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Audi RS5 (8T3) specs

Price in Europe €77,700 - €106,635
Price in US $70,495 - $78,320
Car type Coupe
Curb weight 1725-1827 kg (3803-4028 lbs)
Dimensions 4.65 m (183 in) long, 1.86 m (73 in) wide, 1.37 m (54 in) high
Wheelbase 2.75 m (108 in)
Introduced 2010
Origin country Germany
Gas mileage 24.3-9.9 l/100 km (10-24 mpg US / 12-29 mpg UK)
CO2 emissions 316 - 327 g/km
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Lap times

Acceleration (mph)

0 - 30 mph1.3 s
0 - 40 mph2.1 s
0 - 50 mph2.9 s
0 - 60 mph3.9 s
0 - 70 mph5.0 s
0 - 80 mph6.4 s
0 - 90 mph7.9 s
0 - 100 mph9.3 s
0 - 110 mph12.3 s
0 - 120 mph14.1 s
0 - 150 mph24.0 s
Est. 1/8 mile8.9 s @ 96.3 mph
1/4 mile12.3 s @ 112.2 mph

Acceleration (kph)

0 - 40 kph1.2 s
0 - 50 kph1.5 s
0 - 60 kph2.1 s
0 - 80 kph2.9 s
0 - 100 kph4.1 s
0 - 120 kph5.7 s
0 - 130 kph6.4 s
0 - 140 kph7.4 s
0 - 160 kph9.3 s
0 - 180 kph11.7 s
0 - 200 kph14.1 s
0 - 250 kph24.0 s
1000 m23.4 s @ 230.0 kph
Audi RS5 acceleration graph

General performance

Top speed284 kph (177 mph)
Est. 0 - 100 mph - 016.9 s @ 1430 ft
Est. max acceleration0.69 g (7 m/s²)
18m slalom68.2 kph (42.4 mph)
Lateral acceleration0.99 g (10 m/s²)
Noise @ 80 kph65 dB
Noise @ 100 kph68 dB
Noise @ 120 kph69 dB

Powertrain specs

Engine type V8 FSI
Displacement 4.2 l (256 ci)
Power 450 ps (444 bhp / 331 kw) @ 8250 rpm
Torque 430 Nm (317 lb-ft) @ 4000 rpm
Power / liter 107 ps (106 hp)
Power / weight 252 ps (249 bhp) / t
Torque / weight 241 Nm (178 lb-ft) / t
Efficiency 28 PS per l/100 km
Power / €5000 24 ps
Transmission 7-Speed DSG
Layout front engine, all wheel drive

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Braking distance

50 kph - 09 m (29 ft)
80 kph - 022 m (72 ft)
100 kph - 033 m (108 ft)
120 kph - 050 m (164 ft)
140 kph - 068 m (223 ft)
200 kph - 0139 m (456 ft)
60 mph - 031 m (101 ft)
100 mph - 090 m (295 ft)

Rolling acceleration

80 - 120 kph (4)4.3 s
80 - 120 kph (5)6.1 s
80 - 120 kph (6)7.9 s
80 - 120 kph (7)10.6 s
80 - 160 kph (4)8.8 s
80 - 160 kph (5)12.1 s
80 - 160 kph (6)16.6 s
80 - 160 kph (7)22.4 s
80 - 120 kph3.1 s
100 - 140 kph3.2 s
100 - 200 kph9.9 s
45 - 65 mph2.0 s

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spheric  5m ago

RS5 Ultra the high perf version lightweight with a smaller engine and side exhaut never made, with the purpouse or potential to get close to the 911 performance (Cs & GT3) just like the M3 E92 GTS and C63 AMG BS, the name Ultra was supposed to represent the pinnacle of performance in Audi division ( even outside prodution models such as the R8 LMS Ultra) , what now a days is "performance" or "competition" sad that this model ( succesor ) gets so easelly outperformed by the RS3

This seems to be a recreation of that concept by ABT

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jeremyclarkson1  2y ago

 

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Corvolet3  4y ago

This car is a fine example for Audi's greatness in the late 2000s - early 2010s. It wasn't just faster than the E92 M3, but also faster than the C63 until 200

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Hein  11y ago

How can 0-180 kph be 13.7s, but 1/4 mile is 12.5s at 112 mph (also 180 kph)?

I think the 180 kph at 1/4 mile is rather for 2012 RS5 than 2010 RS5.

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Piorun  11y ago

Its still one of the best Audis ever. There is new 2015 model, but it isnt faster or anything much better.
Its seems like some kind of european "muscle car" made by OOOO. AWD isnt so much understeer oriented, its very neutral.

The main problem - its heavy.

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Antoine Griffith  12y ago

Heavy, heavy, heavy….

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Giuliano H  13y ago

RS5 vs M3 e92 - Who is the best?

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rs5  14y ago

@Riko

why did you sell it after such short period of time?

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muse  14y ago

Riko This happens with every car after you leave the car salon...

