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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 12:34 PM
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I think most people who are the cash-in-hand would-be potential customers are of the general consensus that the RS5 just didn't deliver (the fact that the US isn't even getting it until 2012 is a joke as well and makes the 450hp V8 even more outdated). The good news is that it had revitalized the idea of more heavily modding the S5; there are now a solid 4+ leads on supercharger kits which are in later stages of development, and places like europrice are as up to date as possible on retrofitting RS5 body pieces on A5/S5's.

I agree that the mandatory S-tronic is a bummer on the RS5, especially when the S5 has the absolutely solid getrag 6MT.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Raydius
I think most people who are the cash-in-hand would-be potential customers are of the general consensus that the RS5 just didn't deliver (the fact that the US isn't even getting it until 2012 is a joke as well and makes the 450hp V8 even more outdated). The good news is that it had revitalized the idea of more heavily modding the S5; there are now a solid 4+ leads on supercharger kits which are in later stages of development, and places like europrice are as up to date as possible on retrofitting RS5 body pieces on A5/S5's.

I agree that the mandatory S-tronic is a bummer on the RS5, especially when the S5 has the absolutely solid getrag 6MT.
Where did you get the info that it is coming in 2012?
 
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jarborn1
Where did you get the info that it is coming in 2012?
Published quote on Car & Driver by the Audi CEO:
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car..._u.s.-car_news

Also dealers already received some materials about the vehicle already as a 2012 model. I have the full PDF from my Audi dealer.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 02:58 PM
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 03:20 PM
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don't those pix imply a v8 twin turbo (fsi designation similar to the 3.0 fsi turbo)? i doubt you will see a v10 any more from audi or the other major companies as they try to make their cars more efficient and less polluting. those days are gone imo.
FSI means fuel stratified injection ie direct injection, the forced induction moniker is TFSI.
 
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It's $100k in Europe and honestly I prefer this car with the 7 speed S-tronic because with launch control and great gearing it helps the peaky engine stay in its powerband.
 
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Originally Posted by germeezy1
It's $100k in Europe and honestly I prefer this car with the 7 speed S-tronic because with launch control and great gearing it helps the peaky engine stay in its powerband.
I wonder if anyone ever stopped to think.. hey instead of having an expensive fancy transmission, maybe we shouldn't have a peaky engine with a narrow powerband...
 
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Everyone is doing the high specific output thing these days, except for MB so why be different?

Personally I would have preferred the 4.2 liter twin turbo engine even with the same hp it has a much better powerband.
 
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RS5 in detail:

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Originally Posted by Raydius
Also dealers already received some materials about the vehicle already as a 2012 model. I have the full PDF from my Audi dealer.
Can you share this pdf? I called my dealer as soon as the RS5 story broke and got in the queue.
 
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has a price for the US been announced?
 
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too bad it isn't coming here right away
 
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very glad it may come to N/A.
 
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