First Drive: 2018 Audi RS 5

Audi Sport is cranking out some modern classics. We've got the five-cylinder-powered RS3 and TT-RS making great noise, and now a new RS 5 is ready to join the party. This is the 2018 Audi RS 5 and it's got enough juice to make it a quicker (and maybe more affordable) combatant in the Germany luxury sports coupe market. Under the hood is a twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V6 engine that's good for 444 horsepower. It's also good for moving the RS 5 from 0-60 mph in just 3.7 seconds, per Audi. For the record, that's quicker than a BMW M4 with the Competition Packaged and the Mercedes-AMG C63 and C63S. The car is a blast to drive and blurs the lines between potent sports coupe and proper grand touring machine. But the line becomes less blurred once you go over a few bumps. The suspension, when in full dynamic mode, is extremely stiff. Like, save it for the race track stiff. But when you want to best the BMW and Benz offerings, you better bring your best... and Audi has done just that. There's no softness found in this latest RS variant. It's an ass-kicking machine that looks resplendent in its available Sonoma Green paintwork. If you were thinking about buying an M4 or C63... maybe you should think again, and take a look at the RS 5. ---------------------------------- http://www.Hooniverse.com Follow us on Twitter: @TheHooniverse -   / thehooniverse   @JGlucker -   / jglucker   Like us on Facebook:   / hooniverse   And please subscribe to this channel, thanks!