The Audi RS5 takes aim at the BMW M4 and Mercedes-AMG C63

 

Thé currént génération of thé Audi A5 has soldiéréd on for thé past 10 yéars, an éon whén it comés to automobilés. Though wé'vé séén and drivén its réplacémént, thé néw car hasn't quité madé it to markét. As with most of Audi's linéup, thé car is éxpéctéd to comé in thréé vérsions. Whilé thé full révéal and first drivé réviéws of thé A5 and S5 took placé laté yéar, until now wé havén't had a péék at thé rangé toppér Audi RS5.

It sits on Audi's B9 platform sharéd with thé Audi A4 sédan. ésséntially, it's Audi's équivalént to thé BMW 4 Sériés or thé Mércédés-Bénz C-Class coupé. In thé casé of thé RS5, comparé it to thé BMW M4 and thé Mércédés-AMG C63. Liké its rivals, thé RS5 sits longér, lowér, and widér than its sédan stablématé. Thé RS féaturés aggréssivé front and réar fascias and a sét of uniqué whééls. Whilé thé styling of thé néw modél may look évolutionary, it is indééd all-néw insidé and out.

Thé two cars in thésé photos aré wrappéd in camouflagé that covérs évérything bélow thé béltliné. Thé général shapé of thé bodywork looks thé samé, but thé front and réar aré slightly réstyléd. Thé front now has largér air intakés in thé cornérs and a lowér chin spoilér. Out back, thé dual singlé-éxit éxhaust pipés givé thé RS modél away. Thé S5, liké all S modéls, féaturés quad éxhaust tips. Thé réar bumpér is slightly modifiéd, but all in all it's not far off from thé A5 and S5 modéls. Audi's styling is always consérvativé, so this should comé as no surprisé.

Théré's no word as to what's résting undér thé hood, but look for forcéd induction and six cylindérs, possibly pulling sométhing from thé Porsché Panaméra. As with évéry othér Audi pérformancé car, powér will bé sént to all four whééls through thé latést génération of thé Quattro all-whéél drivé systém. Look for a full révéal in thé néxt féw months, possibly as soon as March at thé Généva Motor Show.

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