This car has aged like fine wine.

'You get sunshine in your hair'. Do I have to point out the irony?

That engine is one of the the greatest engines ever made...obviously it doesn't help being weighted down so much but it's still a masterpiece

I miss my RS5 it was an awesome car. The sound of the v8 still ringing in my head.

rs5 front facia is sexy as hell. every rs is sexy

The only Audi ive ever owned was a 2007 RS4 4.2 V8 6sp manual. Had intakes, full exhaust and a stage 2 tune. Made 425awhp and was amazing.

"What's that color called?" "Primer."

heres to hoping there will be no TheSmokingTire+

"You get sunshine in your hair" *is bald*

The color is TO DIE FOR! I first saw "something like this" in the Abarths and the latest Opel Astra GTC. This kind of grey makes every car look even better.

"You get sunshine in your hair" What hair Farah?

Just an enjoyable review on every level as always.

Ooooh does this V8 sound good!! A friend of mine has the B8 RS4 with an HMS Exhaust (basically straight piped) and the sounds that car makes are from heaven. He changed his C63 Estate for this RS4 and is not disappointed with the change at all

Why do people give these videos a thumbs down? Anyways...good job Matt and Crew, thanks for the hard work.

just for comparison the RS5 coupe weighs 4000 pounds. The M4 Convertible weighs 4055 pounds. The standard M4 weighs 3530 pounds. Audi needs to completely redo the A5/S5/RS5 line.

Hoorah, The smoking tyre is back. Matt needs to up his workload, we do not see enough of him anymore, and he is the top bracket of presenters on youtube.

Gotta love Matt. I remember there was a video in which he was driving an insanely fast tuned E63. I remember him maxing it out in 4th gear being like 20MPH, 21MPH, 22MPH lmao.

Great video, great narration, great analysis, great car!

In Germany many RS5 drivers upgraded the RS5 engine. After those upgrades the engine produces anything between 504 and 600 BHP and between 448 and 590 NW of torque.

Thank you for uploading full vidoes here ;)

"ONLY" 317 lb-ft of torque. There are plenty of cars, GOOD cars, that would kill for that much torque. :) That exhaust note gives me a boner though.

A convertible is INTENTIONAL. I had a 2019 RS5 Sportback and I loved it. I love RS5s, all of them. I had a chance to drive an 2022 RS5 coupe. I just had to see this convertible.

Matt, the idea of feeling the car flex makes me shiver. It makes me think of a 60's VW Bug cabrio with unibody frame on that center-tube chassis. No rigidity. If you can't put your elbow on the door and hand on the windshield edge for fear of it getting crushed, that is scary. Another "here is the truth" review that was enjoyable AND informative. Thanks

I think the next version will smoke all the competition If they would listen to what I think they will nail it all its keep the 4.2L add more torque like 490 and bump up the power to 520bhp and simply use more carbon fiber and aluminum

It's not "down" on torque for a naturally aspirated engine. The relevant question is the power to weight ratio. See Matt's video on the coupe, it's plenty fast and handles just fine. It's not a Porsche Cayman GTS or Turbo, but those are completely different cars altogether.

This car is so beautiful, you got to see it in person, no ugly angles, but I wish the noise was better

I love it when you do reviews

Your reviews are some of the best on KZfaq.

The fact that this car weighs more than Matt's minivan absolutely ruins it for me.

It’s still an awesome car!

The S4 is the sweet spot for the Audis. 3800lbs and the supercharged v6, which is easy to mod to get 450hp+ from and more importantly... plenty of torque.

My favorite gen and color of the 5 ❤

I have to admit I like this gray color.

I'd love a breakdown of the type of consumers that buy these cars. I'm almost willing to bet that most are not taking them to track days, and probably regard them as equal to the competitors.

I can only imagine a 50-60 year-old with long grey hair, open collared t-shirt with a gold chain hanging around his grey, hairy ass chest driving this. Absolutely nobody else.

