Norev 188390 Audi RS 3 review: inspect the green lower bodywork
The Kyalami Green Norev RS 3 offers six opening panels; an exact-product owner reports a small passenger-side sill paint flaw.
At a Glance
Model essentials
- 1:18 Kyalami Green Sportback
- Opening hood, four doors and rear hatch
- Steerable wheels per merchant
- Roof-opening function unverified
Collection highlights
- Positive overall finish feedback
Before you choose
- One reported side-skirt paint blemish
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Six opening panels make Norev’s green RS 3 more accessible than a doors-only hatchback. The useful caution in the available owner feedback is smaller and more specific: inspect the paint along the passenger-side sill, rather than assuming a bright finish is uniformly clean.
A localized blemish, not a verdict on every example
On the exact 188390 manufacturer listing, one owner reports a small paint imperfection on the passenger-side side skirt while praising the rest of the model. Another describes a well-finished miniature. The accounts support checking that area on the offered item; two comments do not establish how often the issue occurs.
- Closed view: inspect the lower green bodywork as well as the more prominent hood and roof.
- Open view: the merchant specifies hood, four doors and rear hatch; Norev lists six openings.
- Moonroof: the merchant names it, but the six-panel count does not establish an opening roof function.
Norev describes carbon-effect elements and the diffuser among the miniature’s visual details. That is manufacturer information. The available owner comments do not independently assess those textures or the operation of every hinge.
For a contrasting Norev ownership decision, the blue 1303 Beetle is deliberately sealed. Brand and nominal scale alone do not establish the same level of access.
Pros & Cons Analysis
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Pros
- Both available comments are favorable about the model overall, including the account that identifies a defect. That supports a qualified assessment of presentation, not a claim that every specimen is flawless.
Cons
- One owner identifies a small imperfection on the passenger-side sill. Obtain a close view of that exposed lower edge; the report does not establish a recurring manufacturing fault.
Keep the six-panel appeal and the finish check separate
188390 suits a collector seeking access to a five-door hatchback’s cabin. Confirm the green sill finish on the actual example, and treat the moonroof as a visual feature unless its operation is separately established. The sparse owner evidence does not support a durability score.
Technical Specifications
| Brand | Norev |
|---|---|
| Product code | 188390 |
| Subject | Audi RS 3 Sportback |
| Edition / version | 2025 Kyalami Green edition |
| Color / livery | Kyalami Green |
| Scale | 1:18 |
| Model type | Model car |
| Materials | Diecast metal with plastic parts |
| Length | 9 in |
| Width | 4 in |
| Height | 3 in |
| Measurement basis | Approximate merchant catalog model dimensions; pose unspecified |
| Opening panels | Hood; four doors; rear hatch |
| Moving parts | Steerable wheels per merchant; roof operation unknown |
| Lighting | Unknown |
| Power source | Unknown |
| Included figures | Unknown |
| Included equipment | Unknown |
| Display base | Unknown |