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 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.
New Audi RS 5 revealed with 470 kW hybrid power
Boasting 470 kW and 825 N.m, Audi has officially revealed the new RS 5, the first high-performance plug-in hybrid model in the German marque’s RS portfolio. Image: Audi Marking the beginning of a new era of RS models, Audi has whipped the wraps off the new RS 5, the German marque’s first high-performance plug-in hybrid (PHEV). Said Rolf Michl, Managing Director of Audi Sport, “The RS 5 and its innovative drive concept mark the beginning of a new…
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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