The newfound howl. Presenting the AWE Exhaust Suite for the B9 RS 5.

• Proudly engineered, designed, and manufactured in-house, in the USA
• Featuring AWE’s proprietary drone-canceling solution on Touring Edition, 180 Technology®
• Max gains 8 hp and 20 ft-lbs of torque at the wheels (catback + piggyback tuner)
• Max gains of 5 hp and 15 ft-lbs of torque at the wheels (turbo-back + stock software)
• Available as sophisticated Touring Edition or unleashed Track Edition
• Handcrafted from dual 3” U.S.-sourced CNC mandrel-bent .065” wall T304L stainless steel
• Downpipes and precision-engineered x-pipe included in all editions
• Direct bolt-on cat-back system for factory-like simplicity
• Resonated catabacks available for use with aftermarket catalysts
• 180mm RS-style tips come standard
• Less is more: clean, straight-through design maximizes performance
• Perfect fitment, guaranteed
• AWE No CEL Guarantee
• Lifetime warranty (one year on tip finishes)

The Options:

Touring Edition

A true, dual 3” T304L stainless steel configuration featuring a precision-engineered x-pipe specific for the RS5’s 2.9TT, and topped off with AWE’s proprietary drone-canceling solution, 180 Technology®. The result is a menacing, aggressive soundtrack throughout the range with a drone-free cabin experience under cruising conditions. RS 5 owners, this is the double-edged sword you’ve been waiting for.

Sound Perfection: 180 Technology® by AWE

As exhaust gases exit the RS 5s’ 2.9L engine and flow into an AWE 180 Technology® equipped resonator, they pass through strategically located ports, and into reflection chambers. Sound waves, carried by these exhaust gasses, bounce off the walls of the reflection chambers. By controlling the size and location of the ports and the chambers, we also control when the sound waves exit the chambers. The specific timing of when the reflected sound waves rejoin the main exhaust flow creates a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree out-of-phase sound wave that cancels out problematic frequencies. Call it science, call it magic, or call it 180 Technology® by AWE. More in the tab above.

Track Edition

If raw and rowdy are your speed, the Track Edition is your dose of steel. The Track Edition Exhaust retains all the precision engineering of the Touring Edition Exhaust, including the X-pipe and 3” diameter tubing, minus the 180 Technology®.
Please note: this version is known to get rowdy in the mid-range and during cruising speeds, and may be too much for many. For that reason, this particular versions cannot be returned due to sound preference. Prepare yourself.

Exhaust configurations recommended for use with aftermarket catalysts: 

Given the increase of airflow when introducing an aftermarket catalyst, special resonators were developed to keep sound frequencies in check. These larger resonators are included in exhaust configurations labeled as “Resonated for Performance Catalyst,” and available independently (to be added to existing AWE exhausts) via the “Resonator Conversion Kit.”

Please note: exhausts labeled “Resonated for Performance Catalyst ” and the Resonator Conversion Kit are recommended to be used with an aftermarket catalyst.

Upgrade options:

Looking to crank it up or turn it down? No problem. We have conversion kits to allow you to do just that. Turn your Touring Edition into a Track Edition, or vice versa, with ease.

Tip options:

AWE Touring and Track Editions come standard with diamond black 180mm RS-style oval tips, complete with stamped AWE logo.

What’s in the box?

Complete AWE Touring or Track Edition Exhaust, AWE valve simulators, two RS-style oval tips, and all required hardware for installation.