A5/S5/RS5 2027 RS 5 Avant Sedan and Avant

[Gor134]

Or future announcement at further date, if it's a US only same sources that previewed the powertrain months ago had a pure ICE version mentioned as well.

Praying for the 412KW pure ICE version for the US

 

[Swissbob]

Praying for the 412KW pure ICE version for the US

560hp without hybrid and probably 350kg or 750lbs lighter.

 

[Swissbob]

BTW 48L Fuel tank are you mad Audi.
Or 12.7 gallons.

 

[Merc1]

560hp without hybrid and probably 350kg or 750lbs lighter.

Ding! Winner winner.

M

 

[Centurion]

BTW 48L Fuel tank are you mad Audi.
Or 12.7 gallons.

Are you serious? Is that the size of the tank? That’s tiny.

 

[Merc1]

Beautiful car for sure, but like most new cars, it's full of compromises. I just hope we get the wagon, hybrid or not.

M

 

[Gor134]

Look at those hips

 

[Swissbob]

Are you serious? Is that the size of the tank? That’s tiny.

Yes I am.

It’s absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Swissbob]

Look at those hips

And the rear doors have been widened as well.

Looks really good.

 

[Rolf]

Look at those hips

Audi have absolutely nailed the looks of the RS5 Avant. It knocks the competition out the park for its jaw dropping bulges.

 

[Design FIRST]

Audi have absolutely nailed the looks of the RS5 Avant. It knocks the competition out the park for its jaw dropping bulges.

IMHO, the sheetmetal is great. What's bolted/screwed/clipped onto it is open for debate. The track width is very eyecatching.

 

[savage-It]

Ding! Winner winner.

M

if it is true, very good of course, but still over 2000 kg car. Still too much...

 

[Merc1]

if it is true, very good of course, but still over 2000 kg car. Still too much...

Lightweight cars are pretty much gone man, gonna have to get over it. Lightweight luxury cars have never really been a thing or at least in the last 20 years.

M

 

[savage-It]

yes I agree and

Lightweight cars are gone man, gonna have to get over it. Lightweight luxury cars haven't been a thing in decades.

M

yes I agree and is so sad...but my piggy M3T CS weights already 1825 kg (I tested) and I already feel bad for that. To add almost another 180 kg on top of this sounds me again too much (speaking for myself of course)

 

[Swissbob]

yes I agree and

yes I agree and is so sad...but my piggy M3T CS weights already 1825 kg (I tested) and I already feel bad for that. To add almost another 180 kg on top of this sounds me again too much (speaking for myself of course)

1825 is a lightweight compared to the RS5.

 

[Rolf]

Lightweight cars are pretty much gone man, gonna have to get over it. Lightweight luxury cars have never really been a thing or at least in the last 20 years.

M

Ever since Mercedes launched the W221 S class and BMW launched the E65 7 series the weight of their cars has only gone up. They boasted of using more aluminium in the suspension and body panels but that did nothing to reduce the weight. We can blame Euro NCAP Safety requirements as well as strict emission standards increasing the weight of cars. Now this PHEV and EV trend will make it worse due to the heavy batteries

 

[savage-It]

1825 is a lightweight compared to the RS5.

yes apparently 545 kg ligther, but it is all relative...I was already considering piggy my other car, the GTAm from Alfa that weights about 1.580 kg but then if I compare that weight with an even smaller M2 for example, it looks quite stellar. I always weight my cars, because for my job and because I have the weighting systems in stock in my company.

 

[Design FIRST]

I suspect that the North American market and perhaps the UAE market are the prime marketing targets. Success there could secure a favorable ROI. The reception and impact of these cars will be marginal at the very best in Europe and China.

Audi AG has far more pressing tasks at hand that need to be addressed.

 

[Merc1]

Ever since Mercedes launched the W221 S class and BMW launched the E65 7 series the weight of their cars has only gone up. They boasted of using more aluminium in the suspension and body panels but that did nothing to reduce the weight. We can blame Euro NCAP Safety requirements as well as strict emission standards increasing the weight of cars. Now this PHEV and EV trend will make it worse due to the heavy batteries

Yeah all those things were just to compensate, not actually bring weight down.

M