Audi RS5 (B10) specs

@mods please add:
Price in europe: €111.100-178.455

@mods please add 0-100kph: 3.65s
Tires: Bridgestone Potenza Sport

@mods please add the performance data.
0-60mph: 3.5s
0-100kph: 3.6s
Top Speed: 285kph
Same goes for the Avant so please add it there too.

This car has a 48 liter fuel tank, which is absolutely pathetic.
If we take into perspective that I drove the M3 Comp xDrive with around 15.5 liters (15 MPG US), that RS5 with 600kg more will be lucky to even reach 300km in the same session. Not to mention I wasn't even fully throttling it.

An RS6 C7 had 75 liters of fuel capacity.

At this point, people should either just get an older ICE car, or go straight to BEV. There is little benefit for a hybrid that is heavier than an EV, much more expensive than an ICE, much more maintenance than both ICE and EV, and with no performance benefit. If you think you're saving any money with a hybrid, you aren't.

Audi RS5 B10 design analysis.

The front end is marked by the huge Audi grille, maybe too big of a grille. The edges of it are black, not body coloured, creating one single area instead of a division. The headlights are pretty but lack emotion and charm, the lines surrounding it look compressed. The hood has nice indents that point to the four rings, however since they look more like air tunnels, the effect isnt the same as the one you get in a Giulia QV for example.

The side view shows a clear and decided central line that is definetly too brutal and sharp, not to mention the door handles arent aligned to it. Over the rear wheel we see a beautiful triangle shaped volume, followed by a line that takes the eye straight to the flowing tailight profile. In the center, low down, we see a very sharp and static line that isn't well executed. Near the beautiful shape of the headlight we can see how bulky the car's front end is, as it actually gets taller the closest it gets to the headlight.

At the rear we see the A5's classic lightbar, which is well executed but lacks detail in the center, thats why i would have just done classic tailights. The HUGE exhausts are reminiscent of the 911 Turbo S, however this is a midsized sedan, the small gap between them looks ridicolous. The equally large diffuser is finished in forged carbon fibre, but the edges of it have very sharp rotation angles, making it look almost like the M3's.

Verdict: The Audi RS5 B10 is a good looking sports sedan, but it is flawed by modern trends. In substance it isnt straght up gorgeous like the Giulia QV with it's flowing lines but it isn't monolitic like the M3, it's mix between volumes and sharp lines is actually goo, just not great.

2.4 TONS HOLY **** THAT IS HEAVY. I pray that the RS6 will not be that much.

I think the Chinese 'clone' Taycan could very likely beat the RS5 with just a better set of tires and a more heat-resistant braking system. Even though the SU7 Max's TVC might not be as sophisticated as the RS5's, it's actually lighter—even for an EV—not to mention its lower center of gravity and smaller moment of inertia in yaw.

2 tons?? daaam a Bentley is light now a days huh ? this is getting dangerously close to the Bentleys weight, yeep ain't no way this is competent with that weight.

I'm calling him Manfred.

The eTV quattro sport in the RS5 utilizes an independent electric motor for torque vectoring. This motor is a water-cooled permanent magnet unit producing 8 kW and 40 Nm, which—through a 53:1 gear ratio—delivers up to 2,000 Nm of torque to the main differential.
​Unlike conventional systems, it generates differential torque actively without requiring a speed difference between the wheels. Whether under throttle or overrun, and even at low speeds, it provides precise torque control. It manages to combine the steering agility of a mechanical Torque Vectoring (TV) system with the traction and stability of a limited-slip differential. Furthermore, it eliminates the cooling burden typically caused by clutch plate engagement and slippage in traditional TVC systems.
​On its own, this is a flawless piece of engineering; however, installed on a 2.3-ton 'bulldozer' like this, it is an absolute waste.

https://www.carscoops.com/2026/02/audi-rs5-plug-in-hybrid/

Audi’s rear-wheel vectoring diff is impressive, but it’s completely overshadowed by the staggering 2.3-ton weight. It feels like they're overcomplicating things for nothing. Instead of adding weight to solve problems created by weight, why not strip it down to 1.7 tons? Between the Miller cycle and existing tech, the Euro 7 argument doesn't hold water.

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cars just haven't been progressing regarding speed at the same rate they used to due to the sheer amount of new regulations that come out regarding emissions, safety, etc. these days

very sad to see

Ah man this could’ve been fantastic even if it was sub 2 tonnes

193” long and 2.35 tons? I’m shocked that people still think this is an M3 (G80)/C63 AMG competitor. Audi never holds consistency in the way BMW or Mercedes-Benz does. It’s not like the B6/7 S4 were competing with the M3 (E46) or C32/55 either.

The S4 was originally an M5 (E34)/500E competitor until it got renamed to S6. And that B7 RS4 was closer to being a 4-door R8 than to an E92 M3 or especially a C/CLK63.

3.6s 0-100kph? 2.4 tons? The G80 prefacelift M3 xdrive competition could do 100kph in 3.2s, with only ~510hp, cuz it weighs some 500+kg less.

0-100 in 3.6 seconds

Can someone find a spec sheet? there isnt any.

It's out, give me time to go to lunch and i'll edit.

2355kg weight? What the fuk.

I just calculated: at max power it has a p/w ratio of 3.7kg which is just barely better than the one of an RS5 B9.
At 510 PS it's 4,61kg, which gives it a worse p/w ratio than an RS4 B5 from 1999.

The B10 finally nailed the standard FR proportions. It’s the first time I’ve actually liked an Audi mid-size sedan.

I do not understand, what does this compete with?
D-Segment performance sedans have always been iconic, and always came in decades.
2000s: W204, E90, B8.
2010s: W205, F80, B9, QV
2020s: W206, G80, nothing? B9 facelift?
This car came out 7 years later the G80 and has quite a lot more power, can it really be compared to the G80?

Power is 630 usa hp

This actually looks really good.

Leaked official images, looks pretty good on sedan form.