2027 Audi RS5 first drive: A performance PHEV with split personalities

What’s the diff? An actuator, overdrive gears, and a differential combine to intelligently transfer torque between the rear wheels. They do so almost fully variably depending on the driving situation and ensure Agility and Stability. Audi An actuator, overdrive gears, and a differential combine to intelligently transfer torque between the rear wheels. They do so almost fully variably depending on the driving situation and ensure Agility and Stability. Audi A look at the assembled differential. Audi A look at the assembled differential. Audi An illustration showing how torque is controlled across the rear axle. Audi An illustration showing how torque is controlled across the rear axle. Audi A look at the assembled differential. Audi An illustration showing how torque is controlled across the rear axle. Audi Like all performance Audis, the RS5 uses Quattro all-wheel drive, here with a limited-slip center differential that splits power between 70/30 and 15/85 front to rear. We have enjoyed torque-vectoring rear differentials on previous Audi RS models—the ability to send more power to individual rear wheels as necessary has played a big part in why people like cars like the RS3 , TT-RS , R8 , and so on. In those cars, the rear differential uses a clutch for each wheel to achieve that, but for the new RS5, Audi Sport decided to develop something new, internally. …