Great review. Most honest car review I've seen in a long time.

Matt, this is among your best reviews and youtube appearances. Keep doing what you're are doing. Thanks from Iowa. Not Ohio, no, not Idaho.

I didn't even find that exhaust note to be that great sounding, I was kinda turned off by it. But it's probably one of those things where I gotta be driving it and hear it first hand to really appreciate it.

"Everyone loves the color"? What? I'm sorry, but IMO that "Nardo Grey" is the worst color I think I've ever seen. It's literally looks like shiny primer. I imagine the guys in the Audi factory sprayed the car with grey primer and thought "Okay, what color should we paint this one?", but then they thought "Aww fuck it, we'll just spray the clear right over the primer and give it some fancy name.".

Holy mother fuck! it gained 400lbs over the coupe! Holy shit, what did they reinforce it with? Lead? That would explain the flex as well.

Great video. Simple, straight to the point, and great aesthetics. Keep it goin

What kind of sunglasses do you have? I'm shocked how much this thing weighs. And surprised it makes less torque than the S5 supercharged 6. I would not spend money on this. Would probably spring for a 6 Series convertible.

S5 convertible is my favorite convertible grand tourer 2015 thru 2021 gonna buy one used of course 😎😎😎😎

great video and great photography. Just a reminder, if you are looking for a v8 4 seat convertible the Maserati Grancabrio is still on the market. Poshier brand, more spacious (yet ageing) interior and a great sounding v8.

Correction: The 0-60 time is 3.9 seconds per Motortrend. Check their KZfaq channel. My RS5 is awesome Matt is correct, I would recommend the coupe like mine. Wonderful and wicked car.

I own for 3 years now and more and more I love my rs5 open b8 4.2 good unit. I recon

The RS5 sounds amazing when mated to either an Armytrix, Remus, or Eisenmann exhaust

This was my dream car, and you just killed it..and me in some ways

"That's the most obvious thing I've ever said" lmfao. I love you Matt!

it's interesting how it feels like 6-10 years ago there were more options for a semi-sporty-luxury-gt-convertible than there are now especially in this price range, but there are a lot more full on sport cars, now.

I couldn’t tell but didn’t hear you say it, you have to be in manual to launch.

My friend literally just bought this exact model/color etc. Something about the sound this thing makes when it shifts is something else; not as nice sounding as his Maserati but still. Big chunk of change though..

I'd get the supercharged V6 S5. It's probably a little lighter and quite a bit cheaper, then put a good tune on it and get 400-420 hp at the crank. Still fun and gnarly-sounding I think.

When I heard 85K I was done watching.

I like the way you review cars, Matt. It's not dramatic, but you do know what you're talking about) Aand, what's more important, i quickly understand what this or that car feels like and what sense it makes. Like old top gear in a way, but better.

Intro music is killing your voiceover, Matt. Your Aston video had it down perfect.

"You get sunshine in your hair" - I'm not meaning to be rude, but since some people can be painstakingly slow with their realization process I'm just gonna come straight out with it: Matt, you're bold!

This color is amazing!

This is a great car. I'm not a convertible fan but a big panoramic sunroof would do. Also i want those lights on my A4 B7.

that grey looks great

Is this road speed restricted at all ? How can someone have so much fun , gosh i need this job :)

Totally looking forward to The New one next year

Im a car guy and I love convertibles. Theres nothing like driving top down on a beautiful day.Besides, when the performance stats become obsolete you still have a fast convertible. All be it, not all cars look nice as convertibles.

"Sun in your hair" I literally burst out laughing when you said that haha. Great review though. Loving how the channel is still free. Thanks.

Clair , et utile . Merci. Tout est dit..... mais la concurrence est rare sur ce segment.

Did I died? This car exists? Stunning

They must be super different from my 2010 S5, because my 4'11" wife doesn't have enough leg room in the back. The cabs are super freaking heavy, though it's only really evident in tight corners.

