Audi 5 Series DTM

The Audi 5 Series DTM, known as the A5 DTM in 2012 and as the RS5 DTM from 2013, is a touring car that Audi built for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. It was developed in 2011, based on the production Audi A5, and replaced the Audi A4 DTM. Audi Sport in Ingolstadt built the first car, which was revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 12 September 2011 and made its race debut at the Hockenheimring on 29 April 2012. Its V8 engine was rated at about 460 hp (343 kW) and was coupled to a six speed transmission. The car was raced in DTM seasons from 2012 to 2018, was renamed RS5 DTM after the 2012 season, was redesigned in 2014, and was then retired from competition and replaced by the turbocharged Audi RS5 Turbo DTM from the 2019 season. Audi also sold a road going A5 DTM special edition, limited to 300 cars, from October 2013.