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Spy Shots: Matte black Audi RS5 mule already looks the business

Extra flared fenders, furrowed-brow visage, and a sinister matte black paintjob, all accompanied by a V8 snarl. While it's a development prototype, the RS5 mule snapped during lucky-dog brake testing duty in the Alps strikes us as the perfect look for a topped-out Audi two-door built for high speed strafing. When a car is coated in matte black and backs it up with 400-plus horsepower of engine, it means business, and the RS5's stock in trade will be all-wheel drive enabled speed. If Audi really wants its new coupe variant to be tough, we ... Read more →

Rendered Speculation: Audi to resurrect Ur-Quattro with lightweight twin-turbo A5? Noah Joseph

As far as classic Audi models go, nothing is as iconic as the legendary "Ur-Quattro". The 1985 Audi Quattro was a beast of a car in its day, even if it only had 160 horsepower. When the new Audi S5 ...

Rumormill: Audi RS5 to get 4.2-liter V8 from RS4 Sam Abuelsamid

The crew at Audi's quattro GmbH division remains hard at work. Now that the TT-RS is out in the open, the next assignment is the RS5. Given that the recently-introduced S4 features Audi's new, ...

Spy Shots: 2010 Audi RS5 spied one more time at the 'Ring Damon Lavrinc

The 2010 Audi RS5 has reappeared at the Nurburgring and these newest images give us the best glimpse yet of the production version of the 500 hp coupe. The standard RS fascia we've seen before is ...

Rumormill: Audi TT RS, RS5 coming Stateside Damon Lavrinc

Audi's PR department has continued to toe the line that TT RS is not meant for Stateside consumption. However, MotorTrend's unnamed Audi insiders are saying the 335-hp coupe will make it to the ...

VIDEO: Audi RS5 at the Nurburgring is "bse" - that's German for "evil" 9 months ago on Autoblog

Audi's RS engines have never failed to deliver aurally. They don't even require you to wring them out -- just turn them on, and your ears and body cavities tingle with the sound and resonance. The Audi RS5 will continue that tradition admirably, if this video of it running The 'Ring is any ...

Spy Shots: Audi TT-RS and RS5 caught testing 1 year ago on Autoblog

A pair of Audi RS performance cars have been caught testing and show what the German brand has planned for these ultimate examples of the TT and A5. The TT-RS was snapped in production ready form and shows off some serious design tweaks including two gaping intakes flanking the already gaping ...

Audi RS6 not coming to U.S., RS5 will debut in Detroit 1 year ago on Autoblog

Good news and bad news go hand-in-hand, but in this case, it's not entirely unexpected. According to Audi RS6 project manager Jens Koch, the twin-turbocharged V10 sedan won't be coming to the U.S. in its current iteration. Originally, Audi thought that the four-door body style would be more ...

RS5 Stopgap? Audi gives sneak peek at S5 Evo 1 year ago on Autoblog

It's not often that an automaker invites the press to drive a developmental test mule, but that's just about what happened recently at the Ricardo test circuit in Valencia, Spain, where Audi brought out four examples of what's being called an S5 Evo for select members of the automotive press to ...

Spy Shots: Audi RS5 spied undisguised in Death Valley 1 year ago on Autoblog

With the high-strung Audi RS5 looming large on the horizon, an entirely undisguised test mule has been spotted undergoing hot-weather testing in the infamous Death Valley in the southeastern United States. Picking up where the S5 left off, the test mule is wearing a new, more aggressive front end, ...

Rumormill: Audi TTRS, RS5 on their way 1 year ago on Autoblog

We usually trust the guys at Fourtitude.com when talking about Audi because, well, that's their thing. So when they say that an upcoming über TTRS is in the product plans for Audi's U.S. lineup, we're inclined to believe. The all-Audi website is betting that the super coupe will be powered by ...

Audi says more RS models quickly on their way 1 year ago on Autoblog

Quattro GmbH, Audi's high-performance subsidiary, is responsible for all manner of RS, S, S-line and "Exclusive" hotness for the automaker and has seen a substantial increase in sales over the last seven years. Back in 2000, it sold about 2,500 units. In 2007, it has produced just over 360,000 ...

Rumor Mill: Audi canceling RS4? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Say it ain't so. One of our favorite cars in recent memory might be going out of production. Autocar UK is saying that Audi has pulled the plug on the sweet RS4 supersedan. According to them, the convertible and wagon versions are still being produced, but they don't know for how long. With the new ...

Audi ready to milk A5 line with multiple versions 2 years ago on Autoblog

Audi has said that it wants to double the number of vehicles it offers by 2015. With 22 vehicles currently in the mix, adding coupes, convertibles, avants and sportbacks will help significantly expand the range in addition to new models like the Q5 SUV, A7 coupe-like-sedan, and A1 compact. Yes, you ...

Production BMW M3 revealed 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery The car won't go on sale until the middle of next year in the States, but we have a seemingly insatiable appetite for any information about BMW's 4th generation M3. Spy photos, technical tidbits, rumors, and whatnot have all been featured on this site, but now we have ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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