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02-28-2011, 06:25 AM | #1 |
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Lightweight Audi A5
TT-RS engine (5 cylinder, 400bhp)
Quattro 60/40 setup 1400kg weight (Aluminium spaceframe + body, plastic hood + bootlid) Read more: http://www.rs6.com/showthread.php/22...863#post208863
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02-28-2011, 11:07 AM | #6 |
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Haha, this is what the RS 5 should have been..
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02-28-2011, 11:39 AM | #7 |
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Love it.
This car would have eaten the M3 for breakfast.
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02-28-2011, 10:58 PM | #12 |
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With the exception of bigger brakes, is there anything that the S5 has over the A5 in terms of braking/handling performance? Not sure as to whether suspension components are different between the two.
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03-01-2011, 12:17 AM | #15 | |
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I'm reading that the suspension is "stiffer", but nothing indicates new geometry. Bigger wheels, brakes, and "stiffer" suspension, besides the engine.
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This car isn't really an A5 or S5 in anything other than dimensions and appearance, the entire structure is made from alloy with some added CF panels. So your above question isn't really relevant.
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What you are witnessing here is the future of how the next A4/5 will be built, maybe not the entire spaceframe being made for alloy but certainly a sizable percentage. At the very least you are getting an insight into what Audi want the next RS5 to be like. |
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03-01-2011, 11:34 AM | #17 |
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That's GT3 RS weight range! Very good... But eight cylinders is the minimum needed for no negative torque. Maybe drop an undersquare 2.4T V8 with VGT? Hah... Wishful thinking.
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03-01-2011, 11:42 AM | #18 |
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Audi - Superleggeria!!!
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03-01-2011, 03:56 PM | #22 |
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I know its against Audi Engineering philosophy...but if its a RWD car...wouldn't it be lighter even more without the complex AWD system???
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