Tough to believe this RS5 in stock form made just as much power as the 2024 RS5... I'd much rather listen to and look at this one, but maybe that's just me.

@SteremyJeele

20 күн бұрын

The 2024 does make 130 more torque, though. Which is slightly under-reported by Audi for the B9 generation. But no doubt the NA V8 sounded a lot better.

@NutButDontTella

20 күн бұрын

B9's sound so whimpy. B8 still looks and sounds gorgeous! The greatest generation of cars died with the B8/E92 and W203's...

@dcxSpartan117

19 күн бұрын

Also consider that the chassis used to be about one size smaller 20yrs ago for their lineup. The C5 RS6 had 450hp with the 4.2L twin turbo in a car that is the size of the new S4 today. IMO it's in the top 3 for the Audi engines.

@carlover9548

17 күн бұрын

@@SteremyJeele but just slighty, is the new rs5 competition plus the one with a very under-reported power, those are making 430 to the wheels

@SteremyJeele

17 күн бұрын

@@carlover9548 Yep, the comps are much faster than reported. Both HP and TQ are under reported. But all EA839-based Audis have about 30-40 more torque than advertised.

This generation RS5 will go on to be timeless and consistently desirable. Such a tame but all business look with the girth to back it up.

@dogger37JC

20 күн бұрын

The E92 M3 as well since they’re the last of the NA V8’s most likely from both companies. RS5 being more rare than the M3 helps a lot too.

@FirstFamilyCharger

20 күн бұрын

Would bet they end up being really expensive to maintain as parts shit out though. Like those V10 M5s.

@MikeRFR

19 күн бұрын

@@FirstFamilyCharger Unfortunately, you're probably right. Special cars, even if not at first seen as such, end up being a labor of love for those with pockets fat enough to keep them mechanically sound.

@dogger37JC

19 күн бұрын

@@FirstFamilyCharger The factory wave brake rotors on the RS5 are expensive. Fortunately there are more aftermarket alternatives now that cost less. Also doing the timing chains requires the engine to be removed. Carbon cleaning from direct injection.

@stephenEs3532

19 күн бұрын

its called b8.5

Am i the only one or this is the best rs5 gen ever made?

@b58forever

19 күн бұрын

gou are the only one 😂

@alexd5240

19 күн бұрын

​@@b58foreverhe's not. Not everyone needs 1000000 hp

@noizychild

18 күн бұрын

Nope, this is it. Unlikely to be topped.

@10essee10titans

15 күн бұрын

ditched by 2022 BMW i bought new for this. BMW was quicker, this is far more special

@alexd5240

15 күн бұрын

@@10essee10titans for sure

I sold my rs5, bought an A90 supra, to a 650whp 335i, to an OG m2, to an e46 m3 now. m3 is by far the most fun, but the rs5 is the only car I can't stop thinking about. Nothing sounds like this.

@SuchFinessse

15 күн бұрын

Interesting. Do you think you’d feel the same if you sold your E46?

@jordankelly4684

14 күн бұрын

​@@SuchFinessse bmws are garbage, I promise.

@jcdentonunatco

11 күн бұрын

try a w204 c63 next, You won't regret it

@lancegallant3647

Күн бұрын

b7 rs4 manual was gonna get rs5 but I need manual :-)

@coltondery3526

Күн бұрын

@@SuchFinessse yes. The e46 is the best car I’ve owned bar none.

This generation rs5 has been a dream for me. the audi 5's are just so damn timeless with that body. I could wake up in 2045 and these will still look amazing.

I can’t wait to see the longevity and reliability of this engine and transmission, now that it’s supercharged! I was following the JHM Supercharger thread when I had my B8.5 RS5. Now I’m considering getting another one as a daily.

@dogger37JC

20 күн бұрын

Agreed

@RoadsUntraveled

19 күн бұрын

That's the true test of a good performance car. If it can last a full driving season or two without much more than basic maintenance, it's a win in my books.

@hvmondeck

16 күн бұрын

@@RoadsUntraveledI’ve cleared 25k miles on my boosted 4.2l; standard service intervals… same blower.

