2015 AUDI RS5 "Holy Grail" - Sport Edition / Exclusive 1 of 75 - 32k Miles

[JokerING]

2015 B8.5 RS5 Sport Edition / Exclusive Exterior and Interior


Hello Folks!

To start off, let me say, this is a feeler.
The responsible and adult thing to do would be to sell this extra car that my household does not need.
However, I am still wrestling with the idea because this is the exact car I was looking for and finally found it at the end of last year.
I am a car guy through and through, from private to professional and this was the Audi I always wanted.
The look, the sound, the color combo, the rarity...and last but not least, the performance.
There might be faster cars out there but I genuinely enjoy driving this car in basically any scenario.

Once again, this is a feeler and I am not 100% sure I am selling the car.
The intention of my post is to gauge interest and see what the enthusiast community thinks this car is worth.

With all of that said, let me tell you guys about the car...

ASKING PRICE
- Price: $46,500

VEHICLE SPECS:
- Year/Make/Model: 2015 Audi RS5 Sport Edition (NAR)
- Exterior Color: Audi Exclusive Color: Sport Classic Grey

Now confirmed by AudiSport with the help of RS4US711...thanks!

- Interior Color: Audi Exclusive Color: Black/Crimson Red two-tone color with Crimson Red Contrast Stitching throughout. Interior Trim/Inlays in Body Color (Sport Classic Grey).
- Options/Packages:

• Audi Exclusive Exterior Color
• RS5 Sport Edition Package
• Black Optics Package
• Technology Package
• Red Brake Calipers (steel brakes, not carbon ceramic)

- Original MSRP: $90,225.00
- Audi Press Releases: https://www.audiusa.com/newsroom/new...-sport-edition
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a1...ation-options/

VEHICLE CONDITION:
- Mileage: 32,130 (as of Sept.7, 2019; vehicle is NOT daily driven. I bought the car with 30,800 miles in Jan. 2019)
- Status/History: No accidents, clean CarFax report, originally a Florida vehicle, now in TN. No tough winters or salt.
- Exterior: 9.5/10.

I have not found any dents or dings. The only things I can find are some small paint chips in the front end (normal use from previous owner) and two paint chips on the driver side (one near door handle and one on rear quarter that had touch up paint applied)

- Interior: 9.9/10.

I mean, nothing is perfect but I have yet to find a flaw. It even smells good in there. The car came with the original floor mats with red contrast stitching, plus a set of Audi OEM Rubber mats, plus a set of WeatherTech mats.

- Tires: Tires are basically new. I have not measured the tread depth yet but the look almost brand new.



And now what you have all been waiting for....PICS!
NOTE: the color of this car is hard to capture on photos. The last pic at the bottom is closest to what I think the car looks like in person.











































The location of this last picture was meant to be a joke, but I think it really captured the color of the car quite well.
But Carmax did say that they liked it. I heard the salesman go "Dang!!" when he saw the car


A picture of how I dry the car after a hand wash...

[bergy12]

Beautiful car, I believe the color is Suzuka Grey. Unfortunately I'm after a S4. GLWS

[JokerING]

Beautiful car, I believe the color is Suzuka Grey. Unfortunately I'm after a S4. GLWS

Hey, thanks for the reply. I hope you find yourself a nice S4 as they are also great cars; I love the 3.0T Supercharged Motor.
The color is not Suzuka as it has no pearl effect in the paint.
I have seen Suzuka in person and this doesn't look like that at all in person.
Like I said, this is hard to capture in photos...ok, maybe just my cheap iPhone photos :-)

[redracer007]

Absolutely beautiful. GLWS

[rjammo]

Carfax pricing; retail $42K, trade in $36K, private party $40K

[buffaudi]

I think there was an Audi Exclusive Sport Classic Grey that someone said they ordered and brought up to Alaska. It is a Porsche color. It’s tough to tell just from the pictures, but Sport Classic is in between Suzuka and Nardo. Great color.


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[choppstixxx]

Get in touch with Vincenzo on this forum that works for Audi USA, he probably can track down the specific color your car is via the VIN.
+1 Great color combo

[JokerING]

Get in touch with Vincenzo on this forum that works for Audi USA, he probably can track down the specific color your car is via the VIN.
+1 Great color combo

Thanks for the tip!

[JokerING]

Absolutely beautiful. GLWS

Thanks!

[Danny73]

I think the thread should be removed and simply sell it to me next year when I am ready

[Pr1ce]

Email AoA with the vin and they’ll tell ya the color.

Absolutely gorgeous car

[JokerING]

I think the thread should be removed and simply sell it to me next year when I am ready

Next year?

