click above image to view our high-res gallery of the Audi S5 and below for the A5
This evening Audi released its official press release heralding the arrival of its new A5 and S5 coupes. The cars will be available to order presumably in Europe only at first on March 6 with deliveries scheduled to begin in June. The boys and girls from Ingolstadt point to the Nuvolari Concept as the source of inspriation for the A5 / S5. Clearly the resemblance is there, as well as all of the other cues from Audi's current design language.
The A5 will be offered with two gas engines, the new 1.8T FSI that produces 170bhp and a 3.2L FSI V6 that makes 265bhp and 243 ft-lbs. of torque. The TDI motors include a 3.0L oil burner making 240bhp and 369 ft-lbs. of torque and a smaller 2.7L mill making 190bhp. It appears that only the 2.7L TDI is front-wheel drive only, while the other three models are available with quattro all-wheel drive. All models of the A5 will come with a standard six-speed manual transmission, while the 3.2L FSI and 2.7L TDI models are available with Audi's CVT transmission called multitronic. One can also choose an S-line sports package for the A5 that makes it look the part of a performance coupe. Unfortunately, Audi made it clear in its press release that no TDI models will be made available in the U.S.
The S5, meanwhile, features a V8, presumably the venerable 4.2L unit, though Audi doesn't mention its displacement. It does, however, reveal the S5 will produce 354bhp and peak torque of 325 ft-lbs. at 3,500 rpm. A six-speed manual and quattro all-wheel drive come standard of course, and help the S5 reach 62 mph in 5.1 seconds, so we're guessing it will hit 60 in 5.0 seconds or a bit under. In addition to the more powerful engine, the S5 benefits from a sharper suspension and larger brakes.
There's more info contained in the official press release after the jump, and Audi released a brand new batch of high-res images to ogle, as well.
[Source: Audi]
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