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2009 Audi S5 Overview

Likes:

  • Rumbling V-8 character
  • All-wheel-drive traction
  • Gorgeous styling
  • Outstanding braking and all-around performance

Dislikes:

  • Kids-only rear seats
  • Lofty price tag
  • Tight trunk
  • Swoopy styling limits rearward vision

Bottom Line

By Marty Padgett's avatar Marty Padgett, Executive Editor

To assemble a comprehensive review on the new 2009 Audi S5, the car pros at TheCarConnection.com consulted reviews from a wide range of reputable sources. TheCarConnection.com's editors also drove Audi's 2009 S5 and combined their impressions with all the available ...

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Full Review

By Marty Padgett's avatar Marty Padgett, Executive Editor

The 2009 Audi S5 is Germany's take on the American muscle car; with its powerful yet chic styling, it represents at both the drag strip and on Rodeo Drive. "With the brand's customary wide-mouth grille flanked by lower air intakes, the S5 is instantly recognizable as an Audi,"...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2009 Audi S5: 2dr Coupe Man $51,400 / $47,802 City: 14
Hwy: 22
2009 Audi S5: 2dr Coupe Auto $52,700 / $49,012 City: 16
Hwy: 24

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 (3 total)

  1. By Rob #1, Posted: 8/23/2009

    Marty - just a heads up on an inconsistency in your review. Your dislikes indicate a "tight trunk", but the text of the article states that "on the plus side, the trunk is large...".

  2. by Marty Padgett #2, Posted: 8/25/2009

    You're right Rob, I don't suppose I was clear enough. The actual trunk space is decent--it's the small opening that makes it a tight squeeze.

  3. By Blue #3, Posted: 10/2/2009

    Marty, thanks for the article! I found it more balanced and on-point than the "truth about cars" review which suffered many errors and horrible grammar.
    I am considering the automatic, and have driven it. I can tell you; I found the automatic (Tiptronic) in this car to be very quick and precise, without any of the abruptness mentioned in other articles. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to force the transmission to "hold" a gear as long as I wished - so long as I didn't approach the rev-limiter. Likewise the shifts in manual mode were very precise and easy to control; with the paddles attached to the wheel, not the column. In automatic mode I found the transmission to be very comfortable when I was driving sanely and very quick and lively when I was driving more aggressively. I also did not notice any of the understeering antics other reviews mention, though I was driving on a hilly, winding road in a spirited fashion to the extent that I was able to judge the car's ability to be controlled at the limit of adhesion, from either end. This car is supremely controllable and balanced beyond any plausible expectation. I would never have guessed (after driving it) that this car weighs as much as it does. Finally,, I agree with KBB.com that there is no reason to doubt the factory's 5.1 second 0-60 claim...This car is very quick!

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