Audi S5 News

All Dubai'd out Audi S5 in Moscow - click above image to watch the video

2010 Audi A5 Sportback - Click above for high-res image gallery

Audi S5 Sportback - Click above for high-res image gallery

2010 Audi Q5 - click above for high-res gallery

2009 Audi S5 – Click above for high-res image gallery

When Audi unleashed the Ur-Quattro on the world in 1980, it was as much of a game-changer in motorsports as it was a commercial flop. Twenty-nine years later, Audi's all-wheel drive system has proliferated through its line-up and the Quattro name commands even more respect today.

Audi is developing the groundwork for an entirely new way of building its cars. The future for the four rings is light weight, giving it the proper base to support the best hybrid and electric cars, as well as extract the most from its traditional offerings.

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 hit the roads, the Ingolstadt fanatics over at Fourtitude stacked the two of them up against each other, but if the latest products of the ever-churning rumormill are to be believed, Audi ma

Fourtitude has conjured up an original, red 1985 Audi Quattro and yoked it next to a 2009 S5 to see how the two pull their loads. Of course, with 160 hp, a curb weight of 3,115 pounds (U.S. spec) and 58/42 weight distribution, the original Quattro and its Road & Track-timed run of 8.3 seconds from 0-60 can't compare straight-up with the S5. But historically, the Quattro was the beast that has made the S5 – and perhaps even the RS4 and R8 – a natural progression over Audi

Audi Sportback Concept - Click above for a high-res gallery

Click above for high-res gallery of the Audi S5

Audi is intent on leaving no niche unfilled and the word from Inside Line is that the automaker is planning to unveil a cabrio variant of its A5 and S5 coupes. The convertible versions of the A5 and S5 won't be fitted with the folding hardtops that have become de rigueur among its luxury competitors, so expect a similar soft-top system to that found on the A4/S4/RS4 cabrio and TT roadster. Power will be provided by either the 265-hp, 3.2-liter V6 or the 354-hp 4.2-liter V8 found in the A5 and S5