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The 2023 Audi RS5 coupe and Sportback add an optional Competition package.It has a stiffer suspension, a louder exhaust, stickier tires, and different tuning for the transmission and rear differential.The Competition package will be a $16,100 option available for ordering starting in June.As BMW is getting ready to step up the game with upcoming derivatives of the M3 and M4, Audi is responding with a Competition Package available on the RS5 coupe and Sportback. It aims to make the RS5 faster, louder, and more aggressive.

While the output of the twin-turbo 2.9-liter V-6 engine remains unchanged at 444 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque, the Competition model comes with a more generous governor that increases the top speed from 174 mph to 180 mph. The “RS Sport Exhaust System Plus,” not available on the regular RS5, not only blares out its message to the public more freely, its impact is further enhanced by Audi ripping out almost 18 pounds worth of sound insulation so those inside the car can enjoy the engine note better, too. The eight-speed automatic transmission changes gears even more quickly. We wish Audi would have corrected the direction of the manual shifter gate, as Porsche did a few years ago, but alas.
There are plenty of interesting chassis modifications, too. Besides the rear differential, which is modified to make the RS5 more tail-happy, Audi says it has retuned the fixed-ratio steering, which it calls Sport Direct Steering. An adjustable coilover suspension lowers the car by 0.4 inch and can be manually adjusted to be another 0.4 inch lower, making for a total reduction of 0.8 inch compared with the standard RS5. There are also higher spring rate and stiffer stabilizers. Good news when you take on that M4 or Lexus RC F on the racetrack. Audi is offering Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires on 20-inch wheels.The RS5 Competition is enhanced with plenty of glossy black elements inside, and the exterior can be specified with a matching color called Sebring Black that features a crystal effect. Glossy carbon for exterior trim components is available, too, as is matte carbon that is only available on the Competition Package.
The package doesn’t come cheap, as it costs $16,100 on top of the RS5’s already steep starting price of $76,995 for the coupe and $77,295 for the Sportback. These $90,000-plus costs of entry put the RS5 Competition it a bit above the equivalent BMW M3 and M4 models, which both start just under $80,000 for the 503-hp Competition xDrive variants. Still, the RS5 Competition models set out to prove that the Audi Sport division, located in Neckarsulm – some 2 hours away from Ingolstadt – is moving aggressively. We look forward to comparing the Competition models with similar offerings from BMW M, Mercedes-AMG, and others.
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• The Toyota Tundra full-size pickup is coming into its first year following a major redesign.• For 2023, the Tundra adds an SX Package that consists of black and dark gray design elements.• The 2023 Tundras should reach dealerships later this summer.The Toyota Tundra pickup is just coming off a long-awaited redesign that arrived for 2022. In the year immediately following a major model change, we’d expect only minor tweaks, and that’s exactly what the Tundra has in store for 2023.We might have hoped for a production version of the TRD Desert Racer concept from last fall’s SEMA show. Alas, the headline—and only—Tundra news is the addition of a new SX Package for the SR5 trim level. Imaginatively, the SX Package darkens the exterior and interior trim as well as the wheels. Where have we seen that before? Just about everywhere, it seems.

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It’s a formula Toyota has used many times, mostly under the Nightshade banner, as on the Tacoma, the 4Runner, the Sequoia, and the 2023 Camry. But whereas the Camry goes wild with its bronze wheels, the Tundra plays it straight with a dark gray finish for its 18-inch wheels. It also applies a black finish to the door handles, body trim, rear bumper middle section, and rear 4×4 badge. The interior accents are also black, and the Tundra door badges are deleted. The SX Package can be paired with one of four grayscale exterior colors: white, silver, gray, or black.

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The SX Package is offered exclusively on 4×2 and 4×4 versions of the Tundra SR5, which is one up from the workingman’s SR but below the Limited, Platinum, 1794 Edition, TRD Pro, and Capstone. Pricing for the 2023 SR5—and for the SX Package—is not out yet, but the 2022 SR5 had a starting price of $43,150. Look for the Tundra SR5 SX to arrive with the rest of the 2023 models later this summer.

