RS5 Sportback at the SF Auto show
 

No. Horrid color.
 

Can these RS5 paddles be installed on an S5?

I think this color will look stunning under the sunlight

Nobody around there seems to be interested in the car ;). I'm going probably tomorrow. Curious to see it in person, but mostly going to hopefully see the facelifted C63 S.

Yes they can.

Just wait until the automakers start REALLY pushing their electric golf carts. Suddenly all the "antiques" will be in even higher demand. Not a fan of how ideology is driving car design/production, instead of customer demand.

I don't ever expect to see another green one. There are only 94 of them in the US per Vincenzo. I do, however, like that green on the show RS.

Does the RS5 HUD show the current gear and RPMs?

Same here in SWFL. When I was shopping for my S5, we were stopped at a light, and I looked at all the cars around the 4-way Intersection, gobs of white/black/gray/silver. A couple red, 1 or 2 blue, and the odd other color. That, and I loved the changing color of the Navarro blue, is part of how I picked my color(I started with silver, went to red, and finally blue).

There are two modes in the RS head up display. The first mode is the standard mode that you get on any Audi model with a HUD, and the second mode is lap timer, oil temp, gear indicator, and then a shift light when in manual mode.

I just ordered the Sonoma so i do like that color. When i ordered my car my salesman said "Do you want black, gray or white?". I had a 2000 S4 in cactus green which was pretty rare. I also had an Estoril Blue S6 which was a great color too. To each their own but i just like something different. It will be easier to find in a parking lot :-).

I like the Sonoma Green and would consider it on a leased car that I didn't have to worry about re-selling somewhere down the road. It's got a nice pop to it and certainly stands out from the crowd without shouting like Imola Yellow or even the Tango Red.

When choosing mine, local dealer had a Sonoma coming with all the items I wanted. Considered it for a moment. Very cool color but not sure I could like with it for a long period. Great color though. Pops really well. Not sure I'm a pop color kind of guy though.

Interesting article on color choice from a physiological standpoint: https://www.foxbusiness.com/features...says-about-you

Resale considerations is something that factors in, but also what the color represents. It's not by chance that black is a very popular color for luxury cars. Black gets associated with luxury and sophistication. Men wear black suits/tuxedos to formal events etc. It also has a bad boy association, think Darth Vader. White has a similar association with luxury.

I went to see the RS5 SB and the color wouldn't be for me. Under the artificial light it didn't look particularity good. Seems to have a gold hue, so under the sun light it probably looks better. Overheard several people commenting that the car looked good other than the color.

The show itself is clearly on its last leg. BMW didn't even show up for it and to my disappointed, Mercedes brought an '18 C63 S to the show. Was hoping to finally get to see the facelifted '19 in person, but no dice.

I felt the same way about the car show in San Diego last year. Audi was there, but BMW didn't show up at all and several carmakers didn't let you touch or get in the cars. It was pretty sad compared to the LA show. A lot of the floor space was devoted to collector/exotic cars that were well behind a velvet rope.

I'd rather have an RS4 Avant If it showed up in US dealers, I'd be there the next day to trade on my 2018 S5 SB.