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    Audi RS5 - The exterior details, wheels, brakes and engine - Pictures and text

    There are so many pictures of the new Audi RS5, so to have them all in one post is almost impossible.

    Here's a thread with focus on the exterior details and the engine.

    If you have suitable pictures for this thread please share.


    The RS 5 exudes an athletic and powerful identity; its classically beautiful coupé styling dazzles with new and clear-cut accents. Its single-frame grille bears a shiny charcoal-gray rhombus-pattern grid.
    Xenon plus headlights boasting a sweeping strip of LED daytime running lights are standard.
    The newly designed bumper tapers downward into a splitter.

    For the vehicle body there are styling packages in black or matt aluminum look.



    The oversized air inlets for the engine, front brakes, and the radiators are bordered by striking contours.





    The flared fenders with the crisp horizontal upper edges are reminiscent of a classic Audi: namely, the all-wheel-drive pioneer Audi quattro, which itself debuted at the Geneva Auto Show 30 years ago.
    The side sills bear angular caps; the trim strips on the single-frame grille and near the side windows as well as the outside mirrors’ covers feature a matt aluminum look.
    Eight different paint finishes are available.





    The tail end is dominated by two oval exhaust pipes integrated within the bumper.



    A large diffuser protrudes prominently upward.



    At highway speeds, the aerodynamic characteristics of the RS 5 generate downforce to further enhance stability.



    The spoiler in the tailgate automatically extends at a speed of 120 km/h (74.56 mph) and retracts at
    80 km/h (49.71 mph).






    With regard to the springs, shock absorbers, elastokinematics, and the anti-roll bars, the RS 5 chassis exhibits a sporty configuration and renders the body 20 millimeters (0.79 inches) lower than that of the Audi A5. The 19-inch alloy wheels fitted with 265/35 tires are standard. They are executed in an exclusive 5-arm structure design. The RS 5 optionally comes with 20-inch wheels and 275/30 tires. Winter wheels featuring the same dimensions are available; the 19-inch wheel is suitable for snow chains.

    The brake system employs powerful and internally ventilated discs, which measure 365 millimeters (14.37 inches) in diameter at the front axle. In order to maximize the dissipation of heat, the steel friction rings are perforated and connected by pins to the aluminum brake discs. The high-gloss black brake calipers bearing RS logos are likewise made of aluminum; the front calipers are fitted with eight pistons each. Audi can optionally fit the front axle with ceramic carbon-fiber brake discs measuring 380 millimeters (14.96 inches) in diameter. They are extremely lightweight, strong, and durable. The electronic stabilization program (ESP) integrates a sport mode and can be switched off entirely.



    Last, but not least, the engine.

    There is a Carbon design package available for the engine compartment.





    A close relative of the V10 which powers the high-performance R8 sports car, the high-revving V8 engine delivers its output from a displacement of 4,163 cm3. Like nearly every Audi gasoline engine, this one also operates via direct fuel injection known by the abbreviation FSI. This same technology has propelled the Audi R8 racing car to four triumphs at the classic endurance race in Le Mans. The common-rail system generates up to 120 bars of pressure.

    Intensive fine-tuning of the dual-branch intake and exhaust system allows the undersquare engine to breathe freely; four adjustable camshafts and tumble flaps in the intake manifold facilitate mixture formation. The 4.2 FSI provides imposing torque and is right at home even at high revs almost like a race engine. The engine delivers 331 kW (450 hp) at 8,250 rpm and between 4,000 and
    6,000 rpm - transmits a maximum of 430 Nm (317.15 lb-ft) of torque.

    Efficiency is standard in every Audi; the RS 5 is no exception. The ultra-powerful eight-cylinder engine averages 10.8 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (21.78 miles US mpg) - far less than its main competitors.

    The vigorous strength, the spontaneous responsiveness, the joyful high-revving, and the throaty, sonorous music: this V8 produced by hand at Audi stunningly combines the essence of power and emotion. The 4.2 FSI propels the coupé’s 1,725 kilograms (3,802.97 pounds) in 4.6 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62.14 mph) to an electronically governed top speed of 250 km/h (155.34 mph). Audi can increase that to 280 km/h (173.98 mph) upon request.

    Audi drive select

    The speed-dependent servotronic steering in the RS 5 is especially taut. The standard Audi drive select (a vehicle-dynamics control system) allows the driver to switch among three modes of operation – comfort, auto, and dynamic – to adjust steering, the seven-speed S tronic, the sport differential, the engine, and the exhaust system. And if the car is equipped with the MMI navigation system, a fourth mode allows the driver to customize their own profile.

    As regards the engine, Audi drive select controls the exhaust system’s two throttle valves and the sound flaps; when they open, the rich sound becomes even more resonant. Along with the sport differential, dynamic steering is another optional component of Audi drive select. Dynamic steering adjusts the steering ratio to a vehicle’s speed – directly for maneuvering at low speeds and indirectly for traveling at highway speeds. At the vehicle’s cornering limits, it automatically ensures smooth handling via minor corrective actions.
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    I've mentioned this somewhere before, but in this picture:



    The carbon fiber piece looks like a venturi shaped inlet, forcing air right into the slot just above the RS5 logo, and possibly into the two smaller slots nearest to the firewall. Can anyone confirm?

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    This could be useful.

    Wheels and options for the RS5, with pricing.

    Please note the summer AND winter options.



    Please make mine 20" titanium. Danke sehr!

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    Chromed wheels - not to my liking.







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    These are all photoshops. But for all of you waiting for something else than red they might be useful.









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    I've read somewhere that the RS5 engine is a dry sump lubricated engine, is that right? that would be different than RS4 V8 engine then.
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    NO, RS5 engine is definitly not dry sump.

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    What about RS 5 Cabriolet...? Will there be that car on offer?

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    RS5 is not really wider

    I have measured very precisely on A5 and RS5 on the smaller 1/43 models and my conclusiosn are that front and rear are wider on RS5 of only 0.3 to 0.4 mm multiplied by 43 this is only 12.9 to 17.20 mm wider or 1.29cm to 1.72 cm in total. half of it by side. so these fenders are really optically wider not that much wider as one thinks. this is ridiculous and preyy frustrated of that...

    the 1/43 models are really precise I know that.
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    Minichamps, Schuco or Spark?
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    Schuco (bought at audi stores)
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    RS5 in black without the blackened wheels. This is my new car...
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    Quote Originally Posted by youry View Post
    I have measured very precisely on A5 and RS5 on the smaller 1/43 models and my conclusiosn are that front and rear are wider on RS5 of only 0.3 to 0.4 mm multiplied by 43 this is only 12.9 to 17.20 mm wider or 1.29cm to 1.72 cm in total. half of it by side. so these fenders are really optically wider not that much wider as one thinks. this is ridiculous and preyy frustrated of that...

    the 1/43 models are really precise I know that.
    Actually ONLY 6mm.

    RS5 is 1860mm wide and S5 is 1854mm wide, both without exterior rear view mirrors.

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    we are not talking about the same thing here. I am talking from fender to fender not from center of tire to other center of tire (track)...

    luckily from fender to fender its larger then track if not this would really be bad news
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