ABT,
a Euro tuning house, has been up to all sorts of fun/crazy stuff these
days, a heavily modded VW Scirocco Coupe and a worked over Audi Q5 and
R8 to mention three. They continue on in that vein with their new
massaged Audi S5, which they dub the AS5-R and whose most outstanding
feature is 510HP.
The AS5-R makes its debut at next month’s Geneva Show. The ABT version
of the A5 coupe includes an updated version of the current S5’s 344HP
4.2-liter V8 engine, modified to crank out 510-horsepower. ABT is
staying schtum on any more info on the AS5-R, but aside from the
massaged engine, you’ll also notice a new body kit, larger alloy wheels
along with a modified suspension and a more powerful braking system.
About what you’d expect.
The AS5-R also keeps up with ABT’s current black on white look that has
been rolling out of their shops for the past year or so. Quite fetching,
actually, and it still plays to the Euro fascination with flat black,
or matte black, or satin black, or however they’re trying to dress up
the term and avoid calling it “primer black”. Anyway, a nice hot rod
feel.