Article Comments - 2008 BMW M3 Coupe vs. 2008 Audi S5 Coupe

11 messages, Last post on Jun 23, 2009 at 12:46 PM

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Comparison Test: 2008 BMW M3 Coupe vs. 2008 Audi S5 Coupe - Were we foolish to pair these two high-performance coupes? The test numbers recorded by our previous 2008 Audi S5 were no fluke, as this time around we managed to coax another tenth or two from the car from Ingolstadt, validating our instincts. (more)

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#10 of 11 Audi A/S/RS-5 vs. BMW 328/335/M3 coupes by dhsieh9 Jun 20, 2009 (8:58 pm)
Somehow when I compare the entire Audi A/S/RS-5 line vs. BMW 328/335/M3 coupes, I get the distinct feeling that Audi simply didn't want their perspective buyers to make a direct model-to-model comparison against the Bimmer. For example, the A4 is slotted between 328 & 335. The same goes for S5 & RS5 with RS5 topping out M3 spec-wise. I think this is simply a marketing decision so that Audi's new A5 line will not end up with embarrassment competing a dominant industry leader. Replies to this message: dhsieh9 (Jun 23, 2009 12:46 pm)
#11 of 11 Re: Audi A/S/RS-5 vs. BMW 328/335/M3 coupes [dhsieh9] by dhsieh9 Jun 23, 2009 (12:46 pm)
Replying to: dhsieh9 (Jun 20, 2009 8:58 pm) I read an interesting article on comparison between Audi A5 / S5 vs. BMW 3-Series: http://www.truedelta.com/comparisons1/A5-S5-vs-3-Series-price-comparison.php?ses- sion_code=&aff= The author did a great job comparing between S5 and 335 coupe. From the article, it concluded that a similarly equipped 335 cost $5k less than S5. of course, S5 has 54 more HP than 335. However, in real world driving, does the extra $5k worth the extra HP? Again, it still comes back to the question and make me wonder why Audi doesn't want to compete with BMW head-on with similarly priced models?