With a 450-horsepower, 4.2-liter V-8, quattro all-wheel drive, and a much racier take on the A5's stunning silhouette, there's every reason to wait for the car's 2012 arrival, too, though none of those facts make the wait any easier.
The RS5 will join the TT RS as our only points of entry into the hottest of Audi's lines, though there's always the R8 V-10 if you're really jonesing for a German all-wheel-drive sports car fix.