Audi sets 2011 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 quattro prices; confirms Audi RS5 Coupe is coming to U.S.
- The first open-top Audi supercar will begin at $161,000 MSRP
- The V10 Audi R8 Spyder achieves 525-hp and a top speed of 195 mph
- Planned arrival for the RS5 Coupe in the U.S. market is 2012
HERNDON, Va., Jul 23, 2010 - Audi today announced that pricing for the new 2011 R8 Spyder 5.2 quattro® supercar will begin at $161,000 with the first of the hand-assembled models reaching U.S. showrooms as soon as next month.
Audi also confirmed today that it intends to sell the Audi RS5 in the U.S. market starting in 2012. The high-revving 4.2-liter V8 engine in the Audi RS5 Coupe generates 450 horsepower. Like all Audi RS models sold in Europe and other markets, the RS5 Coupe applies its power to the road with quattro permanent all-wheel drive. Details on equipment levels, pricing and fuel economy standards will be released at a later date.
Anticipation has been building for the arrival of the first Audi open-top supercar since it appeared as the car of choice for main character Tony Stark in the blockbuster action film Iron Man 2. The newest Audi R8 maintains the perfect balance of form and function that has distinguished coupe models in the R8 sports car family. But the R8 Spyder adds innovative touches that integrate the soft top without altering the dynamic styling lines, optimal weight distribution or high-performance characteristics of the coupe models.
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I think we can finally start celebrating! Car and Driver received word today from Audi CEO Rupert Stadler that the RS5 is indeed coming to the US Market. We posted this morning about speculation from Automobile magazine that said the car was likely but it certainly was no concrete answer to the skeptics. Perhaps the good word from the top boss at Audi will suffice! What we can agree on is that the Audi fans across the country are counting their loose change and wondering if there is anyway they can afford one! Now we can start speculating on pricing and availability. Continue reading ‘Audi CEO Confirms RS5 is indeed US bound’
April 2, 2010 - Published By oneighturbo -
in RS5.
Quattro-lovers, rejoice: it seems Audi’s awesome RS5 may be headed stateside after all.
We loved Audi’s RS5 the first time we laid eyes upon it at the Geneva motor show — and how could we not? The engineers in Ingolstadt managed to pack the already shapely coupe with an even more potent form of the S5′s 4.2-liter V-8, which throws down 450 horsepower at a screaming 8250 rpm. Couple that with Audi’s legendary all-wheel-drive system, plus its new torque-vectoring rear-differential, and…well, how could we not be tempted? (continue reading…)
March 3, 2010 - Published By Josh -
in RS5.
Just when you thought you’ve seen enough RS 5 pictures, we found some new ones from Geneva that are definitely worth sharing. Photographer Drew Phillips captured some impressive photos of the new Audi RS5. Full album after the jump! Enjoy…
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The show hasn’t even started yet and photos of the much anticipated RS 5 have already surfaced. It’s one thing to see heavily airbrushed press photos, it is another thing altogether to see photos of the real production car! I am sure we will see an onslaught of pictures surfacing from the show. Enjoy the pictures!
Source: Autogesbot.com via Quattroholics.com
- Coupé with 331 kW (450 PS) high-revving V8 engine
- RS 5 also efficient – 10.8 liters per 100 km (21.78 US mpg)
- Newly-developed center differential for quattro drivetrain
INGOLSTADT, Germany, Feb 22, 2010 – Please note, there is no information regarding U.S. availability of the RS 5 at this time.
Unbridled power lurking in a classically elegant coupé: the Audi RS 5 will debut at the Geneva Auto Show. The high-revving 4.2-liter V8 with its 331 kW (450 hp) unleashes powerful performance while achieving remarkable fuel economy. The seven-speed S tronic and an innovative center differential in the quattro drivetrain transmit power to all four wheels.
Developed by quattro GmbH, the RS models comprise the dynamic spearhead of Audi‘s model range. The RS 5 is the latest torchbearer in a tradition dating back over 15 years to the RS 2 Avant: superior handling in the mid-size class.
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In case you were hiding under a rock last week and missed our post about the RS5 brochure being leaked, we have some more information for you to drool over. The speculation was that the RS5 would be powered by a normally aspirated FSI V8 but the details were still a bit sketchy. This picture of the engine bay should put all remaining questions to rest. I know many were hoping for a forced induction engine but this is a well proven power plant with tons of power and fits in very competitively against the likes of the 414HP 2010 M3 coupe.
Source: Jalopnik
February 20, 2010 - Published By Josh -
in RS5 and S/RS.
“The next über-model from Audi’s Quattro GmbH division won’t officially debut in Geneva for another week, but images from its brochure have already made their way onto the web. The Audi RS5 coupe will no doubt take the performance of Audi’s B8 platform to levels beyond the much-loved and departed RS4. What we don’t know at this point is how high that level will go, and what the motive power will be.
It’s probably safe to assume it’ll fall somewhere between the 420 horsepower of the Audi RS4 and the 571 hp of the current Audi RS6. Since the V10 used the R8 and RS6 isn’t really in keeping with Audi’s current engine-downsizing philosophy (not to mention that the 10-cylinder probably wouldn’t fir into the smaller A5′s engine bay), perhaps we’ll a turbo or supercharged version of the 4.2-liter V8 in the current S5, or a maybe even a more severely amplified version of the 3.0-liter TFSI V6 from the S4″
Source Autoblog.com & recom-post.de
