[hks786]

Engine:

4.2 V8. 470bhp, 500Nm
7s S-tronic

Weight:

1702kg. It looks like it's going to be more nose heavy than the S5.

Design:

Test mules are running around with the new front bumper. It has big side intakes like the A3 Clubsport. Should be interesting!

On a side note, I seen a silver S5 with RS4 wheels today. It looked MEAN! I can only imagine the presence the RS5 will have on the road.

[!Xoible]

every time i buy a new car it somehow turns out to be the slowest car in the competition

[Crimson92]

Originally Posted by ///Mantis

every time i buy a new car it somehow turns out to be the slowest car in the competition

it happens bro...that being said...my car will be very dated

[Year's_End]

What'd they do to that V8 in order to get another 50 bhp/52 lb-ft out of it?

And 1702 kg comes out to be 3752 lbs.

To put that in perspective, an Audi RS4 has 420 bhp/317 lb-ft motivating 3415 pounds of mass.

Hmmm...don't know if it'll be much faster. It has another 300 lbs to move, and only 50 more hp/tq to help.

[!Xoible]

Originally Posted by Crimson92

it happens bro...that being said...my car will be very dated

i dont think there's a car as much fun as that in the market today, maybe lotus elise

[!Xoible]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

What'd they do to that V8 in order to get another 50 bhp/52 lb-ft out of it?

And 1702 kg comes out to be 3752 lbs.

To put that in perspective, an Audi RS4 has 420 bhp/317 lb-ft motivating 3415 pounds of mass.

Hmmm...don't know if it'll be much faster. It has another 300 lbs to move, and only 50 more hp/tq to help.

gearing, chassis different?

that's more hp/torque than M3, and weighs as much i want a C63 now

did i just say that???

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by ///Mantis

gearing, chassis different?

that's more hp/torque than M3, and weighs as much i want a C63 now

did i just say that???

How does gearing/chassis tweaks change horsepower at the crank?

And yeah, the C63 is badass.

[!Xoible]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

How does gearing/chassis tweaks change horsepower at the crank?

And yeah, the C63 is badass.

no no... im saying it might be faster than RS4 if they improve chassis/gearing. i didnt say anything about at the crank

[Crimson92]

Originally Posted by ///Mantis

i dont think there's a car as much fun as that in the market today, maybe lotus elise

i hope the 370z can prove to be better

Originally Posted by ///Mantis

gearing, chassis different?

that's more hp/torque than M3, and weighs as much i want a C63 now

did i just say that???

nothing wrong with wanting a c63 lol

[OBI_agent]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

What'd they do to that V8 in order to get another 50 bhp/52 lb-ft out of it?

And 1702 kg comes out to be 3752 lbs.

To put that in perspective, an Audi RS4 has 420 bhp/317 lb-ft motivating 3415 pounds of mass.

Hmmm...don't know if it'll be much faster. It has another 300 lbs to move, and only 50 more hp/tq to help.

+1.....yeh I'm curious on how they got the torque to increase by that much?? I have never seen or heard of a naturally aspirated car carrying a 90lb-ft/liter figure(If it's the same displacement 369lb-ft/4.2=around 90)

Hmm...if the hp and torque figures are true, I think they are increasing a displacement. I am hoping it's forced induction but many reports point that its unlikely to be applied

And bimmer, RS4 doesn't weigh 3415pounds...it weighs around 3848 pounds (tested by edmunds). So that makes the RS5 lighter by around 100 pounds.

[!Xoible]

Originally Posted by Crimson92

i hope the 370z can prove to be better





nothing wrong with wanting a c63 lol

if it revs past 8k RPM it'll be very interesting

nothing wrong with wanting a merc for u... but after all the hate i posted about the car i cannot like it bro

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by OBI_agent

And bimmer, RS4 doesn't weigh 3415pounds...it weighs around 3848 pounds (tested by edmunds). So that makes the RS5 lighter by around 100 pounds.

Haha wow I can't believe I didn't catch that mistake. I just pulled the number off some site when I searched for the curb weight.