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Riko  14y ago

@E - that's exactly what I am saying. Buy used / don't buy NEW from AUDI. It was not 3 weeks but 14 months. I bought the RS5 new because it was a new model and I did not want to wait for 12 months or so to get a second hand one (bit childish I know). I've done the same with other cars before and first year depreciation has always been between 22-25% - not 30%. It shows the RS5 is vastly overpriced and Audi are not prepared to support the price of their premium range products in the secondary market. On top of that, their strategy is to come up with upgraded versions of those cars every 12 months so you are guaranteed to lose even more value on your car - I don't know about BMW / Merc, but it seems to me that this is a specific problem with Audi.

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E  14y ago

Who buys a car to sell it?

I think better advice is, buy used if you're going to keep a car for three weeks.

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Jeff B  14y ago

Buy an M3 or C63 and the same thing would have happened.

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Riko  14y ago

Bought my brand new Audi RS5 in Jan2011, 65.7K GBP. In October 2011, I asked Audi how much they would bid for the car if I wanted to sell it back to them. Car in perfect condition, 6K miles, still smelled new inside. Answer: 46K GBP! Thats what I call proper depreciation! I just sold the car 5 months and 2.5K miles later at 47K GBP. Audi were bidding low 40's for it. I know buying new is not a clever thing to do, but Audi have an excessively bad habit of destroying the value of your car in the secondary market. The new RS5 2012 was announced less than a year after the first older versions could actually hit the road. Similar to what happened with the R8 V8 and R8 V10. My car's value took a pretty big hit on that day! It's a shame coz I really enjoyed the car - but take it from me, DO NOT BUY ANYTHING NEW FROM AUDI unless you like to throw tons of cash out of the window for fun...

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hmm  14y ago

I thing isn't underpowered but too heavy.
I hope Audi in next gen RS5 lower weight.

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Piorun  14y ago

This car is great, its imo the best RS in Audi history, great sound, great looks, engine is behind front wheels, gearbox is good. Its just underpowered, beceause its not so much light.

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Jeff B  14y ago

Takes too much writing. Saying Audi 5 series is fine.

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ghtgtt  14y ago

So let writes RS4, RS5 and RS6 because 4,5.6 series is unambiguous BMW.

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Jeff B  14y ago

@ght no you are "dump", hes talking about the A/S/RS 5 as a 5 series for example...

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ghtgtt  14y ago

@Piorun you are dump because 4 series, 5 series and 6 seriesn ins't Audi but BMW!

Pojeb jesteú, albo jesteú debilnym 10 latkiem albo niepeùnosprawny umysùowo.

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Jeff B  14y ago

You have a point, but really Audi is just doing what BMW does. Look at BMW's most powerful cars, they are the big cars that get the huge engines like the 7 series and X6.
Mercedes puts more power into their smalls cars like the C-class but their cars can't handle and all weigh 2 tons so it doesn't really matter.
The day the RS5 has 500 HP is the day the M3 has 500 HP. :P

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Piorun  14y ago

This car is ready for more power, but Audi strategy is just little dumb. For them "smaler" car must to have smaller engine.
So 4 series must have smaller engine than 5, and 5 smaller than 6 and so on.

They just dont want to make their own cars compete with themselfs.

So even they cloud make 555 hp RS5, they will not do that, beceause thats reserved for RS6.

So litteraly: S4 have 333, RS5 444, and S8 520.

But Audi, i want small car with enough power. Who want to race with S8?

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heh  14y ago

RS5 is my dream car.

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tim  14y ago

Ok,here we go,(i cannot beleive i would be discussing something that has blighted my life)
In yorkshire,someone would say.
like what you provided.But ive had it rammed into me that the correct way would be (excuse comma)
like what you,ve provided.
Please dont try to explain to me as my brain does not register it,so i carry on in my own way hopeing nobody pulls me up on it.
Still,i can always take my frustation out in the 12c!!

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Apathy  14y ago

Nothing negative intended. I was kidding too.

But yes, this sentence would be considered grammatically correct: We don't really accept independent times like what you provided anymore.

And it's not acceptable just in America, but in the UK, NZ, Canada, etc. as well.

I'm unclear as to why that looks unacceptable to you.
Could it be that you are talking about the second sentence?

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tim  14y ago

Apathy,thanks for putting me right,but isnt that the point?
I freely admit i am hopeless at english,but you it seems are also not perfect.He who casts the first stone!Have a laugh about it,i have had to spend a lifetime doing so.
Friends?
PS,it was not the coma.
where i come from,like what you provided,is not correct english.But i could be wrong as it could be American?

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Apathy  14y ago

@Tim: I was comma happy. Pull out the commas and it's fine. :P

Though you did the same thing and then some in your comment. lol

Yours should read: Now please, the queens English. That stood out like a sore thumb, even to me! I also have a sense of humor, you know!

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tim  14y ago

@Apathy,now please the queens english,even that stood out like a sore thumb to me,i also have a sense of humour you know!!

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Apathy  14y ago

We don't really accept independent times, like what you provided, anymore.

Also, a stock car with 444hp and 3800lbs isn't going to trap 120mph in the 1/4...

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