Yahoo Autos 2023 Audi RS 5 adds a hardcore Competition package
The 2023 Audi RS 5 is getting a little more serious with the addition of a new and comprehensive Competition package. Available for both the RS 5 Coupe and Sportback, this $16,100 package dramatically ramps up performance, and it sure should for that amount of cash.
A fixed and more aggressive coilover suspension is installed, and the car’s ride height is reduced by 0.4 inch. The suspension system is height-adjustable, though, and owners can lower it another 0.4 inch to be 0.8 inch lower than a standard RS 5. A new sport sway bar is installed in front, and mega-grippy Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires are fitted at all four corners wrapping new 19-inch wheels. The Quattro sport rear differential is “enhanced” to increase agility further in Dynamic mode. The ABS system is tuned differently, and Audi claims the stopping distance from 62 to 0 mph is reduced by 6.5 feet — the carbon ceramic brake package comes standard with this model. Even the steering is addressed, and Audi says it’s dialed in to be more precise than before, offering a fixed ratio of 13.1:1.
The laundry list of changes continues. Audi re-programmed the transmission control unit for reduced shifting times and to make the different modes more distinct. The all-wheel drive system is re-tuned to shift more power to the rear wheels, though Audi doesn’t provide specific torque distribution figures. Top speed is raised by 6 mph above the Dynamic Plus package’s top speed of 174 mph, making the new top end 180 mph. A new (and exclusive to this package) exhaust system is fitted that offers a “more intense sound.” Plus, Audi did away with 18 pounds of sound deadening between the engine compartment and interior to allow more engine sound to penetrate the cabin.
