I noticed the clip had 2 Michelle Myrink appearances: Revenge of the Nerds and Real Genius.

That's "pour" not "poor"—unless you're going for looking ignorant in that paragraph.

They're complaining about the active TPMS because they have to buy new sensors whenever they get new wheels or the sensors go bad or whatever. The passive TPMS just works so most with it don't have anything to complain about. Audi (and I believe, VW) switched from active TPMS to passive TPMS—they must know…

There are 2 flavors of TPMS—the "active" version uses pressure sensors mounted on the wheel which sends the tire pressure to a receiver for monitoring. The "passive" version is implemented in the ABS system. It "learns" the relative rotational speed of each wheel at various speeds. If a tire loses pressure its…

I would guess it's a tire deflating.

The steering wheel airbag is still intact—that looks like the results of frantic pawing at the top of the door.

It should be interesting to see how a control-less car (and its passengers) react to unforeseen circumstances—such as a sinkhole in the road, flooding, or temporary detours. I hope the "Stop" button is responsive. They'll also need a way to maneuver it for parking, driveways, garages, etc.

So are the senators going to force Oklahoma (Choctaw, "red people") to change its name?

Probably not. It's a concept model built to impress the tuning crowd. IIRC Audi has announced that the next RS3 will be powered by a beefed-up 2.0T engine not the 2.5.

The VW GTI W12 concept that was on Top Gear a few years ago had non-functional climate control and radio. What's a few blank buttons on a concept model going to matter anyway?

It's a concept car built to impress the tuner community ("look at what the A3 can be"). Like the VW GTI W12 that they built a few years ago (was on Top Gear) this car is probably not a candidate for actual production.

One of the more popular Audi A3 mods is to replace the U.S. tail lights (red only) with their European counterparts (amber turn signals).

The ROW doesn't have U.S. emissions regulations that require urea treament of the exhaust. The tank size keeps a quattro drivetrain from fitting in the chassis.

The chassis isn't big enough to fit in the quattro drivetrain, its dual gas tanks, and the Adblue urea tank (for exhaust conditioning).

I make crème fraiche by mixing sour cream (1 cup) with a quart of heavy cream. Let it sit out for 8-12 hours then refrigerate.

The way I learned is to put the plunger into the bowl at the opening then push it down gently. At that point, pull up on the plunger so as to suck the obstruction back into the bowl where it can be dealt with—usually once the obstruction is back in the bowl the toilet will successfully dispose of it with a normal…

The editors of the Audi-oriented web site fourtitude.com have stated that according to their intelligence the U.S. may indeed see the RS Q3 for sale on this side of the Atlantic.

The boys on Top Gear pronounce "Hyundai" as a 3-syllable word: "Hy un dai"—just as it's spelled.

Do you actually have an electric hydraulic pump or is there an electric motor geared onto the steering rack? VAG's electric steering is the latter—with an additional gear on the rack connected to the steering wheel. It's "electrically-assisted" steering.

Since the last incarnation of the RS3 was produced with S-tronic only I think you won't be seeing a manual in an RS3 in anyone's country anytime in the future. The percentage of manual-equipped Audis has been < 5% of sales for the last decade and it's falling.