Audi RS 5

The new Audi RS 5 is promising, but plug-in electric hybrids from BMW, Mercedes and McLaren haven't been without compromises in our experience.

Most updates to the respective nameplates involve tech and shuffling of cosmetic bits and pieces, but the A5 loses two crucial variants: the two-door coupe and convertible.

All 2024 A4s and A5s now feature standard adaptive cruise control, active lane-departure steering assist, front and rear parking sensors, and heated steering wheels fitted with hand sensors.

The 2023 Audi A4 and A5 sedans are entering the new model year with revisions to their packaging, standard LED lighting and a new audio system to help the duo compete with rivals from BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

A software issue resulting in a blank rearview display has prompted a recall of more than 173,000 Audi and Bentley vehicles.

Both Audi and Jeep are issuing recalls regarding similar failures of occupant detection systems to trigger airbags.

In the third major recall of its kind in the first half of August, more than 45,000 Audi and VW cars and SUVs are being recalled for a malfunctioning seat belt retractor.

The 2019 Audi RS 5 Sportback, the high-performance version of A5 and S5 
 Sportbacks, starts at $75,195 and gets a 444-horsepower V-6 and standard 
 all-wheel drive.

Automakers unexpectedly held back some of their biggest new-model 
 debuts for the 2018 New York auto show, but we were there to cover it. 
 Here's what you missed.

New for 2019 is the addition of the Audi RS 5 Sportback, which made its 
 global debut at the 2018 New York auto show.