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A few days ago, overseas media took the lead in photographing the new Audi RS 5 Sportback model, which will become a high-performance version of the new Audi A5 family, and will also launch the Audi RS 5 Avant in the shape of a station wagon. At present, the official guide price of the Audi RS 4 Avant on sale in China is 828,800 yuan, and the official guide price of the Audi RS 5 family is 852,800-874,800 yuan.
全新奥迪RS 5 Sportback 海外谍照
The official image of the new Audi A5
The new Audi RS 5 Sportback test car is still heavily camouflaged, but it is clear that the new car will be equipped with a mesh front grille with a larger aperture and larger air intakes on both sides of the lower bumper, providing a larger impact area for the rear radiators. The LED headlamps may maintain the cavity profile of the regular Audi A5, but with an exclusive daytime running light graphic style.
全新奥迪RS 5 Sportback 海外谍照
The official image of the new Audi A5
The new Audi RS 5 Sportback will also have expanded front and rear wheel arches, Audi RS family-style rims and a high-performance brake package. In addition, the rear of the new car is expected to continue with the continuous LED taillights, and the bilateral dual exhaust pipes below may continue to adopt an oval structure.
全新奥迪RS 5 Sportback 海外谍照
In terms of power, information about the all-new Audi RS 5 Sportback has yet to be revealed. For reference, the Audi RS 5 on sale in China is equipped with a 2.9-liter V6 twin-turbo engine with a maximum power of 331 kilowatts and a peak torque of 600 Nm· meters, matched with an 8-speed manual automatic transmission, and the official 0-100 km/h acceleration time is 3.9 seconds. It will also be interesting to see whether the new generation will be able to surpass the performance figures of the current model.
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The rapid rise of pure electric vehicles in China has also brought certain challenges to traditional fuel performance models, and corresponding types of models have become more and more rare. In the future, after the all-new Audi RS 5 Sportback is launched in China, competing products may include BMW M3 (guide price 863,900-913,900 yuan), M4 (guide price 893,900-1,013,900 yuan), Alfa · Romeo Giulia Juliet four-leaf clover version (guide price 961,800 yuan), etc.