**Puts on cheesy plaid suit with clip-on tie”

Mister, What can I do to put you in a new Audi today? :-)


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[s vier]

Can you tell me if your rear interior side panels have red stitching on the armrests?

[JokerING]

Can you tell me if your rear interior side panels have red stitching on the armrests?

Yes, they do


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[JD S4]

PM me a price


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[willomd]

NADA, KBB, truebook, edmunds are your friend.


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[JokerING]

PM me a price


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[Danny73]

Next year?

**Puts on cheesy plaid suit with clip-on tie”

Mister, What can I do to put you in a new Audi today? :-)


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LOL I promised the fiance I would get through our wedding in January before upgrading

[JokerING]

LOL I promised the fiance I would get through our wedding in January before upgrading

This car would really good at the wedding. The color is perfect. Think about driving away with some tin cans behind that V8 rumble :-)


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[NVMarkus]

Did you ever come up with your price?


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[JokerING]

Did you ever come up with your price?


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Yes, I just edited the post and listed my asking price as $46,500.

[jdmnomore]

I think that is an extremely fair price. And please find out what that color is and share because it looks fantastic it also looks exactly like suzuka.

[Wickedstuff]

Please PM me ...

[Kittrell]

Looks like it was sold as Suzuka Gray when it was a CPO.

https://www.vehicles-classifieds.com...35178790.html#

Assuming the below is when you bought it.

https://cargraph.com/sarasota/audi/rs

[mbflat]

Yes, I just edited the post and listed my asking price as $46,500.

Sent you a PM, please reply when possible. Thanks.

[JokerING]

Hello Folks,

Short update:
The jury is still out on the positive ID of the Exterior Color.
After a 30-minute call with Audi of America, they could not figure out which exterior color code the car has.
All of their normal system information shows "Exclusive Color" or "Unknown".
The customer-service rep on the phone was like "I have never seen this before."
It was quite comical.

So, they promised to continue the investigation and follow up with me later in the week.
I will keep you all posted.

P.S.:
I know some of you think the color is Suzuka from the pictures. However, from being with the car in person, I never believed that it was Suzuka Gray Pearl.
To be honest, I was pleasantly surprised the first time I saw the car in person so I just never felt the need to look back until now.
I have pulled the battery and searched the trunk floor but no color code label was found.
Hopefully AoA can clarify this.

[mbflat]

Hello Folks,

Short update:
The jury is still out on the positive ID of the Exterior Color.
After a 30-minute call with Audi of America, they could not figure out which exterior color code the car has.
All of their normal system information shows "Exclusive Color" or "Unknown".
The customer-service rep on the phone was like "I have never seen this before."
It was quite comical.

So, they promised to continue the investigation and follow up with me later in the week.
I will keep you all posted.

P.S.:
I know some of you think the color is Suzuka from the pictures. However, from being with the car in person, I never believed that it was Suzuka Gray Pearl.
To be honest, I was pleasantly surprised the first time I saw the car in person so I just never felt the need to look back until now.
I have pulled the battery and searched the trunk floor but no color code label was found.
Hopefully AoA can clarify this.

I bought a new RS model with an exclusive color and no paint code is provided on any of the typical labels in car including the trunk. The only place I could find a paint code was on the factory build options paperwork I had the dealer print at time of purchase. Suzuka Gray Metallic (M1M1 or LY7F) was an available color option for 2015 RS5 but it would have been stated as such on window sticker as well as the labels in the car. I am not aware of a pearl version of Suzuka Gray.

[Kittrell]

It definitely looks like Suzuka in pictures, but below are the standard color options for the 2015 RS5. Now, in theory that means that this would not show as an Audi Exclusive color. However, the Sport Couple was only offered in Daytona and Nardo. So if someone wanted Suzuka for that specific trim it may have been called out as an Exclusive color. Really interested to see what AoA comes back with.

Sepang Blue
Suzuka Gray
Ibis White
Mythos Black
Misano Red
Daytona Gray
Panther Black

[JokerING]

It definitely looks like Suzuka in pictures, but below are the standard color options for the 2015 RS5. Now, in theory that means that this would not show as an Audi Exclusive color. However, the Sport Couple was only offered in Daytona and Nardo. So if someone wanted Suzuka for that specific trim it may have been called out as an Exclusive color. Really interested to see what AoA comes back with.

Sepang Blue
Suzuka Gray
Ibis White
Mythos Black
Misano Red
Daytona Gray
Panther Black

For me, it doesn't look like Suzuka, it looks like this car (B8.5 RS4 in Porsche Sport Classic Grey)...
https://fourtitude.com/news/audi_exc...-classic-grey/

My pictures were taken in direct sunlight with an iPhone 7.
The Audi RS4 at that link is what I see whenever my car is in any overcast situation or parked in any situation without direct sunlight.
The sun is so direct in my driveway that my front door handle feels like a hot iron (you literally can't hold it to open the door in the afternoon).