@10essee10titans

15 күн бұрын

engine - you're probably good. this thing is a fucking tank. transmission - possibly a weak spot. may need to be replaced, esp since it's going on 13 years old

The only generation of rs4/5 that you might consider buying over the m3 or c63

@TheCHRISintheMIX

18 күн бұрын

The new generation of rs6 over the new c63, e63, m3, m4 and m5. The m2 is gorgerous though

@travisfs7526

12 күн бұрын

@@TheCHRISintheMIXdepends what you like I’d like to thrash the car about so the rs6 with that audisteer is useless. M3 wagon faster then all of them anyway

@TheCHRISintheMIX

12 күн бұрын

@@travisfs7526 Tell me you haven't driven a new audi, without telling me... Typical tiktok mechanic lol. Audisteer hasn't been a thing since 2018. Also, the bmw is pretty much exacly as fast as the rs6, but it looks horrible

This audi 4.2 and the Maserati 2003-2012 Quattroporte 4.2 & 4.7 are my top three best sounding v8 engines to me personally.

@kanob6440

12 күн бұрын

Gotta throw in the v8 ftype. God I miss that car. Sold it for my 15 rs5 but I still think about it lol

@Aurora_v_cali

12 күн бұрын

@@kanob6440 i haven’t heard that na jaguar 5.0, only heard the supercharged version in a xj if i remember currently, its definitely a good sound v8 for sure

@kanob6440

12 күн бұрын

@@Aurora_v_cali the F-type has a different tone. I have a couple of Clips on my page. Not the most high def but it's something LOL

@stevelacatena9434

7 күн бұрын

I had the rs5 and the QP miss the RS5 more 😆

Sick RS5- Love our b9 S5 Cab. *B5 S4- V6 2.7T biturbo : not a 4 cylinder- sorry to correct you. I had 2 of them and loved them!

@iamatlantis1

20 күн бұрын

he also called this car naturally aspirated and the info about the last naturally aspirated v8 was incorrect also

@RoadsUntraveled

19 күн бұрын

The S4 I drove recently was a 4 cylinder :) It's a swap! I've never driven a stock 2.7L.

best car channel hands down

That JHM kit is tough!

Beautiful car 👍👍Bet his boss regrets letting that one go. 😂

I love this car! Definitely had this poster on the wall!

I've always loved these cars purely for the sounds it makes followed by the joy audi v8s bring me. Love the dual clutch cars as well as the manuals. Beautiful machines I will have one in the garage at some point 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

One of the best looking coupes produced in recent times, a timeless shape. RS5 is an absolute beauty out of the box, supercharged is just mental.

Gorgeous car! Definitely would like to see a dyno video to see what is putting down.

Definitely my favorite gen of RS5, and the best V8 Audi ever made. It's still a bit too nose-heavy (as are all Audi's, except the R8), but not NEARLY as understeer-y as all the recent RS Audi's. I walked away from a "Final Edition" TT-RS, almost entirely because of the terrible handling (and also because those newer 5cyl engines completely cut you off at like 6800rpm... lame). I really wish Audi had mounted the V8 in these RS5's a bit further back, it was still just way too far forward and it only got worse as they moved into the turbo era. BMW always manages to keep the M cars more front-mid engine, even with the S65 engine in the E92. I've got a '20 M2 CS, and even with the inline-6 longblock and twin turbos, that engine is still pushed so far towards the firewall that it sits behind the front wheels. These things didn't handle nearly as well as the E9x M3's, but they were faster off the line for sure. They really were the final era of high-revving german V8's. The AWD in these RS5's was also way more of a proper AWD system than the goofy Quattro systems in the latest RS3's and stuff, which may as well just be FWD (the rears really only kick in on launches and if it feels a traction loss, but tuning those Haldex systems to be more rear-biased was a nightmare, they just weren't built for it and always break if you try to do even a full-time 40/60 front/rear split). I honestly kind of wish that Audi had done a RWD-only version of these RS5's, but then they stuck that excellent V8 in the R8 and all was basically forgiven. I still think the 1st gen V8 R8 *might* be more fun than the V10 and V10+. That V8 gets slept on, but it's such a damn good engine (and I generally don't even like V8's, I'm more of an inline-6 and Porsche flat-6 guy, but the E9x M3 and this gen of Audi RS cars will always have a place in my heart for being high-revving N/A beasts that were the last of their kind).

