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Written by Craig Jamieson
This is the new Audi RS5 race car, created for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (Or German Touring Car Masters, if you"ve not already cobbled that together yourself). And isn"t it a belter? Audi may have made its modern motorsport arrival thanks to the power of Quattro all-wheel-drive, but now that Audi"s pulled out of WRC, Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship, its wildest racer is now the RS5 DTM. Argue this point as you see fit. As befits a factory-backed race car, there is quite a bit of raceworthy technology in the RS5 DTM a six-speed sequential gearbox with a four-plate carbon clutch, dry-sumped V8, pushrod suspension, adjustable brake balance, forged aluminium wheels, racing fuel cell and a complete carbon-fibre monocoque. It is our sad duty to report that none of the above will be available in your road-going Audi RS5. Back to reality, and we find that the regulations for DTM have been heavily revised for 2017. They seem to be about making the sport a more interesting spectacle much like the recent changes to F1.
Date written: 8 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6994
This is the new Audi RS5 race car, created for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (Or German Touring Car Masters, if you"ve not already cobbled that together yourself). And isn"t it a belter? Audi may have made its modern motorsport arrival thanks to the power of Quattro all-wheel-drive, but now that Audi"s pulled out of WRC, Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship, its wildest racer is now the RS5 DTM. Argue this point as you see fit. As befits a factory-backed race car, there is quite a bit of raceworthy technology in the RS5 DTM a six-speed sequential gearbox with a four-plate carbon clutch, dry-sumped V8, pushrod suspension, adjustable brake balance, forged aluminium wheels, racing fuel cell and a complete carbon-fibre monocoque. It is our sad duty to report that none of the above will be available in your road-going Audi RS5. Back to reality, and we find that the regulations for DTM have been heavily revised for 2017. They seem to be about making the sport a more interesting spectacle much like the recent changes to F1.
Date written: 8 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6994