Sun shine in your hair? Last time I checked you have no hair lol.

Another superb review! Thanks and keep up the good work!!!

Such a evil exhaust note

"And that's the most obvious thing ever said." Ha ha! Love it, Matt!

Surprised it's only .3 sec faster than my S5 cab. Love the Alive guy tat.

We are in the year 2015! Why haven't they come up with a very light convertible mechanism yet?

Sad dude. LOVE MY 2015 RS5 Cabriolet... YESSIREE!!!

I like the "primer grey" sure it's not going to kick but all the time but it's more like having that one sport coat in your wardrobe that you need for that one occasion (showing the world that you are that alpha dog) and you can get down to business , sensible but daring.

Thanks for not posting this on Drive+ like the rest of your cronies do :)

i am between this, BMW 435i and Mercedes e class.. i really don't know which to pick i really love the Audi pretty sleek and my only problem is the interior i feel like it needs to be updated and more modern

It's a cool car... Its 4wd so a legit fun good sounding car, that you can use year round in the north (with snow tires). I can't think of any track capable 4 seater cabs... Maybe a 911 cab?

Great video. I listened to the latest pod cast today and I'm with Zack, not feeling the grey color.

"That's.....that's the most obvious thing I've ever said", fucking priceless Matt ha ha.

That battleship gray is beautiful but it's almost like road camouflage. I can see this color car getting into more accidents simply because bad drivers distracted by their phones are less likely to notice it in traffic.

Look at these looks it's so sexy. And the sound omg. It's the best looking cabriolet

The play here is the Supercharged 6 S5 and APR Stage II with pulley upgrade. Audi blew the RS4/5 all the way around with the B8's. Plus you can get a 6MT if you want.

6:51 "editied" by Matt Farah lol. Enjoyed the video though.

Thanks for sharing The Smoking Tire.

dat bert stare at the end

Love the paint.

Beautiful car, I saw a blue coupe at a car meet where I live. It had the titanium package (black grill and black wheels). Nice car, but for the money, you could get an M4 that will be faster. But I like both the RS5 and M4, I would have both of them

Awesome sound

hes the best reviewer!

what a sick color!!!

Easily the Worst Generation of Audi RS yet compared to it's competition. They needed to have a decent HP advantage over their competition if they where going to go with such a High reving Low Torque Engine to make up for it, considering it has Less HP then the C63 it wasn't going to end well.

RS's are great... But they need to lose weight.. For the extra you pay - Audi should use more exotic materials.. Carbon Fiber - plastics - aluminum. The S8 (not really an RS) is all aluminum - and the R8 is an aluminum spaceframe - so those two are fine. The other RS's though need a diet - and then they will be top of the class.

Nardo grey...perfect..rims okay...the only thing missing is a supercharger to crank out another 200hp and 200lb-ft..might be a great future project

I was surprised when Matt said about the structure moving due to being cabriolet. I understand that by removing the roof you cut one part of the complete frame being connected and closed, and loose structural rigidity on the chassis. I still thought that cabriolets are noticeably heavier, but therefore the structure is designed to hold strong enough. There are Lambos and Ferrari's Spiders, and they should hold stiff, but then it turned out this is because those are 2 seaters. It really didn't launch good, this torque doesn't sound good to me either. I could hear how it started and first moments it was nummm, like nothing and then it reved> My neighbor's 2017 Avant RS6 is 605hp, and things are different. I agree with him, this is not the RS that I won't

Well I like it. Incidentally you need to re edit the end screen credits for typos. Eg. editied...

Looks like a perfect LA commuting car :-)

An S5 with just a tune will easily walk away away from this

Props for the Pearl Jam tattoo

Dunno how long the a5 current series is ongoing but it's like forever. This is just an old car desperately needing an upgrade. Wait for the next rs5, then we'll talk :)