Spied: Audi RS5
August 29, 2008 by Alborz Fallah
When we reviewed the Audi S5 earlier this year we had nothing but good things to say about, plus we have nothing but good things to say about the RS6 either, so when these photos arrived at our office this morning, we took a few moments to take it all in.
Possibly our new favourite car has been caught hot weather testing on U.S. soil. How do we know its an RS5 and not just an S5? Well, except for the absence of the oval tailpipes – that would make it way too obvious – the car’s front skirt gives the model away as an RS. Plus… the noise.
Once it goes on sale, the production model will be sporting wide, oval dual exhaust outlets – a signature of Audi’s RS series of cars.
Although the car’s front gives it away as an RS5, it remains unclear what powerplant those air-intakes lead cooling to.
Our sources inside Audi indicate that the RS5 will be powered by the same twin-turbo V10 found in the Audi RS6 Avant.
In RS6 guise, the powerplant is good for 426 kW and 650 Nm of torque.
No official word on when the RS5 will debut, but no doubt the BMW M6 has been put on notice!
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ermm….how can you guys tell what noise it makes just looking at the pictures?
Did you guys mean “nose” instead of “noise”?
That is one very good looking car! I’d put one in my garage(When I’m old enough) lol
Awesome!
These cars look fantastic in the flesh. Wonderful proportions and a real muscular elegance that only the Euro\’s can perfect.
This car is sweet. The A5 is good, the S5 is better, and the RS5 is the bes!!!
Audi should pick their owners for this special one, definitely a future classic. Wait hang on, I thought the RS4 was, well maybe the RS5 more so. Definitely a car for the suave!
some people are saying v8, some say supercharged v6!
But imagine the twin turbo v10 from the rs6!
OH MY GOODNESS!!! That would be the ultimate engine to compliment one very very sexy car!