Originally Posted by
NicFromLA
Does anyone know if the RS5 is going to be a V8 or V10 or something completely different? Also which (if any) of these cars is going to use a duel clutch gearbox?
From what I've read it's going to be packing the 4.2 FSI V8, same as the RS4, because they want to make a bit more hard-edged and sporty like the RS4, rather than just stuffing a big engine in the front like the RS6.
As for DSG boxes, any of the models that have transverse engines would be able to be fitted with a DSG, but VAG have yet to develop one for longitudinally mounted engines (hence the R8 being manual only) so the V8s and V10s would have to wait until VAG finish developing the box.
Last edited by 2ndclasscitizen; 12-06-2007 at 10:29 PM.
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