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      09-03-2019, 04:21 PM   #75
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Drives: 2022 Audi S5 Sportback
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pricing aside...

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Originally Posted by Skyhigh View Post
Except that an S5 (354ps, 500NM) with a decent (but not full) configuration was another 10% € on top of a fully (!) loaded 440i XDrive M-Performance GC (360PS, 500NM) in my country, which according to all reviews and comparisons I found online is outperforming the S5 in almost every way (except for assistive technologies).
Love Audi, but that's the reality when it comes to this class.

The Runflats are easy to get rid of (although I haven't felt the need to do so yet).

RS5 vs M4 - probably a very different story.
The handling of my S5 has more in common with my 2010 E92 M3 coupe than it does with my 2014 435i xDrive coupe. The S5 may inevitably succumb to understeer but it remains predictable to the end. Not so the F30 variants in xDrive. Push them really hard and you might lose the front or the back, suddenly or in a slow drift. And don't count on the steering to let you know what is happening.
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