World premiere of Audi RS 5 DTM in Geneva

At the International Motor Show in Geneva, Wolfgang Durheimer, Member of the Board for Technical Development of Audi AG, and Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich presented the racecar for the DTM 2013 - the Audi RS 5 DTM. The driver line-up for the new
DTM season is also fixed.

"Motorsport is an integral part of the Audi DNA and is not an end in itself for our company," said Wolfgang Durheimer. "At the end of the day, our customers benefit from the victories on the racetracks, because we attach great value to technology transfer between motorsport and production. Our new Audi RS 6 Avant, which we present here in Geneva, is a prime example: it combines downsizing of the engine with significantly less weight. And where do you learn this? In motorsport."

The model name Audi RS 5 DTM is new. As a result, Audi establishes a direct reference in the DTM to the company's successful production models. "The abbreviation 'RS' stands for the sportiest Audi models," said Dr. Ullrich. "The performance data of the current RS 5 and RS 5 DTM are very similar. This is why we are of the opinion that both fit perfectly to one another."

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