2020 RS3 Interior

The RS3's interior exudes class and elegance, while still maintaining an air of sportiness. Nappa leather and Alcantara are abundant, and the dash features a sleek seven-inch retractable display that disappears behind the air-conditioning vents when you switch the car off. Dual-zone climate control and heated front seats are standard too, along with ambient LED interior lighting. With door-mounted wing mirrors, visibility out the front is excellent, although the quarter panels can be difficult to assess thanks to the rear seat headrests. One letdown in the cabin is the manual seat adjustment, although lumbar support is electrically controlled. The rest of the interior is fitting for a car in this price range, with good ergonomics and excellent build quality.

2020 RS3 Interior Photos

Seating and Interior Space

The RS 3 is a five-seater, but with its compact dimensions, it's better to restrict occupation of the rear seats to two adults. Legroom is sufficient back there, with six-footers only having concerns when a particularly tall individual sits in front of them. Headroom all round is also borderline acceptable, with some finding the windscreen too abruptly finished near the top and others saying that the incremental manual adjustments allow enough depth for a good driving position. The seats are comfortable but, again, can be a little tight if you're squeezing three large adults in the back. The manually-adjustable tilt-and-telescopic steering wheel is good and won't hit your knees when you get in and out. Speaking of which, taller individuals may need to duck slightly on entry and exit, but overall, it's not an awkward experience.

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Interior Colors and Materials

If you don't like black Nappa leather and Alcantara, you may get frustrated as the RS3 doesn't offer much else. The seats are beautifully cross-stitched in a diamond pattern, though, with the quilting done in your choice of either red or Rock Gray thread. However, to qualify for the red stitching, the air vents must be changed from silver to red too, adding $750 to your build cost. On the plus side, the center console's knee pads, the door armrests, the floor mats, and the seatbelts all get red accenting with this selection too, with fixed panels also gaining Alcantara trimming. Spending an extra $600 also buys you carbon fiber dash and door panel inserts, swapping out the milled aluminum that comes standard.

2020 RS3 Trunk and Cargo Space

By comparison, the RS3 is, surprisingly, less practical than its chief rival, the BMW M2 Competition - on paper at least. The RS 3 only has 10 cubic feet of trunk space - enough for a pair of large suitcases and a few sundry items at a squeeze. The M2 Comp, on the other hand, has a 13.8 cubic-foot cargo hold. Fortunately, the RS 3's rear seats do split and fold in a 40/20/40 break, allowing you to load longer items.

In the cabin, the door cards are big enough to hold large water bottles, and there is a nifty section in the center console for your phone. The glovebox isn't particularly large, and neither is the space in the center armrest, but at least both front and rear occupants get a pair of cupholders to share between them.

2020 Audi RS3 Trunk and Cargo Space Photos

2020 Audi RS3 Cargo Dimensions:

2020 RS3 Infotainment and Features

Features

The RS 3 has a number of standard feature specs that make it a great daily driver. Auto LED headlights with high-beam assist and LED taillights with dynamic indicators are included, along with keyless entry and ignition, cruise control, dual-zone climate control, heated power-folding and auto-dimming wing mirrors, and heated windshield washer jets. The front seats are heated too, and a panoramic sunroof is standard as well. A rearview camera along with park sensors at the front and the rear of the car are among the driver aids, as well as secondary collision brake assist. You also get seatbelt pretensioners with Pre Sense, a system that automatically closes the windows and sunroof in the event of an imminent crash being detected. Adaptive magnetic dampers are also standard. Options include adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, and an adaptive sports exhaust.

Infotainment

The standard infotainment system features a seven-inch retractable display with Audi's MMI interface, which is controlled with a rotary knob, or via touch. This can be upgraded when you spec the 12.3-inch LCD digital instrument cluster called Virtual Cockpit, which can then display infotainment and the images of the Google Maps-overlain navigation system that it comes with. This available system can also recognize handwriting inputs and has a Wi-Fi hotspot. The standard system includes Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, SiriusXM satellite radio, HD Radio, Bluetooth and two USB ports. An SD card slot is also standard. Impressively, the factory sound setup is a 14-speaker Bang & Olufsen system, which was previously optional on 2019 models.