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2026 Audi RS5: Plug-in Hybrid V6 Out-Muscles RS6's Twin-Turbo V8

The 2026 Audi RS5 PHEV delivers 470 kW and 825 Nm using a modified 2.9L V6 and electric motor with over 80 km electric range, surpassing the RS6 in power.

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The new Audi RS5 PHEV serves up a whopping 470kW and 825Nm, and can hit 100km/h in just 3.6 seconds – but it also weighs almost 2.4 tonnes.

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2026 Audi RS5: Plug-in hybrid V6 out-muscles RS6's twin-turbo V8

The new Audi RS5 PHEV serves up a whopping 470kW and 825Nm, and can hit 100km/h in just 3.6 seconds – but it also weighs almost 2.4 tonnes.

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The Audi Sport division presents its variant of the current A5 liftback and station wagon. The new RS 5 model retains the 2.9-liter six-cylinder engine, but at the same time, in the spirit of the times, it is the first plug-in hybrid among the top sports cars with the four rings in the emblem.

Big change for Audi, the sports break will no longer be called RS 4 but RS 5. The manufacturer had tried to change the nomenclature by reserving the figures even to electric cars and the odds to hybrids and thermals. The A4 has therefore become A5, and logically the RS 4 becomes RS 5. In addition to this change, the Audi sports break becomes plug-in hybrid with a delusional power. Rather sedan or break? Where Audi RS 6 was available only in brea…

Unveiling the new Audi RS 5 2026. The new Audi RS 5 has been officially introduced. The first plug-in hybrid of Audi Sport arrives. A beast with 639 hp that can circulate more than 80 kilometers without gasoline. And as a world premiere, the quattro traction with dynamic torque control on the rear axle. The wait is over. After a lot of spy photos, rumors, reports and even a recent leak, the new Audi RS 5 has been presented in society. Audi Sport…

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Audi MediaCenter broke the news in on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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