Jhm makes great stuff for audis. I really like their r series chromoly singlemass flywheel rs4 pressure plate stage 3 clutch in my b5 s4. Great feel. Looks like a blast to drive.

Awesome video!!!

The RS5 is definitely on my list of "cool cars to get" if I ever win the lotto. This one is super clean and looks like it runs like a top. Beautiful ride for sure.

I keep going back to the beginning. Damn it sounds good as hell.

I owned one for a brief period of time and really didn't appreciate it at the time. Would like to have another one some day .

A car review with forward facing camera footage? Thank you! Nice to see how the car eats up the road.

I bought a B8 S5 for a daily, now I want the B8.5 RS5. Or maybe just an RS7 engine for my S5 haha

Congrats!! My plan was to go Stage 3 like this, alas, it was baby time. What are those paddle shifters? Those seem nice and tactile!

@mainsequence1055

5 күн бұрын

Check out Canadian Auto Performance. I literally just bought those carbon fibre shifts two weeks ago and the build quality and feel are absolutely phenomenal. However, they certainly are not cheap.

when deciding between the rs5 or just the s5, i ended up going s5 since i already had another v8 car, and tuned it up to about 440-460hp. love the thing, but every now and again i see rs5 videos and get the urge to trade up, just love the sound of these and the e92 m3

@mebenicolas

11 күн бұрын

The one hard thing with the s5 is the sound. I was in the exact same boat and I have a DP E40 s5 as my daily and a V8 mustang with a tremec as my weekend car. The s5 is a LOT easier to make power and didn't make sense to go rs5. The blower whine is awesome but the exhaust is horrible. Kinda want to find a rs5 now tho to change it up 😂

Not a bad bit of kit! Lovin the traction.. ours has none LOL

This car is literally my ultimate dream car. Down to the specs and everything.

Love that body style RS5.

@michaelkallhoff3480

16 күн бұрын

It's the best 8.5 gen 2013-2015 in north America. Unsure about the years across the pond, I know they had a longer run over there.

Awesome car. Goals, for sure.

Dream car for me but I think I would rather have the manual. I have an S4 now but plan to get this generation RS5 within the next few years.

i miss mine, nothing like the v8.

I still preferred my B6 S4 with the 6 speed manual I much rather roll my gears and use my left leg too. I have long tube headers, Fast Intention cat back and hopefully soon Supercharger.

Hell yeh! This is exactly what its all about! That looks fun 😁

Do you want to test my S5 after this RS5 SC V8 ? but, my is not N/A !

Embarrass a potent M3? We don’t think so bro. 😂

That man has my dream car. What is the paint on it? It's an amazing shade of purple!

Someone absolutely butchered a ceramic coating job on that thing. High spots everywhere

very tastefully modded car - absolute dream

Siiick...the BBS CH look solid, should sell those Avante Garde wheels though....don't look good at all.

I get paddle shifting on circuit. But from a dig. Isn’t it pointless? Wouldn’t just letting the car shift itself avoid bouncing off the rev limiter? That bothers me. 😩

Was that James?!?!?!.......i thought this was Donut Media..😮😊

I just wanna know how much it weighs… as an S5 owner, it was already close to 200lbs heavier bone stock. I understand the RS5 for this gen is more like a muscle car S5 variant with all the optional extras, but if the added weight from the supercharger makes it too much more nose heavy, I’d probably stick to NA FBO only. Something I’ll consider when I inevitably pick one up in the coming years. Very clean build, though, the CH-R’s are the trademark aftermarket wheel for this platform

The rose gold wheels are 🔥

is this a sign? I was just looking at these RS5s to move into out of my C6 Vette. If anyone can reply, did the owner ever go over reliability since the install? I didn't catch it in the video and would be the main concern coming from a LS engine.

@goongoon9299

17 күн бұрын

Its 100% less reliable and more expensive to modify

Makes me miss my old 2016 tuned s5 with a stick. Car was so much fun. Should have never stopped making the stick. Test drove the auto and it was boring.

Sweet ride

One of the best engines ever made

@Mike-cz2yw

9 күн бұрын

To borrow, not to own. So many drop engine repairs. Absolutely gorgeous car though. Wish I could put a b58 in my old one

Would be a good compliment to my SC M3

... No, you shouldn't have to shift. For launch control, you have to turn off traction control, put it in sport, make sure it's in automatic, not manual, (you cant launch in manual), hold the brake, press the gas until the rpms level out, then release the brake. Launched.