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• A first-generation Ford Bronco in clean (but refurbished) condition should do well on the auction site Bring a Trailer. The current bid sits at $11,000, but if recent history is any guide, this car will end up selling for way more than that.• 1966 was the first model year for the Bronco, and seeing this clean and restored example reminds us just how easily old Broncos can be decked out as cute as a button.• Old Broncos are relatively common on BaT, with two of them—a 1967 model with a V-8 and an automatic transmission and a manual 1969 version—sold earlier this month for over $100,000 each. This auction ends on May 23. Classic Ford Broncos like the one shown here—a first-gen, 1966 model—are undeniably popular over at Bring a Trailer, the vehicle auction site that, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos. Scanning the results of a few recent auctions, we find a 1969 Ford Bronco with a 347-cubic-inch Stroker V-8 engine and a five-speed manual transmission sold for $106,000. Or how about a 1967 Bronco with a 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 and a six-speed automatic, which sold for $139,049? Despite those prices, not everything on BaT goes for six figures, even these days. A 1987 Ford Bronco II XLT 4×4 with a 2.9-liter V-6 and a five-speed manual sold a week ago for $24,000.

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All three of those auctions ended this month, which hints at good results for some of the other Broncos currently listed on the site. We were particularly smitten with this clean example from the first year Ford ever sold the Bronco. As of today, this 1966 Bronco in Wimbledon White is sitting at a bargain price of $10,000, but there’s another week left before the auction ends, so there’s no chance the bidding doesn’t go up in the next seven days, even if the choke lever sticks now and then.

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Aside from minor issues like that, this is a first-gen U15 Bronco that appears to be in tremendous shape. The contrasting white exterior with a black vinyl interior keeps the simple spirit of the original interior alive even though, as with almost any vehicle that’s over 55 years old, some work has been done. The seller says the Bronco was refurbished around 15 years ago, including a new coat of that white paint. The current owner also installed a roll bar after acquiring the Bronco in 2020. The buyer will also get a removable black bikini top for the Bronco to go along with the chrome bumpers, drum brakes and 15-inch wheels. We did say it was cute, right?

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The small, adventurous truck uses a 170-cubic-inch inline-six that Ford put into the early Broncos and the Falcon. Here, the engine is paired with a three-speed manual transmission and a dual-range transfer case. A folding front windshield allows for maximum airflow into the cabin, where a two-spoke steering wheel and a metal dashboard that houses a combination gauge with a speedometer that goes up to 100 mph as well as displays showing the truck’s amperage, coolant temperature, fuel level and oil pressure. There’s also a five-digit odometer that displays 10,000 miles, but the actual cumulative mileage is unknown.The front occupants get bucket seats while the rear passengers share bench seats. There’s also some seatbelts and a center storage console with cupholders.The auction for this 1966 Ford Bronco ends Monday, May 23. The car is located in Encinitas, California.
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The 2023 Toyota Camry can be had with an updated Nightshade appearance package.The kit fits the car with bronze 19-inch wheels instead of a set of black 18-inchers.Toyota also gives Nightshade Camrys black-trimmed headlights and taillights.The list of new cars that come with bronze wheels from the factory is short, but the 2023 Toyota Camry is joining the club. While the popular family sedan has a sport-oriented TRD model that might sound like the perfect recipient of the new bronze rollers, they’re actually reserved for the updated Nightshade appearance package.

As before, models donning the Nightshade kit feature a black grille with the same mesh design as the Camry TRD as well as black exterior bits like badges, mirror caps, and a rear spoiler. For 2023, Nightshade models now also come with black-trimmed headlights and taillights to help complete the black theme. Joining the package’s available Midnight Black and White paint options is Reservoir Blue (pictured here). This newly introduced color is also offered on other models.

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While bronze wheels on a Camry might not be everyone’s first choice—and we’d appreciate it if Toyota offered a similar set on the GR86 and Supra sports cars—the Nightshade’s multispoke 19-inch wheels are larger and more distinctive than the black 18-inch rims they replace. Now we just need to convince Toyota to revive the gold exterior trim that used to grace Camrys in the ’90s.

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Last year, the Camry Nightshade Edition became available with the sedan’s hybrid powertrain. That remains true for 2023, and the kit continues to be offered on SE models with the 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and either front- or all-wheel drive. Toyota hasn’t said if the updated Nightshade package will still be a $700 option. However, the company says it will announce pricing for the 2023 Camry lineup later this summer.
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