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Article Comments - 2008 Audi A5/S5 First Look and Full Test

46 messages,  Last post on Jul 13, 2008 at 6:14 PM

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First Look: 2008 Audi A5/S5 - It has never taken more than a few miles with your hands wrapped around the husky steering wheel of any Audi sedan to get the feeling that somewhere within the discretely sporty quartet of doors slumbered a distinctly sporty coupe waiting to bust out. (more)
 
Full Test: 2008 Audi S5 - Beautiful, luxurious and desirable, this fast highway car takes Audi to the top step of excellence. (more)


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Article Comments - 2008 Audi A5/S5 First Look by KarenS HOST
May 17, 2007 (8:58 am)
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Check out our first look of Audi's newest coupe and tell us what you think.
 
First Look: 2008 Audi A5/S5
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Re: Article Comments - 2008 Audi A5/S5 First Look [KarenS] by j0mamma
May 20, 2007 (1:03 am)
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Replying to: KarenS (May 17, 2007 8:58 am)

Oh my, did a Hyndai Tiburon and a G35 have a kid?
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Re: Article Comments - 2008 Audi A5/S5 First Look [j0mamma] by audilaw16
May 21, 2007 (12:40 pm)
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Replying to: j0mamma (May 20, 2007 1:03 am)

Absolutely stunning car.
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nice by laurenzi
Jul 14, 2007 (7:19 am)
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It looks great I will be buying one as soon as it gets on the market.
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S5 test... by rayainsw
Aug 02, 2007 (6:11 am)
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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=121924?tid=edmun- ds.il.home.photopanel..1.*
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Anybody here want to buy me an S5? by andres3
Aug 05, 2007 (10:43 am)
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you'll get my eternal gratitude
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Questions, questions... by sturgl
Aug 06, 2007 (1:08 pm)
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What does "four-wheel-drive-style drivetrain windup" mean? Whatever it is, it's listed as a criticism - but isn't mentioned anywhere in the article. At different points in the article, the S5 is reported as making 349 and 354hp. Which is it? Finally, the vehicle is reported as weighing 3,807 lbs in the article, and 3,594 in the specs & performance section. Just looking for a bit of clarity... thanks.
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Not all of Edmund's tests... by byronwalter
Aug 07, 2007 (10:01 am)
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...are done on Earth. The weight diff might reflect a "dry" car without driver or gas (Audi specs) while the 3,807 might be the car ready to rock & roll.
 
Sure wish that we NA chumps would be getting the diesel engine option this winter.
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Re: S5 test... [rayainsw] by fixxxer
Aug 08, 2007 (10:56 am)
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Replying to: rayainsw (Aug 02, 2007 6:11 am)

How can the S5 get from 0-60 in 4.9 seconds with only 354 horsepower, when the 420hp M3 gets there in 4.8? I figure the RS4 weighs more because of the extra doors, but isn't the M3 supposed to be light weight? I don't understand what all the extra bmw horsepower is doing? And it almost makes the S5 make alot more sense, it looks a damn sight sexier
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Re: S5 test... [fixxxer] by sturgl
Aug 08, 2007 (11:27 am)
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Replying to: fixxxer (Aug 08, 2007 10:56 am)

I think that torque has a bit more to do with 0-60 times (especially acceleration at lower speeds) than horsepower. While the bimmer has the advantage in horsepower, it "only" generates 295 lb-ft of torque, where the S5 generates 325. What's more is that 4.8 time is for 0-100 kmph (0-62 mph). The Audi's published time for 0-62 mph is 5.1 seconds. So, apples to apples, the bimmer has a 0.3 second advantage - not merely 0.1. This makes sense, given that it's substantially lighter and more powerful - even with the bimmer's torque disadvantage.

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