Audi RS models have always looked good, but sometimes the drive hasn’t quite lived up to the looks. You can’t accuse the new Audi RS 5 of that. Audi has taken the standard A5 and beautifully beefed it up, with wider arches, a deeper front end, proper attitude and the sort of stance that makes you look back at it every time you walk away.
It also arrives at a slightly confusing moment in the Audi world. The old A4 has gone, A5 now covers the sort of cars we used to think of as A4s, A6 means something different depending on which bit of the Audi range you are talking about, and then you have the RS versions layered on top. So, yes, it might take a moment to work out where everything sits. But in simple terms, this is the new fast Audi saloon and estate rival for cars like the BMW M3 and M3 Touring.
