2009 Audi S5 User Reviews

Pros

High luxury coupe, great engine, great sports look and still refined

Cons

AWD is very nice but not good for a sports car. DSG instead of the Tiptronic

The S5 is a great car. Outstanding looks, excellent interior, material quality and finishing; High tech, with everything to be expected from a Audi. When you enter this car, you just forget about the 335i/M3 series
The things that should be worked: A AWD sports cars is never as good as a RWD. The AWD makes the car heavier, compromising the balance due to heavier front; the acceleration and high speed performance besides increasing fuel consuption. Besides that, in my opinion, the big V8 could be replaced by a bi-turbo V6, lighter, with the same output or more, being lighter and faster, with better balance.
In general, when AUDI understands that the S and RS cars must be RWD, with compressed engines (compressor or bi-turbo), they will come to a position where BMW and MB will be out of question. This way, they will have lighter cars, with better balance, acceleration and high speed performance, with much fan to drive.