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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#38 of 46 s5 by emale Jan 10, 2008 (10:24 am)
anybody out there, hello? just wondering if any owners wanted to chime in on their S5 experiences/ownership...? Replies to this message: brainmd (Feb 26, 2008 7:29 am) packrfan (Mar 03, 2008 7:41 am) brainmd (Mar 09, 2008 9:25 pm)
#39 of 46 S5 by rjb6 Jan 17, 2008 (12:09 pm)
Test drove the S5 a couple of times now. Finally got the nerve to go buy one and everyone is out of stock. The only one in stock in the boston area I saw - they wanted 3K about MSRP. Looking at the 335xi and G35x. Those cars can not compare in terms of stlye and feal...love the S5. This is a must have car for anyone who wants performance and all wheel drive.
#40 of 46 wallpapers by romatuner Feb 08, 2008 (2:49 pm)
edmunds have the best pictures of the newset and oldst cars , can you put this pictures in a bigger reslution 1024 x 768 thanks !
#41 of 46 Re: s5 [emale] by brainmd Feb 26, 2008 (7:29 am)
Replying to: emale (Jan 10, 2008 10:24 am) Just got my S5 in late jan and I love it. It's still a little too snowy here to really test it out but on the days when the roads are clear it's a fun ride. I will say that with the stiffer suspension (which makes for better handling of course) it doesn't ride nearly as smoothly as my A4 did but it's worth it. Replies to this message: packrfan (Mar 03, 2008 7:41 am) brainmd (Mar 09, 2008 9:25 pm)
#42 of 46 Re: s5 [brainmd] by packrfan Mar 03, 2008 (7:41 am)
Replying to: brainmd (Feb 26, 2008 7:29 am) brainmd, congrat's. assume you have the 6mt - there have been several comments referencing a long throw; in real-world driving conditions, a long throw can become tiresome. any comments on this? i'm not able to make the leap to s5 , rather looking at a5 but i think tranny experiences should be relevant. thnx for this and any other comments. Replies to this message: brainmd (Mar 09, 2008 9:25 pm)
#43 of 46 shifter by dhanley Mar 03, 2008 (12:31 pm)
I was a bit clumsy shifting the s5 on the track, but it was my first time in the car, and audi shifters are pretty different than BMW shifters.
#44 of 46 Re: s5 [packrfan] by brainmd Mar 09, 2008 (9:25 pm)
Replying to: packrfan (Mar 03, 2008 7:41 am) I haven't noticed that the throw is all that long but I haven't driven it all that much either so maybe it'll turn out that way. Overall I love the car (though my old man still wooped me in his Corvette Z06!) The seats are super comfortable and the interior as a whole is pure Audi with all the amenities. The nav system (which I assume would be the same in the A5) is very user friendly. I got the premium audio package and the stereo sounds great with an Ipod interface in the glove-box and controls on the nav screen. The one option I didn't get was the "technology package". I figure I can turn my head to back up and turn the key to start the car for 3 grand. Good luck with the A5, I'm sure that it will be a fun ride. Sorry to hear about the packers and Favre. I live in Madison right now and it's as if someone really important died.
#45 of 46 Re: curbweights... [rayainsw] by gasser Mar 14, 2008 (9:26 am)
Replying to: rayainsw (Aug 10, 2007 9:48 am) There's a great video on youtube of a 335i vs S5 in which they essentially tie racing a small race course. Same driver same day. I imagine that the new M3 would be quite a bit faster than the 335i. Hope this link works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHj0zbhjLZI
#46 of 46 A5 by chance6 Jul 13, 2008 (6:14 pm)
I love the looks of the A5, but what's with the top speed being governed at 130 mph ? Why does Audi keep doing this ? I hear about American regulations, but then you have the S5 going all the way to 155 mph. BMW doesn't govern its 3-Series at 130 mph with the sport package. My question is: does anyone know where to go to remove this top speed governor or raise it ? I think it's a joke that the A5 should be governed at 130.