2013 Audi RS 5 Will Start At Just Less than $70k

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If youve been ready for the new Audi RS 5 coupe to strike your supplier, your wait will soon be in excess of. The auto was released for sale before this month, and now Audi tells us that buying one particular will established you back a least of $ 69,795, together with the mandatory $895 vacation spot cost.

In addition to stunning very good seems to be, that dollars buys you a four. 2 -liter V- 8, rated at 450 horsepower and 317 pound- feet of torque. Shifting is completely managed by a seven - velocity S tronic dual -clutch gearbox, and electric power is sent to all 4 wheels by way of Audis quattro all-wheel- push. In RS 5 kind, the system works by using a heart differential that can promptly bias electrical power from entrance to rear. Less than particular ailments, up to 85 - p.c of readily available torque can be sent to the rear wheels, or up to 70- % to the entrance.

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The RS 5s drivetrain is fantastic enough to create a - sixty time of four. five seconds, on the way to a governed leading velocity of 174 miles per hour. While the standard components contains metal brake rotors, carbon ceramic rotors are an available choice for those not concerned with particulars these types of as alternative price.

2013 Audi RS 5 image : Audi

Whilst the foundation RS five starts at a higher selling price than the BMW M3 (in our eyes, its primary rival), incorporating a couple of selections to the BMW will promptly close the price tag gap. The Audi also gives up the benefit of quattro AWD, anything not readily available at any cost on BMWs M3. Had been not ready to get in touch with 1 better than the other right up until we have a probability to drive the new RS five, but it absolutely seems to be like we have a dogfight on our palms.