[M3350Z]

Originally Posted by hks786

Engine:

4.2 V8. 470bhp, 500Nm
7s S-tronic

Weight:

1702kg. It looks like it's going to be more nose heavy than the S5.

Design:

Test mules are running around with the new front bumper. It has big side intakes like the A3 Clubsport. Should be interesting!

On a side note, I seen a silver S5 with RS4 wheels today. It looked MEAN! I can only imagine the presence the RS5 will have on the road.

Wait...are you saying no MT?

[swamp2]

Originally Posted by OBI_agent

+1.....yeh I'm curious on how they got the torque to increase by that much?? I have never seen or heard of a naturally aspirated car carrying a 90lb-ft/liter figure(If it's the same displacement 369lb-ft/4.2=around 90)

Hmm...if the hp and torque figures are true, I think they are increasing a displacement. I am hoping it's forced induction but many reports point that its unlikely to be applied

Spot on. F430 Scuderia is at about 80 ft lb/liter. Audi is not going to squeeze 13% more torque per liter from a naturally aspirated engine. One of three possibilities only.

1. Displacement is wrong
2. Torque is wrong
3. It will get FI

[hks786]

Originally Posted by swamp2

Spot on. F430 Scuderia is at about 80 ft lb/liter. Audi is not going to squeeze 13% more torque per liter from a naturally aspirated engine. One of three possibilities only.

1. Displacement is wrong
2. Torque is wrong
3. It will get FI

It's number 2. I think.

[JayML]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

To put that in perspective, an Audi RS4 has 420 bhp/317 lb-ft motivating 3415 pounds of mass.

Hmmm...don't know if it'll be much faster. It has another 300 lbs to move, and only 50 more hp/tq to help.

the rs4 weighs nowhere near 3400 pounds

its around 3650

dont know where you got your info from

[OBI_agent]

Originally Posted by swamp2

Spot on. F430 Scuderia is at about 80 ft lb/liter. Audi is not going to squeeze 13% more torque per liter from a naturally aspirated engine. One of three possibilities only.

1. Displacement is wrong
2. Torque is wrong
3. It will get FI

Yeh....the torque figure could be wrong....thanks for pointing that out...I never thought about it

[KonigsTiger]

Well, I'm cetain of one thing, its going to be a great looking car with great performance.

[footie]

Is it known whether the engine is still N/A or FI?

If it's N/A and still 4.2L then to get that amount of power would require a higher rev range. The new DSG is capable of 550Nm and 9000rpm, does this mean the new engine is revving closer to that limit, says 8600rpm.

I read somewhere that Valve-lift can increase torque by up to 12%, that would improve the 75ft/lbs per litre of the RS4 engine to 84ft/lbs, that is getting pretty close to the 90ft/lbs being suggested by hkz786. But then look at the S5 engine, it's at 77ft/lbs, add the same 12% improvement and you are at 86ft/lbs. Maybe this figure is starting to look a lot more believable than first thought.

[KonigsTiger]

Originally Posted by footie

Is it known whether the engine is still N/A or FI?

If it's N/A and still 4.2L then to get that amount of power would require a higher rev range. The new DSG is capable of 550Nm and 9000rpm, does this mean the new engine is revving closer to that limit, says 8600rpm.

I read somewhere that Valve-lift can increase torque by up to 12%, that would improve the 75ft/lbs per litre of the RS4 engine to 84ft/lbs, that is getting pretty close to the 90ft/lbs being suggested by hkz786. But then look at the S5 engine, it's at 77ft/lbs, add the same 12% improvement and you are at 86ft/lbs. Maybe this figure is starting to look a lot more believable than first thought.

Well, we know the new RS6 engines is an FI V10. I doubt that Audi will push the 4.2 V8 to 8,600 RPM or so, my bet is FI.

[footie]

Originally Posted by BMW-M-Mexico

Well, we know the new RS6 engines is an FI V10. I doubt that Audi will puch the 4.2 V8 to 8,600 RPM or so, my bet is FI.

I know and agree, I was only showing how it might be possible to get the desired figure in question.

[KonigsTiger]

Originally Posted by footie

I know and agree, I was only showing how it might be possible to get the desired figure in question.