22 February 2010 - 17:00
Revealed: Audi RS5
We weren't supposed to find out about this until next week, but call it an early GenevaPresent. Ready? OK.
Audi has revealed the RS5 - a 331kW rival for the BMW M3 Coupe - ahead of its Geneva debut after brochure details were leaked onto the internet by some naughty rapscallions of loose morals.
But to heck with the back-story. Let's kick off with the Big Numbers: the four-wheel-drive RS5 will crack 100km/h in 4.6 seconds and run to 250km/h - unless you ask Audi very nicely to remove the limiter, in which case it'll hit 280km/h. Yes, it's faster - and more powerful - than the M3 Coupe.
That 331kW comes courtesy of a reworked version of the R8's 4.2-litre V8, making a full 22kW more and driving all four wheels through a seven-speed DSG gearbox. A new centre diff feeds 60 per cent of the torque to the rear wheels in normal driving, but can send up to 85 per cent to the rear - or 70 per cent to the front - in extreme conditions. Oh, and you can turn the ESP off. Like, properly off. Good.
Visual differences from the S5 could best be described as ‘subtle': there's a new front splitter and bigger air intakes, with a retractable spoiler round the back that raises at 90km/h, a feature officially known as the ‘Ooh, look at me, officer!' wing.
We're expecting the RS5 to cost more than the M3 Coupe when it goes on sale later this year. We'll bring you more details from the Geneva show next week. Waddya think, y'all?
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i like this :)
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I'll have this over an M3 anyday! Audi can produce some hot cars, and why Holden and Ford can't do the same I'll never know. Not even our W427 would be able to outrun this thing.
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Another awesome "Q" car from Audi, nothing will beat this especially in slippery and snowy conditions.
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Possibly the most attractive audi, and most suited to my liking car, from them I have seen.
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combat-wombat commented on this article
at 08:27 am on 24 February 2010
That's nearly as hot as an R8 - which is hotter than the devils' clacker after a big night on the curry.
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