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Offline Aweful_Truth

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Audi S4 or S5?
« on: May 17, 2012, 05:28:01 pm »
so, i turn 24 in 6months time and after doing some research it turns out that an S5 becomes easily within insurance distance, in fact its 200 pounds cheaper than what I'm currently paying for the GTI at 23yrs old. so i was wondering if any one has any experience with them? comfort, drivability, sound, specs etc etc. i don't need the centre seat in the back, i don't have kids or a family nor plan on it soon so was wondering what everyone else's thoughts on them are? cheers  :smiley:
« Last Edit: May 17, 2012, 07:34:50 pm by Aweful_Truth »
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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2012, 05:38:02 pm »
Is this the really really fat S5 that represents a barge on wheels with an engine that carnt be tuned or the new S5 with the 3.0 charged lump from an S4?

If the latter then good stuff although id take the S4 personaly.

There is a thread on this already iirc :happy2:

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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2012, 06:30:45 pm »
Is that 24 going on 44?

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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2012, 07:10:20 pm »
It's the 4.2 supercharged V8 :) I don't really want another golf such as ed35 or golf R as for the same money I can get a nicer Audi :/ and I found that with this lump it can be tuned very easily to 450bhp with Audi R8 territory torque levels  :evilgrin: and the noise is superb...
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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2012, 07:12:30 pm »
Still a barge, albeit a fast barge...

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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2012, 07:15:17 pm »
can't argue there... but also I'm a bit bored of hatchbacks, my second car was an alfa Brera diesel got shot of that coz it was diesel and an alfa... love the golf but miss the luxury the alfa offered and high standard spec
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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2012, 07:16:30 pm »
Supercharged 4.2??? Are you sure?

The original S5 was a V8 N/A 4.2 and the 3.0 Diseasal felt quicker. The new ones are V6 3.0 Supercharged. :confused:

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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2012, 07:17:37 pm »
It's the 4.2 supercharged V8 :) I don't really want another golf such as ed35 or golf R as for the same money I can get a nicer Audi :/ and I found that with this lump it can be tuned very easily to 450bhp with Audi R8 territory torque levels  :evilgrin: and the noise is superb...

the early 4.2 V8 were not supercharged mate. Only the much newer 3.0 v6 was supercharged.

The V8 is no where near as tunable.
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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2012, 07:20:39 pm »
the S5's I've been looking at are stated as 4.2 supercharged? i wouldn't get one if it wasn't due to whats been said by yourself and others, that they aren't very tuneable. main reason i didn't get an R32 was they're crap to tune
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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2012, 07:25:35 pm »
the S5's I've been looking at are stated as 4.2 supercharged?

If so then buy it immediately as Audi have NEVER done a 4.2 V8 with charger from the factory, if you do find one it will most likely be the MTM conversion which was insanely expensive but awesome in equal measure..


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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2012, 07:27:01 pm »
can't argue there... but also I'm a bit bored of hatchbacks, my second car was an alfa Brera diesel got shot of that coz it was diesel and an alfa... love the golf but miss the luxury the alfa offered and high standard spec

Luxuries? You're 24 man. You should be balls out in a Caterham. Everywhere. In every weather.

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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2012, 07:27:25 pm »
Or Stasis.  :wink:

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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2012, 07:34:36 pm »
haha balls out?! so how about an S4? i don't know much about audis, you clearly know more than me so is the S4 3.0 v6 supercharged? I'm not fussed which S it is but prefer not to be a hatchback and what it to be tuneable as i plan on doing so in time
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Re: Audi S5?
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2012, 07:35:00 pm »
Or Stasis. Revo  Stevo or Resis...? :wink:



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Re: Audi S4 or S5?
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2012, 07:41:22 pm »
A 4.2 Audi cheaper to insure then a gti? Really? Why not go ed 30 route and tune that or focus rs route and tune that? 305bhp starting platform if your after big power?