2019 Audi RS5 Sportback Sport Edition

Highlights

• 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6, delivering 444bhp

• MOT to March 2027, good service history

• 42,812 miles on the clock

• Gorgeous leather and Alcantara upholstery

• Attractive and luxurious specification

Overview

Are you the kind of person who really wants to get noticed? The sort that absolutely has to be the centre of attention all the time, and make sure everyone knows it? If so, then this is definitely not the car for you. It’s subtle, refined and beautifully crafted. The kind of machine that flies under the radar, confident in its abilities.

Still here? Well then, you’re our sort of petrolhead. Because while a luridly lime green hypercar is hilariously good fun for the occasional blast, for 99% of journeys, we just want something cosseting, a bit luxurious, practical, well specced, deceptively fast and a little understated. Which rather neatly describes the RS5 Sportback. Effectively a “4-door coupe” that sits, at least in terms of size, between the RS4 and RS6, it’s a deceptively ballistic vehicle that as easy and practical to live with as a Golf, comfortable enough to make motorway jaunts fly past and offers enough agility to make wiggly roads fun.

That 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 is a peach of an engine, developing 444bhp and a monstrous 442lb-ft from relatively low in the rev range. The result is incredible in-gear pace and a 0-62 time under 4 seconds. Yet it’s also a beautifully refined machine, ideal for gently cruising up and down the nation’s motorways in absolute comfort. 

Being a Sport edition the specification of this example is spot-on too, offering a perfect blend of sporting intent with plenty of bells and whistles, all wrapped up in bulletproof Teutonic build quality. We love the styling too – for our money the RS5 is the best looking of the modern RS Audis, neatly treading the line between muscle car stance and discreet opulence to offer a genuinely attractive design inside and out.

With a solid service history, long MOT and low mileage, it’s the perfect car for anyone who wants a deeply satisfying, eminently capable yet stealthy daily driver. The pop-bang remap brigade will never understand, but the rest of us will be nodding in approval at a choice well made.

History and documentation

• First registered 19 June 2019

• Present owner since March 2025, 3 previous owners

• Vendor only selling due to house renovations

• Current mileage (as of 12/2/26) 42,812 miles, verified by the service and MOT history

• Current MOT expires 3 March 2027

• We’re told the car has a complete service record - invoices as follows: April 2022 @ 16,670 miles; March 2023 @ 29,472 miles; April 2024 @ 32,177 miles; March 2025 @ 38,152 miles; September 2025 @ 41,453 miles

• Full document pack

• Collection of invoices for maintenance and servicing

• Two keys

• Tracker fitted

• V5 present in owner’s name

• This car has a finance agreement in place which will be cleared upon a successful auction prior to collection

• HPI clear

• London ULEZ compliant

Interior

• Sport Edition seats with black leather upholstery and Alcantara secondary trim with white contrast stitching

• All of the upholstery appears to be in excellent condition, with no damage, significant wear or staining on show

• Electrically adjustable front sports seats, with massage and heating functions

• The seats all look to be in fine condition, with no sagging, bolster wear or damage we could identify

• Electrically operated side windows and door mirrors

• Electric slide/tilt glass sunroof

• Automatic headlights

• Rain-sensing windscreen wipers

• Dual-zone climate control system

• Hands-free phone connectivity

• Bang & Olufsen premium sound system

• Built-in navigation system

• 8.5” Audi infotainment system with Apple car play

• 12.3" Audi Virtual cockpit with Audi RS sport mode / graphics

• Reversing camera, parking sensors front and rear

• All of the cabin trim and switchgear shows well, with minimal evidence of wear and the usual high-quality Audi fit and finish

• A new boot carpet liner has been fitted

• We’re assured that all of the car’s features and functions operate just as they should, with no faults or issues reported

Exterior

• Daytona Grey paintwork, which presents in very good order, with no significant blemishes or marks barring a stonechip on the bonnet

• The paintwork was professionally ceramic coated in March 2025

• All of the bodywork looks to be in great condition, with no damage, dents, corrosion or misalignment we could discern

• The external trim and badging all appears to be in fine fettle, with nothing missing or cracked, and no obvious UV damage 

• The lights and glass elements look to be clean and clear, with no chips, cracks or misting on display

• Silver finish alloy wheels, which all look to be in good order with no lacquer peel evident – we note some kerb damage to the off-side rear wheel

Mechanical

• 2,894cc twin-turbo V6 TFSI

• Quattro all-wheel drive system, capable of sending up to 70% of torque to the rear wheels

• 8-speed automatic transmission

• Factory performance figures: 444bhp, 442lb-ft, 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds, electronically limited to 155mph

• Sport rear differential 

• Audi RS Sports exhaust (Quiet and Dynamic Sport mode) 

• Selectable drive modes: Auto, Comfort, Dynamic and Individual

• We’re told that all of the brake discs and pads were replaced in July 2025

• Cruise control

• Stop/start functionality

• Traction control system

• The vendor assures us that, to the best of their knowledge, the car is mechanically faultless and drives beautifully with no issues

Summary

It’s not often you find a car that ticks quite as many boxes as this. It’s practical, happily swallowing four adults and their luggage. Naturally, as a modern Audi, it’s beautifully screwed together and has the kind of interior that you never want to leave.

Add to that a specification that is sporting and purposeful yet never showy or gauche, as well as the performance to scare the living daylights out of most supercars, and you have something really quite special indeed. Make no mistake about it, this is a deeply lovely car. One we’d be only too happy to park on our driveway…

To arrange a viewing, click the 'Book Viewing' button located under the 'Place Bid' button. Viewings can be booked up until the day before the auction ends, after which the option will change to 'Contact Seller' for further enquiries. This seller is located in Plymouth.