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New RS 5 quattro® technology

Audi is presenting a new, evolutionary stage of its permanent all–wheel drive system in the high-performance RS 5 Coupé – the quattro drive with self-locking crown gear differential and torque vectoring. Thirty years after the debut of the first quattro at the Geneva Motor Show in 1980, Audi has once again expanded its lead over the competition.

• With an extremely broad torque distribution range, the crown–gear differential surpasses its predecessors – grip becomes even better. Maximum efficiency and immediate response are guaranteed.

• Audi has paired it with intelligent brake management software. Torque vectoring is an evolutionary form of the ESP, and it makes sporty driving even more precise and dynamic.

• When cornering at speed, the software uses the driver’s steering input and desired level of acceleration to calculate the optimal distribution of power between all four wheels. If it detects that the wheels on the inside of the curve are about to slip, it marginally brakes these wheels – just a slight application of the pads on the disks at minimal pressure is all it takes. The ESP stabilisation program intervenes later and more gently – if it is even necessary at all.

• As a complement to the new quattro drivetrain, Audi offers another dynamic technology as an option – the sport differential, which actively distributes torque between the rear wheels. It’s like riding on rails. When turning into or accelerating in a curve, the majority of torque flows to the outside wheel and pushes the car into the curve, nipping any tendency to oversteer or understeer in the bud.

Why not take the RS 5 for a test drive (serious enquiries only!), so you can feel for yourself the unrivalled handling and driving excitement of Audi's newest high-performance sports car. To request a test drive, please email us here.

New Audi RS 5 Coupé
The RS 5 conveys the skin-tingling feeling of power and emotion. The Audi RS 5 Coupé has an athletic and muscular road stance. The front and rear fenders are distinctly flared. The side panels have been completely redesigned.