Audi RS5 - first photos
#91
I think most people who are the cash-in-hand would-be potential customers are of the general consensus that the RS5 just didn't deliver (the fact that the US isn't even getting it until 2012 is a joke as well and makes the 450hp V8 even more outdated). The good news is that it had revitalized the idea of more heavily modding the S5; there are now a solid 4+ leads on supercharger kits which are in later stages of development, and places like europrice are as up to date as possible on retrofitting RS5 body pieces on A5/S5's.
I agree that the mandatory S-tronic is a bummer on the RS5, especially when the S5 has the absolutely solid getrag 6MT.
I agree that the mandatory S-tronic is a bummer on the RS5, especially when the S5 has the absolutely solid getrag 6MT.
#92
I think most people who are the cash-in-hand would-be potential customers are of the general consensus that the RS5 just didn't deliver (the fact that the US isn't even getting it until 2012 is a joke as well and makes the 450hp V8 even more outdated). The good news is that it had revitalized the idea of more heavily modding the S5; there are now a solid 4+ leads on supercharger kits which are in later stages of development, and places like europrice are as up to date as possible on retrofitting RS5 body pieces on A5/S5's.
I agree that the mandatory S-tronic is a bummer on the RS5, especially when the S5 has the absolutely solid getrag 6MT.
I agree that the mandatory S-tronic is a bummer on the RS5, especially when the S5 has the absolutely solid getrag 6MT.
#93
Published quote on Car & Driver by the Audi CEO:
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car..._u.s.-car_news
Also dealers already received some materials about the vehicle already as a 2012 model. I have the full PDF from my Audi dealer.
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car..._u.s.-car_news
Also dealers already received some materials about the vehicle already as a 2012 model. I have the full PDF from my Audi dealer.
#95
FSI means fuel stratified injection ie direct injection, the forced induction moniker is TFSI.
#97
I wonder if anyone ever stopped to think.. hey instead of having an expensive fancy transmission, maybe we shouldn't have a peaky engine with a narrow powerband...
#98
Everyone is doing the high specific output thing these days, except for MB so why be different?
Personally I would have preferred the 4.2 liter twin turbo engine even with the same hp it has a much better powerband.
Personally I would have preferred the 4.2 liter twin turbo engine even with the same hp it has a much better powerband.
#101
Can you share this pdf? I called my dealer as soon as the RS5 story broke and got in the queue.
#104
First compilation of live driving footage:
intoxicating stuff :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKkV8rP3_Gg&feature=fvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE08RhvZbz8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_zHqTqlChw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYmUrYSf-6E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m01bDLBkDZk&NR=1
parking in front of an Audi dealer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KBqvrnb2_E
intoxicating stuff :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKkV8rP3_Gg&feature=fvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE08RhvZbz8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_zHqTqlChw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYmUrYSf-6E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m01bDLBkDZk&NR=1
parking in front of an Audi dealer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KBqvrnb2_E
Last edited by catchmyshadow; 04-19-2010 at 03:55 PM.