The German luxury car manufacturer Audi announced the launch of the RS 5 Coupe with the high revving 4.2 FSI V8 engine that delivers 331 kW (450 hp) of maximum power, priced at INR 7,600,000 (ex-showroom Delhi).
The V8 in the RS 5 Coupé conveys the skin-tingling feeling of power and emotion. Displacing 4,163 cc, the 4.2 FSI delivers impressive torque and just like a race engine is right at home even at high revs. It puts out 331 kW (450 hp) at 8,250 rpm, and the peak torque of 430 Nm is available between 4,000 and 6,000 rpm. The sonorous V8 catapults the two-door model from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds on its way to an electronically governed top speed of 280 km/h.
The engine is partnered by an enhanced seven-speed S tronic shift. The RS 5 Coupé has an athletic road stance, and its classically elegant two-door lines dazzle with new and clear-cut accents.
It has exclusive and dynamically elegant styling extends to the interior. The sport seats are power-adjustable include a four-way lumbar support with an extendable thigh rest. Aluminum inlays adorn the door sill trims. The three-spoke multifunction steering wheel in the has a thick rim and is covered with perforated leather with contrasting gray stitching. The selector lever for the seven-speed S tronic has a knob of perforated leather and a cuff with gray seams.
The globally Audi recorded significant growth worldwide in the luxury class. with 422,000 cars delivered in the first four months (2010: 360,706), It sold 17 percent more cars worldwide than in the same period last year. And the Audi India recorded an impressive 105 percent growth from Jan – April 2011 with a sale of 1,986 cars (967 cars: Jan – April 2010). In April 2011, the company sold 375 cars – a growth of 98 percent over the same period last year (189 cars: April 2010).