This SUPERCHARGED Audi RS5 V8 Might Embarrass Your M3

Today we're going to wake the neighbors in this supercharged 2013 Audi RS5 4.2L FSI. Enjoy.

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[RoadsUntraveled]

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.

[MikeRFR]

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.

[datdudeinred]

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

[coltondery]

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.

[Anon_Fox]

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.

[krisb]

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.

[AdrianPortellifficial]

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

[Aurora_v_cali]

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.

[elevj]

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.

[SapphireSweed]

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!

[theodorecendejas]

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

[nicksmith]

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 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[ChadMcFarlane]

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

[CR-xvwm]

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

[doggodproductions]

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).

[PantherBlackAudiRS]

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!

[briangery]

I loved my 2014 RS5. One of the most beautiful designs ever made. I traded for a C8 RS6 which is awesome, but I think I might buy one of these old RS5s as a weekend car. So nice.

[TheWolfMatt]

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.

[Hcarmad]

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.

[bencevarga]

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