Audi RS5 Car Review - Phenomenal V8 performance

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Fast Audi coupes have an unenviable task. It doesn't usually take too long before the most famous car the Ingolstadt company ever built, the ur-Quattro , is brought into the comparison and facing down legends is a big ask. The Audi RS5, it's fair to say, has never really got close to eclipsing its grand daddy, but put the two cars together on a test track and you'd have to wonder what Audi has to do.

The RS5 offers a huge slug of power, quite stupefying build quality and equipment as well as a charismatic V8 soundtrack. With engines increasingly being downsized, the RS5 might be one of the last of this sort of vehicle. Used examples are now starting to appear in meaningful numbers and, if you're prepared to work at it, bargains are available. Make sure the car is in perfect condition. There's no reason why it shouldn't be, as it will be within warranty, but any dents, scratches or interior damage will knock values hard. It's a buyers market right now. Check for crash damage at the front, and inspect the tyres for signs of uneven wear. The V8 engine is a tough thing with few faults reported and the S-tronic twin-clutch gearbox is also surprisingly durable. Otherwise insist on a full service record. Audi has been turning more and more to turbocharged powerplants in its faster cars but the RS5 sticks with good old cubic capacity. Mounted at the front of its quattro all-wheel-drive chassis is a 4.2-litre V8 incorporating technology from the V10 FSI unit in the R8 supercar. The peak power output of 444bhp is achieved at the engine's 8,250rpm maximum and 430Nm of torque is on stream between 4,000 and 6,000rpm. Against the clock, the RS5 will blast to 62mph in 4.6s and would comfortably exceed 155mph were the artificial limiter ever to doze off on the job. S-tronic dual clutch gearbox technology is rapidly becoming as commonplace as quattro all-wheel-drive across Audi's various model lines and the fact that it's fitted to the RS5 underlines the faith the manufacturer has in it. This particular unit is a seven-speed transmission specially strengthened to cope in the company of the RS5's formidable engine. With two clutches working on different sets of gears, the technology is able to pre-engage the gear it thinks will be selected next. This makes for lightening fast shifting via the wheel-mounted paddles or by nudging the gear lever. There are Automatic, Comfort and Dynamic modes to choose from when the doing the shifting for you and a launch control setting which will get you close to optimum acceleration off the line. The Audi RS5 is a very interesting vehicle. Is it as talented a sports coupe as a BMW M3 or a Mercedes C63? In pure dynamic terms, it's not that close. Despite Audi's best efforts there's too much understeer and too little involvement from the chassis to make a really convincing sporting coupe. The firm ride of the RS5 also denies it a place at the top table of GT-style cruisers. While this might make it a tough car to recommend as a new purchase, used RS5s have much to be said for them. They tend to be priced comparatively keenly and they also tend not to have been driven quite as hard as the equivalent rear-wheel drive BMW and Mercedes models. Couple that with Audi's brilliant build quality and you have an intriguing used proposition. As long as you can live with the fact that it's not the sharpest steer in its class, there's a lot to like. The plus points? It's apocalyptically rapid, has a charismatic engine and the interior feels an event every time you get in. Remember; it's a buyer's market right now so don't ever pay top book for an RS5. Haggle hard and you'll be able to scalp a real deal.

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