THE FIRST RS 5 I LAID MY HANDS ON WAS AN absolute hoot! That V8 FSI beautifully naturally aspirated motor raised eyebrows, arm hair, and needles in the info-cluster very quickly indeed. Then came the next one, with a twin-turbo V6 that maintained power output while bringing in more torque across a wider band. Good car. Now they’ve brought in a Sportback iteration, earlier S’d but never RS’d.
The RS 5 Sportback adds 60 millimetres to the wheelbase and overall length, 27 mm to the height, and 50 kilograms to the weight. The
