Paul Tan on the Automotive Industry
Abt Sportsline says it found kitting up the Audi A5 a real challenge as the car was already uniquely beautiful to begin with. You’re looking at the result here in this post – a bodykit and a quad-tailpipe rear muffler.
Forget about it’s looks – what’s important is under it’s hood. Audi’s 3.0 litre TDI turbodiesel has been tuned up from 240 horsepower to 272 horsepower via an engine management upgrade, and there is an option for an upgraded Abt turbocharger to boost power up to 300 horses.
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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
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270hp from a turbodiesel? holy crap.. wats with european car makers n their craze with turbodiesels? wonder how it sounds though…
what rim size are they using? looks like 21".. love the low profile tyres..
It has very well resolved looks. Not too sure about the two tone paint job. Also not too keen on diesels.
Fu-Yoh!
What really great of diesel turbo engines is not on the HP, if u see the torque u even excited!
wahhhsehhmen…
ABT had spoilt a great car this time…. FUGLY!
remind me of JOKER….
they can't do much to the front bumper, lolz !
Turbodiesel powerplant's gotta be great for sure, but Abt sure messed up the beautiful looks of the A5.
It isn't so much the body kit, more the paint job that's ruining the looks.
the paint stripes look funny to me. Like not meant for that car
i dun like the back paint job designs..look out of place…..but the did great job with the porsche cayenne though….