Audi A5 News
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So you've got a shiny new Audi S5. So you want to hoon it up in the snow. So you like drifting. Cool. Don't do what this guy did. The penalty for failure when dealing with low-mu surfaces is potentially high, especially when carrying enough velocity. Mix in a bus stop, a lamp post, and some observers with a video camera, and you have the video above. MUST SEE: Alpha Nissan GT-R Destroys The Quarter Mile In 8.11: Video Needless to say, that Audi S5 isn't so shiny any more. It could have been worse, however. There are many good places to go hone your hoon skills. Ice- and snow-slick city...
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Unbelievable Survival Story Of The Week: Audi S5 Flattened By Shipping Container
Remarkably, two people survived the flattening of this Audi without life-threatening injuries.
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Man Steals Audi RS 5 Coupe After Test Drive: Video
After test driving an Audi RS 5, a man took the keys right off a sales person's desk.
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Audi Launches DTM-Inspired A5
Audi is celebrating the granting of the 2013 DTM championship title to its star driver Mike Rockenfeller, by launching a special edition A5. Rockenfeller earned the title, his first in DTM, behind the wheel of a 2013 Audi A5 DTM race car fielded by factory team Audi Sport Team Phoenix. The special...
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Audi Sport quattro Concept Nods To The Past, Hints To Next RS 5?
The eagerly anticipated Audi Sport quattro concept was indeed introduced today at the Frankfurt Auto Show. And while on the surface this concept is a nod to the 30th anniversary of the 1983 Sport quattro, an icon for the brand and in enthusiast circles, its purpose beyond that might be considerably...
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2014 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet Priced From $77,900
Audi is launching its all-new RS 5 Cabriolet just in time for spring, and we finally have the all-important pricing information. The stunning drop-top will set you back $77,900, which is $8,105 more than the price of the RS 5 coupe. For that money, you get the raw performance of the coupe but with...
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The second generation of Audi’s handsome A5 range is expected to arrive in time for the 2017 model year, which puts its arrival date sometime in the second half of 2016. This means the current model still has a few more years of shelf life, though a recent refresh means it still looks contemporary when next to rivals like the BMW 3-Series, Lexus IS C and Mercedes-Benz C Class Coupe. A new report from Automobile reveals some of the details we can expect on the next-generation, 2017 Audi A5, whose development will focus on refinement, lightening measures and vehicle electrification. The...
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2014 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet Live At The 2013 Detroit Auto Show
Audi has finally confirmed that its new RS 5 Cabriolet will go on sale in the U.S., with the rapid drop-top making its North American debut today at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show before going on sale this spring as a 2014 model. The car is the convertible version of the RS 5 that went on sale last...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Audi Bringing RS 5 Cabriolet and RS 7 To The U.S., But No RS 6: Report
As anyone who’s driven Audi’s S6 and S7 models will tell you, the cars are distinctly different in personality, which helps Audi build a business case for both in the U.S. product line. If there’s room for an A6, an A7, an S6 and an S7, surely there's room for an RS 6 and RS 7...
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2014 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet Mega Gallery
Back in September, we got our first look at the 2014 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet at the 2012 Paris Auto Show. Today we get even more imagery straight from the four ring-brand in anticipation of the start of European sales of the cabrio in early 2013. Like its tin-top sibling, the RS 5 Cabriolet uses a...
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2014 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet Preview: 2012 Paris Auto Show
The Audi RS 5 has just gone on sale, and we’ve even had a chance to drive one, but now the covers have come off a new convertible version, which will be presented to the public for the first time at the 2012 Paris Auto Show this month. Combining brute performance with an elegant convertible...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Audi RS 5 first drive review
That recurring dream, the one that scares the whee out of even 50-year-olds, unfurls from my brain and falls right into my lap as soon as I plug in Audi's jaunty little USB jump drive into the black box. Is there a test this morning? 'Cause I forgot to study last night, and there's no way I'm...
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Audi and motorcycle manufacturer Ducati both have a history of tackling the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb. Now that the brands are under one roof, it makes perfect sense to use this year’s event to highlight both Audi’s newest sports car, the RS5, and Ducati’s fastest dual-purpose bike, the Multistrada 1200 S. In a promotion it’s calling “The Ultimate Ride And Drive Contest,” Audi invites entrants to Tweet why you would like to come together with Audi and Ducati using the hashtag #cometogether and the the URL containing contest rules...
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Audi Ultra Technology Links Le Mans Victory To The New RS 5: Video
If you haven’t seen Audi’s video, Truth In 24 II, it’s well worth a screening when you have the time. The documentary details Audi’s efforts at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans, through the eyes of people like driver Benoit Treluyer and race engineer Leena Gade. Footage from the...
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Audi FSI Technology: From Le Mans Victory To The Latest RS 5
Audi FSI technology helped lead Audi to victory in Le Mans in 2001 and now it's also helping the latest RS 5 dominate in the sports car segment.
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Audi Teases RS 5 For 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb: Video
Colorado wildfires delayed the 2012 running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, but it's getting underway this week--and it looks like Audi has something up its sleeve. An image posted to Facebook teases us, saying there will be a surprise "to pay homage to [Audi's] record-breaking past" at...
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2013 Audi RS 5 Priced From $69,795
Joining the TT RS in Audi’s performance stable here in the U.S. is the new 2013 Audi RS 5, which the automaker confirmed today is priced from $69,795, including an $895 destination charge. By comparison, the similarly performing BMW M3 Coupe starts at $60,100 while the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG...
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First Audi RS 5s Arrive In The U.S.: Gallery
The first handful of 2013 Audi RS 5s have arrived in the United States. Specifically, they're at either side of the country, landing in Atlanta and San Diego. The gallery, courtesy of Audi's Facebook page, shows the cars in all of their 450-horsepower V-8, four-ringed, quattro RS splendor. A word...
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First revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show and originally slated to go on sale in the U.S. by spring of this year, the 2013 Audi RS 5 is a little late to the party but we’re certainly glad it could make it. Californian dealership Audi San Diego has just posted these photos to its Twitter account and mentioned that the pictured car’s price is “about $78,600 plus fees.” Audi is yet to confirm pricing of the new RS 5, though given the car’s performance and expected competition the alleged pricing is not completely unreasonable. By comparison, a BMW M3 Coupe...
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2013 Audi RS 5 Cabrio Spy Shots
The 2013 Audi RS 5 will be landing in U.S. showrooms very soon, bringing with it one of the last naturally-aspirated performance V-8s from a German automaker and one sexy coupe body to house it in. A convertible version is also due, as revealed in numerous sightings of prototypes and even a leaked...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Audi RS5 Cabriolet (Likely) Headed To The U.S.
Paperwork filed with the California Air Resources Board shows that the 2013 Audi RS5 will (very) likely be sold in the United States.
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2012 Audi A5 DTM Design Finalized As Testing Ends
Even though we saw the general outlines of Audi's upcoming 2012 A5 DTM race car at last fall's Frankfurt auto show, its final design, particularly in terms of aerodynamics, has been in constant flux since then, with on-track testing being done at increasing levels of secrecy. As of yesterday, the...
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Audi And Kia Least Expensive Brands To Own, Per Kelley Blue Book
KBB's latest study examines the total cost of ownership for the initial five years, and it's named Kia as the most affordable brand and Audi as the most affordable luxury brand.
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Audi Shows Off 125-Unit S5 Special Edition
The 2012 Audi S5 is already a seriously attractive coupe, but Audi is dressing it up for a limited 125-car run Special Edition model.
Nelson Ireson