Spy Shots: Audi RS5 spied undisguised in Death Valley
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupes</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a></p><a href="http://blogs.thecarconnection.co m/blogs/marty_blog/2010/spy-shots-2010-audi-rs-5/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/rs5-spy-dv.jpg" alt="" /></a>With the high-strung Audi RS5 looming large on the horizon, an entirely undisguised test mule has been spotted undergoing hot-weather testing in the infamous Death Valley in the southeastern United States. Picking up where the S5 left off, the test mule is wearing a new, more aggressive front end, which is expected to be matched around back by the time the model is unveiled at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/Geneva-Motor-Show/">Geneva Motor Show</a> next March.
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<p>While these spy shots give us a more accurate picture of what to expect from the M3-rivalling Audi super-coupe visually, there remains <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/28/audi-rs4-and-rs5-to-keep-v8s/">much debate and speculation</a> over what will be providing the motivation. The same 4.2-liter V8 from the RS4 remains <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/28/spy-shots-audi-rs5/">one solid possibility</a>, with the potential for a power increase to 450 hp. Other reports suggest that, like Audi differentiated the RS6 from the S6, the RS5's V8 could <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/05/12/car-magazine-gets-the-skinny-on-the-audi-rs5/">gain a set of turbochargers</a>. Meanwhile, a third possibility involves shoehorning in the V10 from the RS6, with or without the turbos. Which option makes most sense depends on how Audi views the positioning of the RS5: a two-door RS4, or two-door RS6, or a beefed up S5. They all make sense to us and we'll have to wait and see what turns up. Either way, we have a feeling we won't be disappointed.</p>
<p>[Source: <a href="http://blogs.thecarconnection.co m/blogs/marty_blog/2010/spy-shots-2010-audi-rs-5/">TCC</a>]</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://blogs.thecarconnection.co m/blogs/marty_blog/2010/spy-shots-2010-audi-rs-5/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/21/spy-shots-audi-rs5-spied-undisguised-in-death-valley/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1290978/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/21/spy-shots-audi-rs5-spied-undisguised-in-death-valley/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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