2026 Audi RS5 Review – The Most Fun-to-drive Audi In Years | Drive | Autocar India Piergiorgio Pulixi [GLjnYkOLhiA]

The new Audi RS5 is faster, wider, more powerful and now electrified. With 639hp from its plug-in hybrid V6 powertrain, a clever new quattro system and stunning looks, Audis latest super sedan promises to be its most complete RS car yet. But can a hybrid really deliver the excitement enthusiasts expect from an RS badge? Gavin DSouza head to Austria to find out.

Editor: Rohit Thakur/Deven Bhalla

Chapters -

0:00 - Introduction

1:02 - Exterior design

2:13 - Grille, wider stance & RS details

3:05 - Side profile, wheel arches & 21-inch wheels

4:32 - Rear design, OLED lights & giant exhausts

5:42 - Interior impressions

6:43 - RS steering wheel, seats & cabin

7:50 - Rear seat comfort & practicality

8:59 - Boot space

9:46 - Everyday driving: surprisingly usable

10:26 - Electric-only range & hybrid behavior

11:46 - Ride quality, steering & comfort

12:51 - Dynamic mode

14:13 - RS Sport mode

14:37 - 639hp plug-in hybrid powertrain

15:08 - Performance

16:19 - Gearbox, acceleration & driver engagement

17:12 - Carbon ceramic brakes

17:51 - Track test with the RS5 development engineer

18:53 - Torque Rear mode & quattro evolution

19:54 - Launch control

20:27 - Oversteer in an Audi

20:53 - New torque-vectoring differential

21:24 - How the RS5 hides deepak chahar its weight

22:29 - Verdict

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