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High five Guaranteed to make you gasp, at first glance and first drive.
By Steven Michail
Ideas like this start less in blueprint form than with a sense of inspiration. They come from the type of people who see that there’s always room for something more. From the aggressive front fascia to the rear spoiler, the 2013 Audi RS 5 is here and ready to drive unlike any Audi you’ve ever seen. In the previous issue, we chronicled the Audi sportscar experience in Sonoma, California. If you haven’t yet made the trek to Sonoma, there’s a new incentive to do so: the Audi RS 5. Several of these special models will be available at the Audi sportscar experience this summer to help continue the Audi Sport® racing heritage defined in part by the iconic red rhombus. Heart-racing style Since the restyle of the Audi A5 is a stunning departure from its predecessor, there was no better time to release, for the first time in the U.S., the Audi RS 5. With the newly designed Audi Singleframe® grille seamlessly connecting to the new, more slender signature headlights and crisply defined bumpers that cradle the vehicle, the RS 5 gives you a look as stunning as its performance. More sharply defined in every way, it will leave an athletic impression on you. >> Audi magazine / 31
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Expressive on the inside With the signature driver-centric interior design Audi imposes on each of its vehicles, the RS 5 follows in this tradition with a few special touches. The RS 5 three-spoke multifunction flat-bottom sport steering wheel, with shift paddles, makes you a conductor of interior control and helps you keep your eyes on the road. Audi RS 5 badging adorns the shift knob, steering wheel, special embossed RS 5 sport seats, door sills and instrument cluster. Optional offerings like the leather/Alcantara® seating surfaces of the S Sport seats and decorative Aluminum Race inlays allow you to give the RS 5 your own personal stamp. High-quality materials and precise workmanship blanket every inch of the interior. Let’s talk numbers Our 4.2-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine with FSI® direct injection powers the RS 5, producing an inspiring 450 hp and 317 lb-ft of torque, accelerating 0 to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. This impressive quickness is thanks to weightsaving technologies and philosophies embodied at Audi. The innovative seven-speed Audi S tronic® dual-clutch transmission yields a wide spread of gear ratios optimizing engine performance, and helps shift more smoothly with virtually no interruption in power flow. We thought of everything, even the way it sounds: The exhaust system with sound flap produces a throaty V8 sound. The optional acoustically retuned sports exhaust system with black tailpipe finishers sings an even more extraordinary song.
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Worthy of the best tracks—or the better driveways Of course, the RS 5 wouldn’t be the beast it is without the legendary Audi quattro® all-wheel drive system with sports differential. With all four wheels being powered, Audi quattro® helps you have unmatched traction on nearly any driving surface, and for those of you who think all-wheel drive is only needed in rain, sleet and snow, think again. This system can unequally split propulsive power at the rear wheels to help keep the vehicle heading in the desired direction. So when turning, the outside rear wheel receives more torque to help keep the car moving in the correct direction without outward roll. This system is constantly running, so despite having your foot on the throttle, there’s nothing to worry about, even when you’re coasting. These sophisticated control characteristics have been adapted to suit the dynamic character of the vehicle itself and can be individually customized for any driver using the Audi drive select. We have again taken our years of engineering experience and developed a car that not only is trackworthy, but even makes the drive to the office a little more exciting. Drawing upon our lengthy Audi Sport® racing heritage, the RS 5 isn’t just a brilliant car to drive, it’s a bold statement of purpose: Audi doesn’t compromise on power, performance, technology or luxury in any of the cars we build. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the all-new 2013 Audi RS 5. //
Peeking out between the spokes are high-performance 14.4" wavecut front disc brakes, which are lightweight for better handling but also ventilated, perforated and wave-shaped for exceptional heat dissipation compared to regular solid disc brakes. 1 Top track speed electronically limited in the U.S.
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Audi RS 5 badging adorns the shift knob, steering wheel, special embossed RS 5 sport seats, door sills and instrument cluster. High-quality materials and precise workmanship blanket ever y inch of the interior.
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Accelerated thinking Yo u c a n ’ t c a l l y o u r s e l f p r o g r e s s i v e l u x u r y if you’re sticking to all the old games. By Steven Michail
For years, we’ve been told what a luxury sedan is and what it is expected to be. It should be heavy and be driven by a big, big powerplant. It should appeal only to your parents, and your parents’ parents. Your children should be mortified by it. You’ll hear that performance comes second to comfort in all circumstances, and that technology is too avant-garde for the luxury driver. At Audi, we reject those notions outright. Though we do believe that there is a driver for a roaring W12 or V8 engine, we also believe that true luxury—progressive luxury—is offering exactly what any driver might desire. As an A8 driver, you’ll find that you have options that give you the freedom to express luxury however you want. And, as an Audi driver, we know you have come to expect more than what you might find in ordinary luxury sedans. That’s why we’ve made the more fuel-efficient V6 and TDI® clean diesel engines available.1 Where other manufacturers take a “bigger is better” approach to building their flagship sedans, we take a “better is better” approach. This is progressive luxury. So now, allow us to take you through the A8 engine offerings and some of the distinguishing technologies that separate the A8 from the fold …
1 See www.fueleconomy.gov for EPA estimates. Your mileage will vary.
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Come fall 2013, the U.S. luxury segment will receive the available V6 TDI® clean diesel Audi A8. This engine produces 240 hp, but with a whopping 406 lb-ft of torque, it still reaches the 0-to-60 mark in nearly the same time as the 3.0-liter TFSI gasoline engine. The major differences here are the lower emissions and substantial highway mpg that the TDI® engine delivers, making it the most fuel-efficient A8 available, thanks to the inherent energy advantage that diesel fuel offers. And with available startstop efficiency system, we’ve created a flagship sedan with mid-sized fuel efficiency.1,2
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This giant 6.3-liter 12-cylinder engine offers a look back to the golden age of luxury flagships. The available W12 produces 500 hp and 463 lb-ft of torque via an engine built from an aluminum engine block and cylinder heads, as well as getting up to 21 mpg. It propels the A8 from 0 to 60 mph in a mere 4.4 seconds. Beyond all of that, you’ll still find Audi weight-saving technology throughout the vehicle, and technology and audio packages that render all the true luxury offerings you’d expect from a luxury sedan.1,2
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For those of you who want our flagship in its most quintessential form, the 4.0-liter TFSI Audi V8 engine is the one for you. The modest 420-hp engine produces 444 lb-ft of torque, giving you a 0-to-60 time that may surpise you. The 4.0-liter TFSI even produces more power than its 4.2-liter predecessor, thanks to its turbocharged displacement. And with Audi cylinder on demand™ energy efficiency technology, the V8 operates as a 4-cylinder, depending on the driving conditions, shutting off half of the cylinders to remain efficient.1,2
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With a constantly changing automotive environment, a big, inefficient engine may not be your priority when thinking about the pinnacle of luxury, and fortunately Audi took that to heart. Having multiple engine offerings is a significant part of progressive luxury. With a considerable weight savings, the 333 horses produced by the 3.0-liter TFSI V6 engine is neck-and-neck in torque with the old 4.2-liter V8, while sacrificing very little in terms of performance, due to its light stance. One of the more thoughtful technologies this engine offers is the start-stop efficiency system (also available in the A8 4.0T), which actually shuts off the engine when driving conditions allow, for instance, when the vehicle is stopped for a long period of time as a train passes.
1 See www.fueleconomy.gov for EPA estimates. Your mileage will vary. 2 0–60-mph times will vary from model to model. Obey all speed and traffic laws.
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