I am still waiting to hear back from AoA so we will see.
Until then, let the debate continue...

Pics for Comparison
B8.5 RS4 Porsche Sport Classic Gray



Some dealership photos of my car...











This is a pic of APR's Suzuka RS5 and this is way more "white" in shade for me, like what I see from Suzuka in person.

[jdmnomore]

A quick search on line and you will see suzuka changes in the light dramatically. In certain light it changes to the exact gray pictured in your photos. I've seen it first hand ask me how lol.

Perhaps there is some confusion at Audi as suzuka was traditionally an exclusive color but for them to just not know what the color is, is weird.

Either way I dont want to detract from the ad, whomever gets this car has a mystery and and an amazing car. You may want to try autotrader seems not many serious buyers for the RS5 here on the zine.

[mbflat]

A quick search on line and you will see suzuka changes in the light dramatically. In certain light it changes to the exact gray pictured in your photos. I've seen it first hand ask me how lol.

Perhaps there is some confusion at Audi as suzuka was traditionally an exclusive color but for them to just not know what the color is, is weird.

Either way I dont want to detract from the ad, whomever gets this car has a mystery and and an amazing car. You may want to try autotrader seems not many serious buyers for the RS5 here on the zine.

I agree that it makes no sense that AoA doesn't have the actual paint code based on VIN, they should have full build records. I also agree this car is a great example.

Any color would be considered and ordered as exclusive if not offered as an available color option for a specific model and model year. Suzuka Gray was offered for 2015 RS5 and nobody would pay $3200 for exclusive paint versus an available color option at much lower cost. Every window sticker I have or have had shows the actual color if it was available as a color option for the MY/model.

[Kittrell]

Any color would be considered and ordered as exclusive if not offered as an available color option for a specific model and model year. Suzuka Gray was offered for 2015 RS5 and nobody would pay $3200 for exclusive paint versus an available color option at much lower cost. Every window sticker I have or have had shows the actual color if it was available as a color option for the MY/model.

Usually yes, except this.

However, the Sport Couple was only offered in Daytona and Nardo. So if someone wanted Suzuka for that specific trim it may have been called out as an Exclusive color. Really interested to see what AoA comes back with.

[mbflat]

Usually yes, except this.

You could very well be correct but still seems a lot of money to pay for a color that was available for much less that MY. Somebody earlier mentioned Vincenzo as a resource on the forum who might be able to help if seller has not already contacted.

[JokerING]

Update: Audi of America still doesn't know the exterior color code of the car.
In fairness to them, they are being very communicative with me and are explaining what steps they are taking.
So, they plan to call me back again on Friday (10/11/2019).

With that said, the car is still for sale and please feel free to contact me with any other questions.

[Danny73]

There must be someone with a Suzuka Audi in your area. Meet up and compare next to each other

[b6bydesign04]

Update: Audi of America still doesn't know the exterior color code of the car.
In fairness to them, they are being very communicative with me and are explaining what steps they are taking.
So, they plan to call me back again on Friday (10/11/2019).

With that said, the car is still for sale and please feel free to contact me with any other questions.

I keep checking this thread to see what the color is, haha, thanks for reaching out. And of course, GLWS!

[DocSean]

Usually yes, except this.

Imagine paying for a package - which is essentially a unique color combo (Daytona and nardo) and then paying to have it painted a non-package color.

[Kittrell]

Imagine paying for a package - which is essentially a unique color combo (Daytona and nardo) and then paying to have it painted a non-package color.

Wouldn't surprise me at all. Audi advertised it as a limited edition with customization options.

The 2015 RS 5 Coupe Sport edition features distinctive and sporty design elements on the interior and exterior. The vehicle’s already compelling RS-specific performance design is accentuated with 20’’ 5-V-spoke design wheels and red brake calipers, and is available in Daytona Gray pearl effect, Nardo gray and multiple Audi exclusive paint colors (optional) that are complemented by Crimson Red Fine Nappa leather interior accents.

[Pr1ce]

There must be someone with a Suzuka Audi in your area. Meet up and compare next to each other

Not to detract from the original thread and post but in our cfl audi group we have a Suzuka TTRS located in Orlando. If you do any of our meets or events we can compare first hand side by side.... shoot me a PM we have 2 large events in the coming weeks and a meet up in Orlando on the 3rd Friday



Good luck with sale

[JokerING]

Bump...
I edited the photos to repair all of the broken links.
I had a problem with image hosting canceling the links.
Hopefully this works now.