New RS5?

[Terminator x]

Not RS3 so apologies.

Anyone looked at the configurator yet? Eye wateringly expensive imho + I can't even find carbon buckets like in the RS3!

TX.

 

[Jsimba]

I was having a play earlier as well. The price starts high and then quickly goes up!

I like the car on the whole, but it was whilst I was in the configurator that I finally figured out what it was about the design that was bugging me. It's the bonnet not coming all the way down to meet the top of the lights! It's a really small thing I know, but it just looks off like that IMO!

 

[northpole]

at that starting price, even if i won the lottery, i wouldn't buy it.

 

[JKP]

It's wild how the pricing can vary over the country borders, just based on how it's taxed. Here it starts from around € 126k. Unless you tick some of the few very costly options that don't have much point here, it won't rocket up. In comparison, if you buy an RS3 and spec it even a bit, it's easily over € 100k. BMW M3's float around € 200 k which is absolutely ridiculous.

I think Audi pretty much nailed the looks of the RS5, I'm just a bit annoyed of the out-of scale exhaust tips and a bit odd colour choices. Based on what I've seen around the Internet, looks like it's one of the very few newly released cars that's got mostly positive comment about the exterior design. I think this alone will sell them several pieces - in countries where the taxes treat the price well.

 

[NWHighlander]

When Audi announced an update for the RS4 I was keenly interested to learn what they envisaged.
To cut a long story short I am disappointed.
The electrification of the VAG group is a given, it's a must do I get that.
In my opinion the replacement RS5 is a heavy beast of a car and I will not be heaving it around our Highland roads. despite it's much vaunted chassis and steering improvements. The electric range for me is utterly useless. The price is as expected, I had a brief look at the equivalent basic Carbon Black and immediately lost complete interest. I am expecting an invitation to view and possibly drive the car, I doubt I will waste 105 miles return journey.

I will hold onto my agile and lighter Carbon Black RS4 until the DAZA Golf becomes available. I am sad to say I have reached the end of the road with Audi after many happy RS years.

Mike

PS I'd settle for the new ice engine in my current set up, that would be a proper enhancement.

 

[Colin A]

Must admit I am tempted despite the price (about £125K for a full spec with exclusive colour and ceramics) but its width might prove an issue as my garage space is limited. Also not impressed with how the 4 rings sit out on the front grill. Looks odd to me. Will wait until I see one in the flesh before making any final decision but in the meantime I am very happy with my current RS4

 

[flybynite]

I have looked for ages to replace our VAG estate and RS3 with one machine. I could never find an RS4 in my spec and a condition I could keep long term. I looked ar RS6 but felt they were too big and bills on that V8 can be eye watering, more than both existing cars.

For a new car I don't mind the looks of the RS5 but it is not understated like the B9 RS4 and C7 RS6. The problem I have is they are big heavy cars, almost as big and much and heavier than the old RS6 let alone the RS4 it replaces.

Price wouldn't bother me as like other things this is just the effect of inflation, take that out and it is not much above older cars.

It is still a no from me as I still see the 2015-18 era cars as peak for my needs and wants.

 

[HM3P]

When Audi announced an update for the RS4 I was keenly interested to learn what they envisaged.
To cut a long story short I am disappointed.
The electrification of the VAG group is a given, it's a must do I get that.
In my opinion the replacement RS5 is a heavy beast of a car and I will not be heaving it around our Highland roads. despite it's much vaunted chassis and steering improvements. The electric range for me is utterly useless. The price is as expected, I had a brief look at the equivalent basic Carbon Black and immediately lost complete interest. I am expecting an invitation to view and possibly drive the car, I doubt I will waste 105 miles return journey.

I will hold onto my agile and lighter Carbon Black RS4 until the DAZA Golf becomes available. I am sad to say I have reached the end of the road with Audi after many happy RS years.

Mike

PS I'd settle for the new ice engine in my current set up, that would be a proper enhancement.

View: https://x.com/Zero2Turbo/status/2051310686198759649/video/1?s=46

 

[northpole]

mweh if i was to buy a new car, if i wanted to spend that sort of money (which i don't) i would just get the xiaomi SU7 ultra... which costs about £80k, yet has more power and is better in everyway (apart from it being fully electric) than any of the audi rs5 models and that comes almost full optioned.

Just saying sometimes one needs to look at left fielders and what you get for your hard earned money, and right now the chinese car manufacturers are killing it at prices that the establised non chinese car manufacturers can only dream off.

 

[JKP]

I have looked for ages to replace our VAG estate and RS3 with one machine. I could never find an RS4 in my spec and a condition I could keep long term. I looked ar RS6 but felt they were too big and bills on that V8 can be eye watering, more than both existing cars.

For a new car I don't mind the looks of the RS5 but it is not understated like the B9 RS4 and C7 RS6. The problem I have is they are big heavy cars, almost as big and much and heavier than the old RS6 let alone the RS4 it replaces.

Then just hope the perfect RS4 will pop up against all odds. I'm afraid there won't be anything similar to it amongst any new cars anymore.

It surely wasn't Audi's real intent to make the RS5 a weighty tech-monster, and I don't think any other manufacturers have any better means to compensate the emission fee that a single ICE-only performance car causes for them. But as this is the outcome, at least they had managed to make it feel somehow valid and interesting.

What's not valid though is that constant raving about how it's now able to drift. Surely it can but come on, who does that with a 2,5-tonne car? Two doughnuts and the rear tyres are gone. It was right on one of the first videos where the car channel guys were spurred to drift it, and after just few rounds the entire tread was torn off the tyre. I wouldn't do that even if I had an unlimited tyre deal.

 

[flybynite]

Then just hope the perfect RS4 will pop up against all odds. I'm afraid there won't be anything similar to it amongst any new cars anymore.

Given up on the RS4 now, too much time has passed and they are getting long in the tooth. I was looking for a rare spec and after 3 years of looking nothing came up in any of the colours I wanted let alone the condition. Sticking with the 8V now, estate for the kids and Land Rover for everything else