Audi RS5
Audi RS5 Audi RS5 Overview: The Audi RS5 is what happens when you give the gang at Quattro GmbH, Audi’s in-house performance division, a long leash and an open checkbook. While it shares its basic silhouette with the comparatively pedestrian A5/S5 coupe, the RS5 is an entirely different beast. At its core is a 450-hp 4.2-liter naturally aspirated V-8 that loves to rev to its 8300-rpm redline. (For those keeping score, that’s more than double the 220 horsepower produced by the turbocharged 2.0-liter four found in the A5 and 117 more than the 333-hp 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 in the S5.) All-wheel drive is standard, and Audi’s seven-speed S tronic dual-clutch automatic is the sole transmission choice. Although the RS5-specific front fascia, large wheel flares, and slightly wider rear track hint at its pedigree, Audi plays this one close to the vest. The retractable rear wing, which deploys at about 75 mph, is one of the few extroverted eleme...