Pure Power - ABTs new super sports car, the AS5-R
ABT Sportsline has achieved plenty of success with the AS5, which is
based on Audi's A5 - as the coupe has a dynamic and elegant design, is
full of technical power and is very quick. All this makes it a "real"
ABT. Now the company from Kempten has brought out the jewel in this
range - the AS5-R. This vehicle is an ab(t)solute super sports car,
nothing more and nothing less. Thanks to ABT POWER R, i.e. the change
to the engine management and the insertion of an ABT Compressor, the
performance is increased by an impressive 156 HP (115kW) to a powerful
510 HP (375kW). The AS5-R reaches 100km/h in 4.5 seconds and continues
on powerfully up to its maximum speed of 292km/h. In spite of this
enormous increase in performance, consumption and thereby emissions
still remain at the level of the series-produced vehicle. CO2
emissions per HP thereby fall from 0.81 to 0.56g/km.
All as per ABT highest standards: all the components are perfectly
adjusted to the enormous power of a top sports car. The ABT braking
system with 380 millimetre disc diameter provides maximum deceleration
even in extreme circumstances, and the ABT coil-over suspension system
also helps to bring the potential power onto the road. Motor sport
professional Christian Abt has perfectionised the interaction of power
with his know-how. The result is a top-class driving machine, which is
also enjoyable in everyday use and is pleasant to drive on long trips.
The ABT AS5-R is therefore a maximum of a car - and a statement which
shows the high level at which the engineers from Germany work.
Its "suit" fits, of course, like a glove: The front spoiler
accentuates the ABT grill and the striking section around the fog
lights, inner fender skirt and the gill-shaped air inlets provide
contours to the side of the ABT AS5-R.The rear with the ABT rear skirt
and 4-pipe rear muffler shows that this model athlete on wheels is
more than "just" a car. ABT engineers recommend the 20 inch BR alloys
as the perfect accessory. Wheel-tyre combinations with height
performance tyres are, of course, also available. Only with these
accessories can the fast AS5-R safely unleash its power. And it has
lots of that.
Another great example of RamSpeed's moto : German engineering for
German-made cars.
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