You've heard before... The 2009 S5 is a great car.

deak · 10-14-2008, 03:30 PM

So I thought I would give all of you my impressions of the 2009 S5 6 sp with drive select I picked up last week. This is a phenomenal car and that comment is derived from 35 years of experience driving some pretty amazing cars (ie. '72 XKE V12, '91 NSX, '88 Porsche speedster, numerous BMW's and even my current summer car, Aston Martin V8). The engine is smooth as silk with a great, burbling V8 exhaust note. The flywheel weight is perfect. The quattro hooks up like velcro through the first two gears making for a great launch out of turns. The drive select provides a cushy, fatigue free ride with superb body control in comfort mode and a sharp, crisp, highly communicative suspension and steering in dynamic mode. The steering gets noticeably heavier in dynamic mode and yet the steering actions seem more direct than comfort mode. This is probably the biggest difference between suspension and control settings due to an adjustable system that I have seen in a car of this type. In my judgement this system is worth the extra cash. Suspension damping increases for compression and decreases for rebound which is exactly what I would want for track work (even for true track work it's still too soft but for the road it's perfect).
The handling is characterized by far less under-steer than I noticed in the previous generation (B7) S4 or RS4.
The B & O audio is very good for a stock system. Voice control works very well. My 3G iPhone paired and works seamlessly.
The nav is OK.
The car gets a lot of attention, almost as much as the Aston which I found surprising.
In summary, all those people waiting for an S5, the wait is worth it. This is a much better car than a 3 series BMW.

2009 S5 Brilliant Black/Magma red CF inlays, ADS, Nav B&O
2008 A6 Avant Brilliant Black/ Graphite
2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Mercury silver/Black Cherry

Heyrenzo · 10-14-2008, 03:38 PM

On a sidenote, in case you didn't see my comments on my "scratched" thread, your tips were well appreciated.

My portercable and FPII did wonders at removing the swirls created by the workers in my garage.

Just wanted to thank you for these.

Now back on topic : SICK CARS!

ACSGP · 10-14-2008, 05:56 PM

Would want an S6 Avant, and the AMV8 in British Racing Green, but that's about it.

Interesting that you can do a back to back with the Aston. Both are great GTs, but one's obviously more expensive than the other. Did you get the bamboo inlay option? Fantastic looking.

CNVRTfromBMW · 10-14-2008, 05:57 PM

10-14-2008, 03:38 PM	#2
Heyrenzo AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 315	Deak - nice cars. On a sidenote, in case you didn't see my comments on my "scratched" thread, your tips were well appreciated. My portercable and FPII did wonders at removing the swirls created by the workers in my garage. Just wanted to thank you for these. Now back on topic : SICK CARS! __________________ _______________________________ Proudly driving: 2008 Audi A5 \| 3.2 Quattro MT6 \| Brilliant Black \| S-Line \| B&O \| NAV Proudly drove: 2006 Audi A4 \| 2.0T Quattro MT6 \| Dolphin Grey \| Upgraded sound 2000 VW GTI \| 1.8T/GIAC MT5 \| Satin Silver \| Modded 1995 VW Golf CL \| 1.8 \| Red \| Modded

10-14-2008, 05:56 PM	#3
ACSGP AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,138	Man, you have 99% of what I think is the perfect garage. Would want an S6 Avant, and the AMV8 in British Racing Green, but that's about it. Interesting that you can do a back to back with the Aston. Both are great GTs, but one's obviously more expensive than the other. Did you get the bamboo inlay option? Fantastic looking. __________________ Current : 2004 C6 A6 3.0L (petrol) FWD Multitronic, Brilliant Black, Caractere Kit, 19" MTM Forged Bimotos, s-line suspension + Koni FSDs, Black/Creme Beige Interior Not Forgotten : 1990 Porsche 911 Carrera2 Tip, Guards Red 1989 80 1.8S Manual, 1998 A6 2.4 FWD, 1994 80 2.0E, 1972 Old Beetle 1985 Kawasaki 900 Ninja, 1984 Kawasaki GPz 750 1982 Kawasaki GPz 550 Unitrak http://forums.audiworld.com/album.ph...d=75066&page=2

10-14-2008, 05:57 PM	#4
CNVRTfromBMW Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 723	Ditto. Ditto. The car is great and so is the Drive Select system; Audi got it right. __________________ +++++++++++++++++++++ S5-Manual, 2009. DSB Pearl, Tuscan Brown; Drive Select (Dynamic is awesome); Tech pkg (w Side Assist), Nav, B&O sound. Stock for now. - '03 BMW 330i; perf pkg (Sold) - '00 BMW 328i; sprt pkg, prem pkg; C/A intake, sprt exh (Sold) - '86 Volvo 740 (stop-gap--short term--borrowed) - '90 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo (Donated, post accident) - '81 VW Rabbit (Traded)

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