Audi RS5 Latest Spy Photos

Audi RS5 prototype spy photo in Spain / CarPix

At least 450hp, 0-100km/h in less than 5 seconds

By Michael Gauthier
August 18, 2009 4:15 PM
Filed Under: Audi, German, Spy Photos

Audi's 2010 RS5 coupe has once again been spotted undergoing high performance testing on Germany's famous Nürburgring.

While the new photos don't reveal any additional details, the matte black paint scheme is simply out of this world. Up front, the RS5 is distinguished by larger, more aggressive air intakes and a revised mesh grille. Other styling tweaks include 15-spoke alloy wheels, a more pronounced rear spoiler, and a massive dual exhaust system.

As we have previously reported, the RS5 will come equipped with a powerful 4.2-liter V8 engine with at least 450hp (331kW). Boasting quattro AWD and a standard six-speed manual transmission (a seven-speed R Tronic gearbox will be optional), the RS5 is expected to accelerate from 0-100km/h in less than 5 seconds. Audi will likely limit the top speed to 250km/h (155mph), but aftermarket tuners will surely fix that.

Look for the 2010 Audi RS5 to be officially unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

[UPDATE 18.08.2009] five more photos added to article.

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Tags: Audi RS5, 2010 Audi RS5, Audi RS 5

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Comments

p3ps1m4n

August 18, 2009 4:28 PM

DREAM CAR!!

effington

August 18, 2009 5:07 PM

WCF its probably worth noting the front and rear fender changes/extensions (and therefore wider track) for those are clearly not the standard items!

2010S5

August 18, 2009 7:55 PM

"larger, more aggressive air intakes"..From the pictures, they don't even look like proper air intakes, just plastic covers designed to look like intakes. Even the A5 and S5 don't have air intakes besides the front grille. They're just plastic covers made to resemble air intakes.

scratchy996

August 19, 2009 1:18 AM

those are intakes, designed to cool the brakes.

2010S5

August 20, 2009 1:05 AM

If you've ever seen an A5 or S5 in person, they are plastic covers, not intakes.

August 18, 2009 8:37 PM

so little interest in this car, as seen by number of responses here. audi should consider making their RS's a little more radical. they have the S' to be mildly sporty.

catchmyshadow

August 18, 2009 10:18 PM

i disagree, if u visit car forums around the world, u would see a very high interest in it. but there have been many threads about RS5 spy pics in the last few months and these pics don`t reveal anything really new.

McNamara68

August 18, 2009 10:39 PM

i think there is plenty of interest, surprisingly. i agree with you M! that the R line ought to be a bit more expressive. to someone other than an audi fanboy, the differences between a regular audi, an S, and an R are hardly discernible.

LMS

August 18, 2009 10:52 PM

Audi has based their entire design language on subtlety. A few refined lines to change/update a car.

It would go against their entire philosophy to build something that is "radical" to the eye.

Though I agree with you, all cars have a target market. Maybe the Audi RS line just isn't for us.

Maybe what you really want is the Mercedes Black Edition.

Edited by user on August 18, 2009 at 10:52 PM

TheAlchemist

August 18, 2009 8:44 PM

Ooops! Just soiled my pants a little.

BrianWCF

August 18, 2009 9:20 PM

5 more photos taken in Spain have been added to article.

HEMI426

August 18, 2009 9:25 PM

So far Audi is the only one who brings out a new amg and M competitor without turbo's. I loved this engine in the RS4 and this one can only be better.

McNamara68

August 18, 2009 10:39 PM

the only AMG turbos are the 6.0L engines in the 65 cars. other than that, they're all naturally aspirated.

motorjedi

August 19, 2009 3:38 AM

Uh, the RS6 has always been turbocharged. As is the TT-RS. Even the S4 is supercharged. All the BMW M cars (except the awful X5 and X6, which aren't really M cars anyway) are naturally aspirated. And what McNamara said.

EMBJATI85

August 18, 2009 11:49 PM

how come they dont put the 5.2 twin turbo in this

miladjuckel

August 18, 2009 11:50 PM

i don't understand why it can't get the same power as the rs6

scratchy996

August 19, 2009 1:21 AM

because the mass orgasm of all Audi fans would move the Earth out of it's orbit.

Vision7

August 19, 2009 1:49 AM

SImply because it will not fit. Consider the difference in size between the A/S/RS6 and the A/S/RS5 and the amount of work that needed to be done to simply shoehorn a twin-turbo V10 and all it's auxiliaries into the engine bay of the RS6. If Audi wants to maintain some form of profitability, they would not even be capable of doing it. Mind you, what I am most interested in is the return of the twin-turbo V6 for a future RS4, as Audi did develop the new 3.0T (Supercharged) motor alongside a twin-turbo variant. It could be all quite interesting.

catchmyshadow

August 19, 2009 2:27 AM

a V10 doesn`t fit in there, simple as that well said

Edited by user on August 19, 2009 at 2:28 AM