a 2.5-liter TFSI five-cylinder engine delivering 394 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque, resulting in a 0-100 km/h sprint of just 3.9 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h.
I am a late come as they have this since 2013. Something new for me. MQB platform is interesting ! The apertures are provided for on all the cars. The open port net on the external air intake vent is subjective. Dirt and grim plus insects would get through the gaps. Fitted an external filter housing with a built in pollen filter to prevent this from happening. The carbon impregnated filter would reduce the smell coming into the car. The filter would also be the first line of defense against all foreign particles. Adding to the work, I replaced the old carbon impregnated filter with the latest Volkswagen anti-allergies carbon filter. This part have only been recently introduced. Cost slight more than the normal carbon filter. Now, the air smell so much fresher and cleaner with the new set up. Well worth the money spent to make the occupants healthier and alert !
9. 29 July 2016 : LED Tail Lights from Golf R ; Smoke Tint ! Cannot resist the call of the R and had the ends replaced with the smoke tinted R lights. Looks superb with them and coded them to light up all 4 lights together ( inside and outside ) instead of outside only. The smoke tint looks really matching on the Night Blue Metallic colour. Replaced the rather dull incandescent H11 bulb on the Golf 7 fog lights ! These bulbs have special LEDs from Phillips. The light intensity is 4000 illuminance. Did not consider the HID ( High Intensity Discharge ) bulbs as they are rather glaring as previously experienced. I was concerned that these LED bulbs would be the same but was surprised that the way the bulbs are mounted to reflect properly onto the road rather then all over the place. As such the bulbs are not glaring at all ! After install, I actually have the fogs working as cornering lights.
Never show the fog working as cornering lights as the original incandescent bulbs shown poorly on the road. Now, the LED literally brightens up the right and left corners during turns. The original DRL on the headlights is a mismatch to the White fog lights currently. Next upgrade would resolve this issue. The Fog lights appear blue on the picture but is actually white to our eyes ! With only the fog lights switched on, the entire front floor area is literally flooded with white light ! The corners are so clear now ! The beam of the fog light are flat and down without adjustment. I never like the original shifter from VW since the Golf 6. The joystick design is just not there. The E35 golf ball design was nice on the Golf 6 GTI but it stopped there. Comparing the original imitation leather and plastic feel shifter, the RS shifter is really NICE !
