BBC TopGear on the A5 (very brief review)

Ultimate Car Guy · 04-23-2007, 04:26 AM

Please see the link:

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"But all-new layout or not, the A5 corners like an old-school Audi"

"little sense of fun"

"Audi keeps telling us they make sporty cars, but in the chassis department, they don't really"

"Fast, easy to drive hard, but not inspiring"

Just_me · 04-23-2007, 04:30 AM

Clarkson review?

Ultimate Car Guy · 04-23-2007, 04:32 AM

Nah, Paul Horrell of the magazine. Clarkson would be a lot more brutal and honest!

EnI · 04-23-2007, 04:33 AM

So another review saying Audi driving dynamics hasn't improved much (especially compared to the competitors).

Quote:

And so the A5 is indeed a good drive.
But it lacks the sparkle that all these smiling men should have given it.

And the chassis has nice accurate new steering. But all-new layout or not, the A5 corners like an old-school Audi. Gentle but unavoidable understeer, little sense of fun, no tweakability at the limit. Audi keeps telling us they make sporty cars, but in the chassis department, they don't really. Fast, easy to drive hard, but not inspiring.

So put Walter's Latin emotion on hold. This is still a bit of a po-faced car.

Mr. M · 04-23-2007, 08:08 AM

Nothing new on the table from this review...

Ubermensch · 04-30-2007, 11:16 PM

thanks for posting that.

Yannis · 05-01-2007, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnI

So another review saying Audi driving dynamics hasn't improved much (especially compared to the competitors).

According to Audi's head of driving dynamics , surveys have shown that Audi customers prefer their cars to be neutral and understeer at the limit , so i guess the A5 was tailored to meet the customer's needs.

04-23-2007, 04:26 AM	#1
Ultimate Car Guy Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 223 Thanks: 22 Thanked 25 Times in 19 Posts	BBC TopGear on the A5 (very brief review) Please see the link: - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER "But all-new layout or not, the A5 corners like an old-school Audi" "little sense of fun" "Audi keeps telling us they make sporty cars, but in the chassis department, they don't really" "Fast, easy to drive hard, but not inspiring"

04-23-2007, 04:30 AM	#2
Just_me Executive Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 15,487 Thanks: 1,062 Thanked 3,722 Times in 1,583 Posts	Re: BBC TopGear on the A5/S5 (very brief review) Clarkson review?

04-23-2007, 04:32 AM	#3
Ultimate Car Guy Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 223 Thanks: 22 Thanked 25 Times in 19 Posts	Re: BBC TopGear on the A5/S5 (very brief review) Nah, Paul Horrell of the magazine. Clarkson would be a lot more brutal and honest!

04-23-2007, 08:08 AM	#5
Mr. M Connoisseur Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,103 Thanks: 2,036 Thanked 1,722 Times in 925 Posts	Re: BBC TopGear on the A5 (very brief review) Nothing new on the table from this review...

04-30-2007, 11:16 PM	#6
Ubermensch Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 140 Thanks: 39 Thanked 47 Times in 29 Posts	Re: BBC TopGear on the A5 (very brief review) thanks for posting that.

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