Audi UK is launching the five-door RS5 Sportback for
the first time in the country in the limited ‘Audi Sport’ edition, together
with the RS5 Coupe. The new ‘Audi Sport’ edition of the new RS5 Sportback and Coupe will
be limited to just 250 examples for each bodystyle this year, offering a unique
specification and more equipment as standard.
From the outside, both variants of the RS5 feature a
set of 20-inch alloy wheels with an anthracite finish, privacy glass and
high-gloss black detailing on the grille surround, window cappings and door
mirror housings. The normally optional Audi Sport exhaust is also fitted as
standard.
The interior features Nappa leather combined with
Alcantara and diamond stitching on the RS super sports seats, piano black
inlays, a panoramic glass sunroof, all-LED lighting and of course the digital
Audi Virtual Cockpit cluster with RS-specific displays. Things like Apple Carplay and
Android Auto, MMI Navigation Plus, LTE Internet Connectivity, Audi Side Assist
Blindspot Monitoring and Hill Hold Assist are also part of the standard
equipment list.
Power still comes from the twin-turbo 2.9-liter V6
engine, producing 444 hp and 600 Nm of torque. Paired to it is
a specially-tuned eight-speed automatic transmission and a beefed-up Quattro
all-wheel drive system with a self-locking center differential and a 40:60
torque split front-to-rear. The five-door RS5 Sportback is officially capable of pulling the
0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and achieve a top speed of up to 280 km/h, the latter if you tick the relevant option box in the list.
Offering the RS5 in the Sportback bodystyle means
than you can now have a proper five-seat liftback with a 480-liter luggage
capacity, the ability to hit the 62mph in less than four seconds and the
reassuring all-weather grip provided by the Quattro all-wheel drive system in
one package. Audi is now accepting orders for the new RS5 ‘Audi Sport’ edition
models, with the Sportback priced from £ 68,985. The first UK deliveries will
arrive later this month.