The best generation RS5!

why does bro drive with his head pulled back on the seat like the car was doing full throttles all the time lol

Supercharged V8 love it!!!!

The beast, what a beauty! :D

B5 S4... Biturbo V6 unless I'm mistaken

Bro i cant wait to do this to my car

I remember Matt Farrah calling these the darth vader cars and he wasn’t wrong tbh

You can test drive one of my rs5, got stage 3 and shoot flames 🔥 (much louder)

I was gonna get one of these when I bought my e92 m3. Just didn't feel great at all. High revving. Cool sounding. But dull. And didn't feel sporty handling wise at all. Boosted might be cool tho. And it looks sick in black.

@starfox_wr-45e93

20 күн бұрын

Your M3 + a RS6 would make for a great two car garage imo as far as cars from this era and the two brands go. I feel like you made the right decision too (but I've driven neither).

@NutButDontTella

20 күн бұрын

E92's sound just a little crisper with the DCT. Still looking for a good conditioned/unmolested E90 to add to my stable. Unfortunately it's getting harder and harder.

@dogger37JC

20 күн бұрын

I was going to buy an E92 M3 and ended up buying an RS5. They’re both great cars and amazing engines. For me I’m much happier not seeing another RS5 on a regular basis like I do M3’s. I can go months in LA without seeing an RS5 but I see E92 M3’s almost daily.

@imSchwaggy

20 күн бұрын

@@dogger37JC I'm in Massachusetts, a giant pothole surrounded by dunkin donuts and drug addicts. So you seldom see cool cars in the wild. (Unfortunately). California is different, g8x, gt3rs, f8x m, e9x m, lambo is normal traffic out there lol.

@imSchwaggy

20 күн бұрын

@@starfox_wr-45e93 i liked the rs5 for a cruiser/gt car. If I could afford those new rs6 wagons I'd get one a guy who owns a business in the office I work in has one, the abt version. Super sick

How much did it cost to do all that?

MIGHT, lol. I dont have an M3 so no embarrassing here. I have a GT stang. Stick of course, 2019. Enough mods to be cool. Im not driving it for records but for my enjoyment!

the crackles are cringeworthy. hoping it holds up for the owner. sounds like the clutches are slipping.

@stephenEs3532

19 күн бұрын

sez the honda drivere

@mainsequence1055

5 күн бұрын

Agreed the clutches were slipping. You can hear it.

What's that digital gauge in the vent?

@snakkedr

6 күн бұрын

Most likely a P3 gauge

Nice!!!

Sad that they dont handle 😢

@RoadsUntraveled

19 күн бұрын

Weight is the achilles heel no doubt... but it's night and day over Audis I've driven from 10 years previous.

Time to get a driver upgrade. Dude is complaining about having to shift lol.

As soon as he said where the supercharger is located he lost me. Cars damn near perfect though. Makes me want to sale my b9 and get one.

Bro this sounds like an LS if it were DOHC. There’s no comparison between this and S65 with a carbon airbox.

1:22 🐔🐔🐔

G80 M3 already running low 8s 1/4 mile, something this specific audi dreams of nightly 😂

Sold my RS5 I was getting 7MPG and I can't stop regretting that decision haha

@snakkedr

6 күн бұрын

That's makes me feel better at getting 15mpg in my A6.

Beast

now lemme supercharge my M3 and see you try

Weren’t the R8’s NA V8’s as well? Aside from the V10 of course.

@jefflandquist

20 күн бұрын

Yeah , 'same' 4.2L V8

@dogger37JC

20 күн бұрын

@@jefflandquistBoth are 4.2 V8’s but the R8 is from the last generation V8 RS4. The RS5 V8 is newer generation based off of the V10.

@solsykness

20 күн бұрын

@@dogger37JC ahhh. I didn’t know that. Pretty cool. Would be sweet to own one, that’s for sure.

@RoadsUntraveled

19 күн бұрын

Yup! We talked about the R8 in the video. Both the V8 R8 and RS5 were built until 2015, however the RS5 had the more powerful and updated version of the 4.2L V8. It was the latest and greatest of that engine.

