Audi RS5 Official Photos

Audi RS5 Official Photo

A brochure with the official photos of Audi RS5 has been leaked ahead of the Geneva Motor Show. And the first emotion that you get when seeing those photos is just woow, a true M3 killer.

Ever since Audi introduced the original A5 three years ago, rumors about a future RS model based on the A5 was spreading all around in the Audi community. And finally the wait is over. Those are the first real official photos of the 2011 Audi RS5.

The car is looking truly astonishing. Very brutal and at the same time quite elegant. In other words, an M3 killer.

However now details about the future engine specs were include in the leaked brochure. But, it does mention three types of seating and four wheel design choices in the RS6.  Happily there is a 7-speed dual clutch (DSG) S-tronic transmission as standard in the RS5, no mention about an manual gearbox and to be honest, who need a manual if you can have a dual clutch DSG.

2011 Audi RS5 Engine Specifications

Speculation about which powerplant will drive the 2001 RS 5 are virtually endless. The guesses starts from a pumped up 3.0-liter supercharged V6 TFSI as fitted in the Audi S4, 4.2-liter naturally aspirated V8 and 5.0-liter V10 borrowed from the RS 6 to the range topping 5.2-liter V10 from the R8.  Horsepower has been logically guestimated between 450 PS (331 kW / 444 hp) and 550 PS (405 kW / 542 hp), essentially where the RS 4 leaves off with 420 PS (309 kW / 414 hp) and ending with the RS 6 and its 579 PS (426 kW / 571 hp).

The RS 5 will officially debut at the Geneva Motor Show in two weeks.  According to previous reports, the RS5 hits the streets soon after in July. The price for the beast is still unknown, but is should be somewhere between 75000 and 95ooo Euro in Germany.

Audi RS5 Interior

RS5 back

Audi RS5