New Audi RS5 Coupé to cost from £62,900

The new Audi RS5 Coupé costs from £62,900, with first deliveries expected for the summer.

This price is a rise of over £4100 from the £58,725 of the old model, and is over £4500 more than the BMW M4, but £650 less than the Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupé. Options, such as a carbon roof and RS sport suspension with Dynamic Ride Control, are not finalised in price yet, but will cost around £3000 and £2000 respectively. A price is yet to be decided for the Dynamic Package.

The second-generation Audi RS5 Coupé was first unveiled at the Geneva motor show, and has a new twin-turbocharged 2.9-litre V6 petrol engine developing 444bhp (the same as the 4.2-litre V8 in its predecessor). The new performance coupé also gets a new badge, and will be sold under the Audi Sport banner. The new RS5 emits a claimed 197g/km CO2 - a 17% reduction, says Audi - and achieves fuel economy of 32.5mpg combined.

This RS5 has been engineered anew from the ground up. Together with the new engine, the RS5 Coupé also adopts a new platform that sees it grow in size over the seven-year-old model it replaces. Further developments include a new chassis featuring a five link front and rear suspension coupled to Audi Sport’s Dynamic Ride Control system offering variable damping control.

Distinguishing the RS5 Coupe from other recently introduced second-generation Audi A5 Coupe models are a series of traditional RS exterior styling cues. They include a wider single frame grille featuring a high gloss black honeycomb insert, a new front bumper sporting larger air ducts and an intricate splitter element and headlamps with tinted graphics for the standard LED projectors.

Further back, the front fenders have been widened by 15mm and feature so-called quattro blisters together with additional vertical air ducts along the outer edges of the headlamps. The exterior mirrors get a carbon fibre optic and the side sills have been widened with high gloss black elements to reflect the added performance potential of Audi Sport's latest two-door performance car.

At the rear, the RS5 Coupé receives wider rear fenders extending out some 15mm more than on the standard A5 with more pronounced quattro blisters, a subtle boot deck lid spoiler, a uniquely styled bumper housing a prominent diffuser in high gloss black and two signature oval tailpipes.

The latest RS model rides on standard 19-inch wheels, with 20-inch wheels offered as an option. Two additional styling packages in either high gloss black or matt aluminium are also available. As part of a weight saving initiative, Audi Sport also offers the new RS5 Coupé with a carbon fibre roof, which is claimed to contribute to a 60kg reduction in kerb weight over the old RS5 Coupé despite a 74mm increase in overall length for the new model.

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