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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#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.