Audi S5
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- madirish
http://www.techeblog.com/index.p…
*puts head in hands, weeps...
"Discuss"
and sending out the beacon to ourcommon and jox...
- nicnichols0
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2008…
...that thing is sick.
Time to start saving up kids!
- jox0
It wasn't two weeks ago when I saw the first photoshops, and here it is already. It's gorgeous.
Although I think they should focus on the supply and demand bit before launchig new models - I ordered the RS4 avant 19 months ago --but canceled it-- and as far as I know, none other than the first 10 on the waiting list have gotten theirs YET.
- Rand0
I DO COCAIIIINE!!!
- madirish0
interesting.
no offence to anyone personally here who owns/drives a Hyundai, but i think it looks like a Tiberon.
I am really quite saddened it is being donned an S-Car when it comes w/:
- a Haldex AWD system
- a V6, non-turbo
- an FSI V8
- quad exhaust tips??*weeps on desk....
- OBBTKN0
A silly cocktail resulting from the mix of a bmw coupe + mercedes clk with an audi front bumper...
- jox0
Where does it say it comes with Haldex , Matt? I can't find it anywhere.
I thought they only did that when the engine was mounted sideways ^_^
That would suck, when they finally got the front/rear distribution perfectly for the RS'.
- madirish0
I got that info from a friend whe develops AWD systems for GM. he is one of their main/#1 testors for competitions' systems and is frequestly north of where you are sitting in the Finnish Arctic.
he has, in not so many terms, 'alluded' to it being Haldex....
:(
- madirish0
i will say however, the fact it will only be available as a manual transmission is nice to see.
- Concrete0
Looks too much like a BMW 318
- vwsung18t0
i don't think it's haldex. it's supposed to have a 40/60 power distribution like the S4/RS4 which doesn't use haldex.
- jox0
sung, i hope you're right more than anything!!
- JerseyRaindog0
It looks fat not phat. Way too ugly. But then so is everything Audi sticks that ridiculous grill on these days.
- khan0
what are you smoking, jersey?
yea, it looks a bit like the new 318 in its long stretched body line and also stylewise in the rear but it is still a pretty car.
how much for one of these anyway?
- jox0
An eloquent guess from my dealer today was ~55K EUR, which would be around $60K for you guys.
The single-frame has grown on me – I hated it first but I've learned to love it.
- khan0
jox, don't back out now - get yourself that rs4!
guy down the street has one and everytime i see it rollin out of the driveway... nothing more then a visual orgasm
- madirish0
i don't think it's haldex. it's supposed to have a 40/60 power distribution like the S4/RS4 which doesn't use haldex.
vwsung18t
(Mar 1 07, 04:10)vwsung18t- i have a pretty good source that has alluded to this being true, but regardless, it will not contain a Torsen, and that is all i really need to hear/care about. :(
re: price jox-man - I'm thinking it would be closer to 6 series pricing- the S5 being a $70k
car, here in the US. i say this because they are saying it will be pretty customizable w/ options, thus raising the base-model price as is commonly done.the single frame is growing on me more as well, but i am just bummed about this being dubbed an "S-Car". not that change is not good (i love change), but this feels a bit more like a need to keep pumping the public w/ a hundred versions of a 'limited edition' mentality, rather than building a true q-ship.
just my thoughts.
- mbr0
Hmmm, the spy photos/computer renderings looked promising. I though, FINALLY Audi makes a nice coupe!
It's ok, but not for $60k. I'll stick to the beemers. The new M3 looks very, very promising and won't cost much more than that.
- jox0
I still think the S6 Plus Avant in nogaro blue is the prettiest Audi ever, along with the S2 coupé in red.
- madirish0
if i could, i would kiss you on the mouth right now, jox.
the UrS6 Plus Avant in nogaro is, bar none, the most *beautiful* model/combo Audi has ever made. period.
i am not into the gayz0r, but that jox and i, we speak the same language.
;)
- madirish0
jox! have you seen these shots??
http://forums.fourtitude.com/zer…the colors of the first one are sooooooo nice....