Audi does not build many cars like the Audi RSQ: a 2-door coupé with 5.0 L twin-turbocharged FSI V10, built from 2004 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Its designer of record is Julian Hönig (Senior Exterior Designer at Audi AG).
The hardware
Under the skin sits 5.0 L twin-turbocharged FSI V10. The gearbox is a 6-speed manual. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Hyundai Tucson, the Ford Mustang, the Chrysler 300. Its Audi stablemates include the Audi 200 and the Audi 225.
The money
On the used market today a Audi RSQ typically changes hands for $60,100–$86,500, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $5,105–$5,455 a year. Insurance sits around $2,930–$4,490 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.