2025 A5 Avant Hits Audi Sport's Gym, Becomes the RS 5 Avant Muscular Station Wagon

It's all about Audi's new naming scheme that sees EVs use even numbers and ICE models odd. As a result, the A4 will become the A5, and the A6 will be known as the A7. Thus, the upcoming RS 5 Avant will be the successor to the current RS 4 Avant, taking on the five-door versions of the Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E Performance and BMW M3.

By the looks of it, the 2025 Audi RS 5 Avant is one muscular machine. It features a widebody design with flared fenders at the front and rear. It also has a large grille typical of other models made by the Ingolstadt company, with a horizontal slat in the middle that houses the front license plate holder. The OEM emblem sits above it, and to the sides, it has generous air vents.

The roofline is only a tiny bit arched towards the rear, so the backseat occupants will have plenty of headroom. The model has long front and rear overhangs, flush-mounted door handles, and an aggressive back end. Here, the latest scooped tester featured the RS-typical dual oval tailpipes. It also had a roof-mounted spoiler, discreet roof rails, and likely a full-width light bar.

Its sportier traits continue beneath the skin, with the upcoming RS 5 Avant sporting a retuned chassis. The car rides closer to the asphalt and is stiffer than the regular A5 Avant, so it will corner better. The uprated brakes, which featured cross-drilled discs at both axles on the spied prototype, supply the stopping power, and we expect it to launch with optional carbon ceramic brakes.

Reports speak about the 2025 Audi RS 5 Avant sporting V6 firepower with electric assistance. It will be interesting to see how much oomph it puts under the driver's right foot, but it will be far more than the current car's 444 hp (450 ps/331 kW) and 443 pound-foot (600 Nm) of torque. It takes 4.1s to reach 62 mph (100 kph). The all-new model will still feature the brand's quattro all-wheel-drive system, with a dual-clutch automatic transmission delivering the thrust to both axles.

Audi will probably pull the wraps off the all-new RS 5 Avant later this year or in early 2025, and an RS4 will join it. Nevertheless, the latter will be a battery-electric proposal with a few styling tweaks, including a split-headlamp arrangement. Given that the current RS 4 is not marketed in the US, chances are the next RS 5 won't launch here, either.