2024 Audi RS 5

The Audi RS 5 is a high-performance luxury car available in two-door coupe and four-door fastback body styles. Whichever configuration you choose, the RS 5 packs a potent 444-horsepower punch from a twin-turbocharged V6 engine and boasts herculean grip thanks to a performance-tuned all-wheel-drive system. The RS 5 received a midcycle refresh in 2021, and last year it gained a new, even more hardcore Competition package. For 2024, that package loses the carbon-ceramic front brakes available last year but also gets a substantial price reduction.

All RS 5 models come equipped with a twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V6 engine producing a healthy 444 horsepower and 442 lb-ft of torque. That mill, when combined with an eight-speed automatic transmission and Quattro all-wheel-drive system, delivered a 0-60 mph time of 3.7 seconds in our tests. On paper, its performance numbers are commendable. But from behind the wheel, you might feel like you're missing some of that secret sauce that makes an RS car special. Luckily, Audi offers the Competition package to invigorate the RS 5 with a performance-tuned coilover suspension, stickier summer tires and a sport exhaust system.

The 2024 Audi RS 5 primarily competes with the BMW M4, which also has both two- and four-door variants available. The RS 5 must also contend with high-performance small luxury sedans and coupes like the Mercedes-Benz AMG C 63 S, Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrofoglio, BMW M3 and the recently discontinued Lexus RC F.

The 2024 Audi RS 5 is a high-performance model sitting above the A5 and S5, but its power and looks elevate it to a stand-alone model. There is only one trim offered in either RS 5 coupe or RS 5 Sportback form. Both are powered by the same 2.9-liter turbocharged V6 engine (444 horsepower, 442 lb-ft of torque) driving through an eight-speed automatic transmission and Quattro all-wheel-drive system. Audi offers a number of option packages for customers looking to add equipment to an already extensive standard features list.