Audi RS 5 (B10)

I hate to admit. Every time I see this car I like it more and more. Cool to see at least some of the journalists getting to drive the press cars and getting to actually hear them on the road.

STi from DSM wrote

I hate to admit. Every time I see this car I like it more and more. Cool to see at least some of the journalists getting to drive the press cars and getting to actually hear them on the road.

From certain angles the front looks like it protrudes like a dolphin snout. Big snouts don't bother me, though. Still looks good.

Good looking car. Never been a fan of Audi's but this one is nice. Like literally, no interest in buying an Audi. Never.

I like the looks of most Audis. Interiors are OK. Use of 48V mild hybrid stuff in recrnt models is a turnoff.

First comparo is vs a G81 M3 CS. Ooof.

mirob wrote

First comparo is vs a G81 M3 CS. Ooof.

So good looking but still doesn't touch the M3 when it comes to driving dynamics (sure this was a CS but I think the result would have been the same with a regular M3 Competition). Audi should have offered an ICE only version with the 503? Hp V6. Based on looks alone, I'd probably consider it.

Burrcold wrote

So good looking but still doesn't touch the M3 when it comes to driving dynamics (sure this was a CS but I think the result would have been the same with a regular M3 Competition). Audi should have offered an ICE only version with the 503? Hp V6. Based on looks alone, I'd probably consider it.

It's a looker, I give them that.

mirob wrote

It's a looker, I give them that.

Yup. Also I can't imagine the nightmare this thing will be in a few years when shit starts to go wrong with it.

I've never considered an Audi outside an R8 but this made me pause...until I got to the powertrain. Instant nope.

Burrcold wrote

mirob wrote

It's a looker, I give them that.

Yup. Also I can't imagine the nightmare this thing will be in a few years when shit starts to go wrong with it.

EA839 2.9TTV6 is reliable and so is the ZF8HP.

Everything else in the car is as reliable as a Golf, Jetta and Tiguan.

chassis wrote

EA839 2.9TTV6 is reliable and so is the ZF8HP.

Everything else in the car is as reliable as a Golf, Jetta and Tiguan.

I've had the engine in 2 cars. It's fairly reliable. That's not what I was talking about...I'm talking about the electrified part of things. To say the rest of the car is as reliable as a Golf is ridiculous (also that's not a high benchmark...I can speak from experience there as well).

chassis wrote

Everything else in the car is as reliable as a Golf, Jetta and Tiguan.

I don’t think that would fill anyone with confidence!

VAG products imo are “average” reliability. Whatever that means.

Son has an MQB Tiguan and it has been good. My 9Y0 Cayenne has been good. I had a 958-gen Touareg TDI and aside from the (many and expensive) diesel problems it was a great car.

So VAG gets an average rating from me. Beyond engine and transmission, most problems are far less expensive and therefore manageable if an out of pocket repair happens.

VAG is miles better than MB, the brand that defines the bottom of the barrel. Japanese obviously are the top brands reliability wise. BMW is somewhere the middle, maybe a half notch better than VAG.

The more and more I see this generation of Audi cars, the more I'm calling them the "bigmouth"-generation.

RS5 has more front than Selfridges.

mirob wrote

The hood cut line on the Audi is excellent. Similar to the W213 AMG.

mirob wrote

gapper cars

Damn, those are two real bad front ends.

Been seeing some of those new 5 series around. Definitely don't like as much as the last. Same thing with BMW 4 series, they ain't growing on me. To be fair, they aren't as horrible as the new X3 or 7 series...but they are definitely a few steps backwards. There's just no reason the audi needs to fake having such a big-mouth.