I still have no clue why they put four doors on the newer S5s.

Which m3 ?

Bad ass

Oh.. mee likey!

Still naturally aspirated sound better.

Makes me want to hit the throttle!

Not sure about Embarrass 😂 the equivalent M3 V8 is a beast of a car, and then if you supercharged it, they are nasty AF!! The tail happy easily controlled M3 is a lot of fun to drive and on the freeway both cars are going to dominate in their own way. Off the line? Give me the RS5 all day long!!

@mogulme6190

20 күн бұрын

Those v8 m3s where stupid unreliable and have gotten much worse as they’ve aged, believe me I love the e series stuff from BMW but they’re temperamental man.

@NutButDontTella

20 күн бұрын

​@mogulme6190 I've had a fair sure of E90's and E92's (335is, few LCI 335's, etc etc). Once you've done the rod bearings and throttle actuators they're actually pretty reliable even when driven the way they were designed for. I've an F90 m5c now and in today's age BMW makes pretty reliable and stout cars.

@fhash_4827

20 күн бұрын

A self-grenading engine with shitty rod bearings, and now (newly discovered and emerging issue) main bearings is pretty embarrassing

@dogger37JC

20 күн бұрын

BMW has made mechanics and bearing companies lots of money fixing their f#ck ups 😂

@johnfurey3593

17 күн бұрын

No problem with my v8 lads. But I do the maintenance and let it warm up before hammering it.

yup thats it. selling my 2014 A5.

RS5 is a whole class above the M3, you mean the M5... oh wait.

What year is that car

@penguino5787

11 күн бұрын

13

B5 s4 with a what 4cyl it’s a v6 twin turbo bruv

B5s4 =2.7tt v6 👍 Edit-i retracr my statement after watching the other video 😂

We all know what is going to happen on the first corner !

Lol.. Even with all the mods I would doubt it takes an M3 G80 or the M4 G8x

@Randy-rs1cg

7 күн бұрын

does mid 10s 1/4 mile on with street tires on the street.

I like corners more than straights, so for me bmw always wins.

If you want NA buy and keep NA. These motors and Trans are very expensive, Drive it as built.

I don’t know what the skinny white kid was talking about. This car was supercharged, so it’s no an NA V8, and they had the R8’s out for years with a V8 for years after they stopped stuffing the V8 in the S5.

@RoadsUntraveled

19 күн бұрын

Skinny white kid here 👋 Both the V8 R8 and RS5 were built until the same year (2015), however this generation RS5 had the more powerful and updated version of the 4.2L V8. S5 got rid of the V8 before the RS5 did :D

It can try

And so might a civic type r 😅

Love my RS5 every morning at cold start 😁😁

I'll stick with the M3 simply because of the 6 speed.

Wasn't that V8 bad enough already? Now it's a 2000miles time bomb

@Yaboybash

18 күн бұрын

Nope, it’s only bad when you buy a neglected unknown service clapped car. Now you look stupid talking out your ass without knowing what you’re talking about lol.

3 class above Bmw, always be even in a stock form.

If we're talking speed, then no, this won't embarrass my f80 m3 lol. 600 whp from e85 and tune, and it's 500 pounds lighter. Plus, I didn't have to drop my entire engine out to get to that power😂 However, this thing will definitely embarrass it in the sound department. Just can't beat the sound of that v8

@SilvaDSD

18 күн бұрын

Stock v8 can go to 1000hp easy ;) in europe are 1300hp v8 s5's stock engine

@cokemachine62590

18 күн бұрын

@@SilvaDSD Keyword: “this supercharged rs5” This one is around 700 whp they said it in the video. Not some other maxed out rs5. If we wanna go that route, there are also 1000+hp f80s too so no need to get your fan girl panties in a bunch 👍

@johnfurey3593

17 күн бұрын

​@@cokemachine62590thank god you said it

RS6 compared to lets say an F80 M3.. RS6 has better interior, sound and straight line acceleration.. M3 destroys it in handling. Don't even compare it to a G80 M3 cause it will destroy it in every aspect except sound.

wish german cars didnt have such ridiculous maint costs otherwise id totally pick up an older S5 and tune it