Audi RS5 - first photos
#108
04-24-2010, 07:40 AM
I agree with you guys, this car really should have been branded as the S5 and then saved the RS badging for something north of 500hp...
#109
04-24-2010, 08:29 AM
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it got ~100hp more than the S5, enough to be a RS model imho and with the S-tronic faster than the competition (BMW & MB), even faster than the R8 V8 on a straight line by the way.
here is the 1st review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kLoH...layer_embedded
here is the 1st review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kLoH...layer_embedded
#112
05-02-2010, 06:07 PM
Where did you get that spec? Everywhere I've read has the RS5 doing 0-60 in 4.6s whereas a V8 R8 with R-tronic does it in 4.4s -- pretty much what you'd expect despite the 25hp bump, considering the R8 is a good 400 lbs lighter...
#113
05-02-2010, 11:10 PM
I think Audi as with the RS4 and RS6 are getting a little crazy with their pricing. And this car will not be faster than the R8 V8 which weighs quite a bit less. Which puts it around the same as a 6 speed M3, but far behind other cars that cost around the same like the CTS-V and even the XFR.
#114
05-03-2010, 05:01 AM
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#115
07-23-2010, 07:40 PM
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RS5 confirmed for the U.S.!
A message that Audi fanatics in America have been waiting for:
The New York Times reported today that Johan DeNysschen, Audi CEO of NA, confirmed the RS5 for the US in 2012.
A message that Audi fanatics in America have been waiting for:
The New York Times reported today that Johan DeNysschen, Audi CEO of NA, confirmed the RS5 for the US in 2012.
#118
07-24-2010, 05:25 AM
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My best guess is that early bird orders for the 2012 RS5 will arrive around Sept. 2011 or something.
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07-31-2010, 10:03 PM
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#120
07-31-2010, 11:21 PM
car and driver just did a road test of rs5 vs cts-v and m3...they estimated a $90k price for the rs5..by the way, the m3 won with the rs5 coming in third (last). the sticker of the m3 was almost $80k, i had no idea you could get that sticker even close to the 80k mark.