Audi Project Anniversario S5 Quattro Due in 2012

Of course, 100 anniversary is a big thing. We have reported several celebrations that Audi has taken, like the 100th anniversary sculpture, 100 years of Audi package for Europe. Now, we got the news that Audi will release the Audi Project Anniversario S5 Quattro to celebrate Audi’s centennial (2009).

However, due to the industry decline, the Project Anniversario S5 won’t arrive until the following year as a 2012 model. It’s rumored that the vehicle will make its debut sometime around the end of 2010, as a celebration of the original Quattro's 30th anniversary.

In terms of styling, the vehicles will borrow some elements from the old Quattro S1 Rallye. It will be lighter, stronger, and faster. Thanks to the use of light-weight body panels, shorter overhangs (like on the Quattro S1 Rallye) as well as lighter parts for the drivetrain, the new S5 will weigh at about 1400 kg (3086 lbs), shaving about 240 kg off the standard S5.

Under the hood, power may come from a twin-turbo juiced V6 with somewhere around 425 bhp or a variation on the current TT RS's 2.5 liter, turbocharged 5-cylinder, dialed up to about 400 bhp.

Other technical features that will probably be included are Flybrid energy recovery system and a 400bhp version of the TT RS’s five-cylinder turbo.