🚙Audi RS 5 Avant

since 2026 | FU | Automatic

The new Audi RS5 Avant (B10) is following in some pretty illustrious tyre tracks, taking over from multiple generations of RS4, and Henry Catchpole has been to Morocco in North Africa to drive it. This new RS5 also represents a significant shift for Audi Sport, because it is the first RS plug-in hybrid. However, Audi has approached the technology in typically balanced fashion, ensuring electrification gives it both more practicality (in some ways) and more performance (in some ways). 

Increased performance comes most obviously in the guise of, yes, more power and torque. With the addition of a radial flux electric motor to the 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6, total outputs are up to 630bhp and 603lb ft of torque and the 0-62mph time is down to 3.6 seconds. 

But the most interesting performance upgrade is to the quattro system because there is now an electromechanical torque-vectoring rear differential with its own 10bhp, 30lb ft electric motor. It’s incredibly powerful, a world first in a production car and wouldn’t have been possible without the 400 volt architecture that came with being a PHEV. Engage 'Torque Rear’ on the Drive Select menu and you have an RS5 that is very happy to oversteer and even do donuts…

The downside in terms of performance is of course that the RS5 Avant weighs 5225lb (2370kg), albeit split almost equally 49:51 front:rear. The downside in terms of practicality, is that carrying all the batteries around has also encroached on the luggage space in the boot to the tune of about 25 per cent compared to the old RS4 Avant or a non-hybrid A5. 

However, the practical plus point for the new PHEV system is that it allows for around 54miles of EV range, which, unlike a lot  of hybrid performance cars, is a genuinely useful amount. The 25.9kWh battery can either be recharged at home (a full charge at 11kW takes approximately 2.5 hours) or on the go using the V6. The price for the new RS5 Avant starts at £92,120 in the UK. 

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Fact Sheet

This record is archived under the More Cars ID 10987794. It was created 1 month, 6 days ago.

NameAudi RS 5 Avant
Internal CodeFU
Built From2026
Built To
Body Stylestation wagon
Drag Coefficient
Doors5
Weight2370
Weight (Unit)kg
Max. Power470
Max. Power (Unit)kW
Max. Torque825
Max. Torque (Unit)Nm
Cylinders6
Engine ConfigurationV
Displacement2894
Displacement (Unit)ccm
Air Inductionturbo
Engine Typehybrid
Energy Sourcepetrol
2nd Energy Sourceelectricity
Consumption3.9
Consumption (Unit)l / 100 km (WLTP)
2nd Engine Consumption17.8
2nd Engine ConsumptionkWh / 100 km
Energy Capacity48
Energy Capacity (Unit)l
2nd Engine Energy Capacity22
2nd Engine Energy CapacitykWh
Transmissionauto
Gears8
DrivetrainAWD
0-100 Time3.6
Top Speed250
Top Speed (Unit)km/h
Total Production
More Cars ID10987794
Entry CreatedMar 14, 2026, 10:04 AM
Last UpdatedMar 14, 2026, 10:04 AM

Car Model1

The »Audi RS 5 Avant« is one of the variants of the car model »A5«.

  • A5
    • 2024-
    • 3rd gen
    • FU
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