Audi RS5 coupe

The Big Three’s D-segment sluggers are straining at their leashes, but which dog possesses the most fight?When the Mercedes-AMG C43 narrowly pipped the new Audi S5 in 2017, we felt that the Ingolstadt car’s subtlety blunted the driver-engaging edge that lent the Stuttgarter a broader overall appeal. ...

CAPE TOWN – The previous iteration of the RS5 was known and loved for its high-revving 4,2-litre, naturally aspirated V8. This placed the vehicle on another level compared to the V6 supercharged S5 of the time. But the new RS5 employs a 2,9-litre, twin-turbo V6 ... and the question is, does it still deserve the ...

The new Audi RS5 Coupé has officially arrived in South Africa, sporting a fresh 2,9-litre twin-turn V6 and the Ingolstadt-based automaker’s trademark quattro system.The all-wheel-drive coupé makes 331 kW and 600 N.m, with the latter representing a whopping 170 N.m increase on the output of the outgoing ...

Audi Sport has taken the wraps off new Carbon Edition versions of its RS4 Avant and RS5 Coupé, each boasting lashings of carbon-fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP).The Ingolstadt automaker describes the new variants as “special editions”, but points out that they “will not be production limited”. ...

Audi Sport's technical chief says that the new RS5 Coupé is actually faster to 100 km/h than the Ingolstadt automaker's official claim.Stephan Reil, head of technical development, told CarAdvice that the second-generation RS5's listed 0-100 km/h time of 3,9 seconds was "conservative"."I've been in this ...

The Audi RS5 Coupé has been revealed in Geneva sporting a twin-turbo 2,9-litre V6 borrowed from the Porsche Panamera.The Ingolstadt automaker says the new RS5 Coupé is the first car to bear a new design language that will be introduced to the rest of the Audi Sport range, claiming that inspiration ...

Should you buy new or should you splash your cash on the used market instead? It's a question many consumers ask themselves when shopping around for a vehicle.There are, of course, strong arguments to be made for either approach (something we won't go into here), but the majority of you have likely already ...

The arrival of the facelifted Audi RS5 saw us revisiting the Ingolstadt firm’s M3 rival for the first time in over a year. We were largely quite taken with the pre-facelift car, but there were a few issues surrounding the transmission and handling. Given that this newcomer largely constitutes a cosmetic ...