2010 Audi RS5 Meets 2010 BMW M3 CSL
09-22-2008, 07:26 AM
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2010 Audi RS5 Meets 2010 BMW M3 CSL
<center><img src="http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/il/features/general/10.audi.rs5.meets.10.bmw.m3.csl/m3.vs.rs5.group.act.rear.500.jpg"></center><p>From Edmunds. Not sure how solid this info is.
Here's the interesting part:
The RS5 coupe will be a flagship, so Audi will be giving a one-fingered salute to the demands of environmentalists for downsized engines. The RS5 will feature a twin-turbo version of the corporate Audi 4.2-liter V8 and it'll deliver 450 hp and 332 pound-feet of torque, a substantial boost above the 414-hp output of the normally aspirated 4.2-liter V8 we remember from the Audi RS4.
At the same time, this 4.2-liter V8 will incorporate direct injection to improve fuel economy and it will meet the new, stricter European air emissions standards that will come into effect in 2009.<ul><li><a href="http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=132004?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1 .*">Read now!</a></li></ul>
Here's the interesting part:
The RS5 coupe will be a flagship, so Audi will be giving a one-fingered salute to the demands of environmentalists for downsized engines. The RS5 will feature a twin-turbo version of the corporate Audi 4.2-liter V8 and it'll deliver 450 hp and 332 pound-feet of torque, a substantial boost above the 414-hp output of the normally aspirated 4.2-liter V8 we remember from the Audi RS4.
At the same time, this 4.2-liter V8 will incorporate direct injection to improve fuel economy and it will meet the new, stricter European air emissions standards that will come into effect in 2009.<ul><li><a href="http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=132004?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1 .*">Read now!</a></li></ul>
09-22-2008, 08:20 AM
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twin turbo and only 332 ft/lbs or torque...
Not to mention I don't think audi would just slap on turbos to the RS4's 4.2. Audi would build a new engine from the ground up if they were going with FI. Unfortunately I think it's very unlikely they would build a new engine from the ground up just to get an extra 30 hp :-/ It's probably just going to be a worked 4.2 out of the RS4/R8.
The pics in that article are fake too. P-shopped. Read the caption on the first pic at the right. Sucks because that RS5 looks awesome there.
The pics in that article are fake too. P-shopped. Read the caption on the first pic at the right. Sucks because that RS5 looks awesome there.
