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2008 Audi S5 Overview

Likes:

  • Throbbing, American-style V-8
  • Standard all-wheel drive
  • Sexy silhouette
  • Outstanding brakes

Dislikes:

  • Teensy, token back seats
  • Blistering price tag to go with performance
  • Trunk space at a premium
  • Rear visibility not so great

Bottom Line

By Marty Padgett Marty Padgett, Executive Editor

TheCarConnection.com's editors read the latest reviews on the new 2008 Audi S5 to write this comprehensive review. Our car experts also drove the 2008 Audi S5 to be able to deliver our definitive opinion on the car, to compare it with other cars in the class, and to ...

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By Marty Padgett Marty Padgett, Executive Editor

Without a doubt, the 2008 Audi S5 has the looks, the shape, and the sex appeal to rev anyone's engine. The 2008 Audi S5 is a stunning car. The hotted-up V-8 version of the A5 two-door introduced last year throbs with musclecar power--and especially from the rear, it bears more...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2008 Audi S5: 2dr Coupe Man $50,500 / $46,966 City: 14
Hwy: 21
2008 Audi S5: 2dr Coupe Auto $51,800 / $48,175 City: 16
Hwy: 22

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Other Choices:

The natural competition for the Audi S5 is BMW's M3 coupe, and the two are near equals in performance in price--though TheCarConnection.com's car experts prefer the Audi's sleeker styling and standard all-wheel drive. Mercedes-Benz offers a slightly more sedate coupe, the CLK550; it's powerful, and a Black Series edition can be had with ungodly amounts of power and torque. It may not seem like a cross-shopped car, but the Dodge Challenger SRT8 can play musclecar even better than the Audi S5, though it's much larger, heavier, and cheaper.

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Comments (1 total)

  1. RS5

    By joey verso | Posted: Jul 26th 2008, 10:04:58 AM

    The RS5 impression I saw the other day is really impressive, take a look: http://www.audifocus.com/2008/07/24/audi-rs5-impression/

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