RS5!!!!

[sonny]

http://www.audi.de/de/brand/de/neuwagen ... coupe.html

Got to say looks so much better in grey with the tints.

Think they've chosen the wrong colour {red} to launch the car IMHO

Did they not choose this colour when they released the B7 RS4? Im sure I have a magazine article somewhere showing a red RS4, the Cab was def Blue.

[Sims]

German price list

http://www.darkhouse.de/temp/Preisliste_Audi_RS5.pdf

ceramics 6000 Euros
Special leather up to 5700 Euros
Sports diff is only 1000 Euros
rest is the usual but a large list so can add up, and add up....

but delimiting speed is 1500 Euros.

[victor2vt]

If you look at the car from the front door pillar forwards, it's just like our RS4

Your views ?

[pad125]

German price list

http://www.darkhouse.de/temp/Preisliste_Audi_RS5.pdf

ceramics 6000 Euros
Special leather up to 5700 Euros
Sports diff is only 1000 Euros
rest is the usual but a large list so can add up, and add up....

but delimiting speed is 1500 Euros.

You'll not get much change from £70k with all the toys

[rs4v8]

apologies if this has been posted already. look what just arrived in my inbox from audi....
http://www.audi.co.uk/new-cars/a5/rs5-c ... UR50310004

[Sims]

apologies if this has been posted already. look what just arrived in my inbox from audi....
http://www.audi.co.uk/new-cars/a5/rs5-c ... UR50310004

Thanks

Not sure about the choice of white to showcase the car. The choice of red at Geneva also seemed odd.

To me, the dark colours seem much better for the RS5.

[P_G]

Hmmm, so it says RS5 Coupe; I wonder if that will allow them to make an RS5 Sportback? Now that I would be interested in.

[Sims]

Hmmm, so it says RS5 Coupe; I wonder if that will allow them to make an RS5 Sportback? Now that I would be interested in.

I would like that for my needs, but would that not make it difficult for them to introduce the B8 RS4 Avant?

[P_G]

I doubt there will be a B8 RS4, more like B9 and it won't be V8 powered so hopefully not.

I do like the five spoke RS5 wheels on the Audi site, I wonder if they would suit an RS4?

[PetrolDave]

I doubt there will be a B8 RS4, more like B9 and it won't be V8 powered

That's what I've heard too...

[SteveCuz]

I agree, it will skip the B8 just as the B6 was skipped and I would say there will be a four door version on the way if sales go well.

Steve

[Sims]

I doubt there will be a B8 RS4, more like B9 and it won't be V8 powered

That's what I've heard too...

I heard also that the RS5 would be the last NA RS engine.
That's good for B7 RS4 residuals.

[Pie]

I had a chat with the the Audi sales guys when I was waiting for them to prep my car last week and according to them, they get a 2 year lookahead of model releases from Audi HQ and a new RS4 isn't mentioned on that list.

With the RS5, R8 Spyder and A1 projects all happening this year, they don't plan to release another RS4 and lose focus.
Seemingly the RS3 has also been temporarily shelved for the same reasons.

Apparently, RS badged cars only really appear towards the end of a bodystyles life cycle. 1st couple of years the base models come out. After that its the S series and in the final years the RS. Not sure how rigorously Audi stick to this method of thinking??

[P_G]

Not well when you consider the Mk II TTRS is only a couple of years into cycle unless it's due a facelift (or scrapping if the E-Tron/R4 concept makes production in 2 years) and the A/S/RS5 has only been out 3 years and I don't recall seeing any info on a facelift for it for at least two years also. Much the same with current C6 RS6 which is made and production was during facelift.

I'll ask at Geneva and if all fails, at Neckarsulm.

[Sims]

RS5 4wd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4OWjX3t ... r_embedded#

6 minutes long