Audi has further fortified its RS formula with the brand’s latest electrified powertrain technologies in the all-new RS5 Saloon and Avant, its first ever plug-in hybrid RS models.
The new models combine a 2.9-litre, 510PS twin-turbo V6 and a 130kW electric motor for breathtaking performance and the potential for an electric-only driving range of up to 87km.
At the entry point to the range, the RS5 models ride on 20-inch six-twin-spoke alloy wheels finished in dark Galvano silver and feature a black styling package taking in elements including the spoiler, window trim, door mirror surrounds, door handle inserts, RS badges and Audi rings.
The blades in the front bumper, inserts in the side skirts and rear diffuser are also finished in gloss black, as is the Saloon’s split-lip frontal spoiler. Darkened Matrix LED headlights incorporating driver-selectable active light signatures continue the theme, while at the rear the LED taillights are linked by a striking illuminated light strip.
As part of the upgrade to Carbon Black specification, the RS5 gains larger 21-inch alloy wheels in the six-twin-spoke design in Neodymium grey matte, along with a high gloss carbon finish for the rear spoiler, mirror housings, front air intake blades and side skirts. In the RS5 Saloon Carbon Black the lipped rear diffuser surround is also trimmed in high gloss carbon.
At the very top of the range, the RS5 performance Vorsprung models make even greater impact thanks to exclusive RS performance bumpers incorporating further enlarged air intakes at the front and an even more distinctively styled rear diffuser, which houses matte black tailpipes. These not only differ visually from the dark chrome-plated pipes fitted elsewhere in the range but also produce an even more evocative RS sound as part of the top model’s RS sport exhaust system upgrade.
In Ireland, the Audi RS5 Sedan and Audi RS5 Avant are available from €115,000, with first deliveries expected from this July.
