Audi RS5 Straight Line speed

[Voltigeur]

Originally Posted by BMWCadet

It's better than the M3 in every category and that shouldn't be a surprise considering the RS5 is being released 3 years later.

Read Georg Kacher's review in the latest CAR: not better in every way. They gave it 4 / 5 -vs- 5 / 5 for the M3.

Originally Posted by CAR May 2010

"The RS5 is more of a contemporary GT ... it is impressive, but at this early stage I worry it lacks the M3's balletic delicacy, its deeply personal relationship with the driver."

Translation: too much tech gets in the way.

[Voltigeur]

Originally Posted by Stunnerable

It needs a good manual option and a diet to match.

+1

[shiggy]

Originally Posted by Voltigeur

Read Georg Kacher's review in the latest CAR: not better in every way. They gave it 4 / 5 -vs- 5 / 5 for the M3.



Translation: too much tech gets in the way.

Car Magazine also said...."doesn't have the agility and excitement of the M3"...
and EVO magazine:

this is an interesting comment from EVO:

What’s it like to drive?
A little confusing. This is not a direct M3 rival, it is much more the everyday GT with an amusing turn of speed. The confusion comes in the slight disharmony that exists between powertrain and chassis. Taken in isolation the RS5 excels in both categories: the engine is tuneful, smooth and loves to rev – in fact it needs to rev to feel anything like as fast as the figures suggest.

Thankfully, the 7-speed S-Tronic transmission is typically superb, even if the intermediate ratios are too long. The trouble is, the RS5 seems to like a quieter life. It is exceptionally refined, and with the DRC (Dynamic Ride Control) set to comfort it rides well on Spanish roads, but we need to drive it in the UK just to make sure. So you’re left with a car whose chassis wants you to relax, but whose engine and gearbox must be worked very hard to produce the performance you’d expect. Like I said, confusing.

Audi set out to dethrone the M3...they had THREE years to do it. once again they developed a car that is too fat and way way too expensive. as i said before Audi needs to focus on building cars....focus on what they do well.....fix what they dont do well....not chase the competition because when they do....FAIL!
I guess it's back to the drawing boards for Audi

[BMW269]

Yes, like footie said: 300 lbs less and a supercharged 3.0l with 470 hp (quattro they already have and it is now better than xDrive) and the next RS5 is WIN. Except if it looks like the new A1, A7 and A8. These are IMO the most ugly Audi's.

[shiggy]

Originally Posted by Levi

Yes, like footie said: 300 lbs less and a supercharged 3.0l with 470 hp (quattro they already have and it is now better than xDrive) and the next RS5 is WIN. Except if it looks like the new A1, A7 and A8. These are IMO the most ugly Audi's.

especially the A8...what were they thinking???

[shiggy]

Originally Posted by bavarian beauty

Agree....driving Audi's for 16 yrs and had no idea how bad the handling was or how nose heavy the car is, until now. After driving the M3 for a couple of months, I sure know now. Audi= great touring car BMW= great drivers car!

EXACTLY!!!!...Audi does make a great car.....but if anyone is going to do a comparo....

this makes more sense:
Audi vs Lexus
Audi vs Infiniti
Audi vs Mercedes

[domobrown]

LMAO you guys seem to think BMW is God tier! I'm sorry but every car manufacturer looks at the competition and are influenced by it whether we like it or not, even BMW!

[Eau Rouge]

Originally Posted by domobrown

LMAO you guys seem to think BMW is God tier!

I think you overstate the sentiment; not quite on a "god tier", but handily above Audi would probably be closer to the mark.

Originally Posted by domobrown

I'm sorry but every car manufacturer looks at the competition and are influenced by it whether we like it or not, even BMW!

Straw man argument.

However, look they do, listen they do, but with lead times for R&D to launch spanning six or seven years as is the case with BMW, what is liked or not in 2010 is likely going to be far less inline with the likes and dislikes of consumers of 2016 or 2017.

[BMW269]

Originally Posted by domobrown

LMAO you guys seem to think BMW is God tier! I'm sorry but every car manufacturer looks at the competition and are influenced by it whether we like it or not, even BMW!

Isn't it the case with Audi fans? Just read the comments on Youtube. It's even worse than BMW. I think many BMW fans went over to Audi.

Audi, be sure, until you won't have RWD, I won't go over to you, and as you will never have RWD, I'll never go over to you.
(Well, just to get get R8 V10 FSI and Q7 V12 TDI, the only good Audi's for show. )

[BMW269]

Audi A4 DTM and Audi R8 LMS are RWD.

To MERCSUk153: You can't drift with AWD.

[BMW269]

Originally Posted by MERCSUk153

Before you make a BMW fanboy statement you should do your research.

It is possible to "drift", but AWD is not done for drifting. Have you seen any AWD in any Drift competition? Me not. I maybe havn't surched.

[Cdnrockies]

Originally Posted by MERCSUk153

The reason for my interest is because I already have a AWD car I would also like a RWD car to have the best of both worlds as I live in Canada I need the AWD.

Sorry this is OT, but there are many people that drive their M3's/C63's/and F's in the winter up here that have no problems.

[domobrown]

Originally Posted by Eau Rouge

I think you overstate the sentiment; not quite on a "god tier", but handily above Audi would probably be closer to the mark.




Straw man argument.

However, look they do, listen they do, but with lead times for R&D to launch spanning six or seven years as is the case with BMW, what is liked or not in 2010 is likely going to be far less inline with the likes and dislikes of consumers of 2016 or 2017.

This is my point, seeing what consumers like and being competitive is inevitable.

[Cdnrockies]

Originally Posted by MERCSUk153

I don't have a problem with it as I did have the 330i and 540i before I got MARRIED. Had to make my wife happy before I sell her on the M3 or the P-car. That said the AWD is much better in the winter than any of the cars you just mentioned. You guys still get in my way in a storm. LOL Ya you don't have the problem but I do when some RWD with all seasons are stuck and causing a traffic backup. I even saw some lady with her performance summer tires on in a storm and she was all pissed at her car. LOL I had to pull over and explain to her about winter tires since traffic wasn't really moving anywhere. She then became pissed at the dealer. I was just thinking man this woman had no clue.

I've never been stuck or out of control in the winter in my F. Blizzak LM 25-V's for the win!

Though it did end up parked a couple of weeks ago for an entire week when we had several freak blizzards and my PS2's were back on.

[Cdnrockies]

Originally Posted by MERCSUk153

Ya I want to see you survive the Calgary winter without the X5 and ML.
Question do you guys shovel the snow on the roads right away or do you guys in Calgary allow the snow to pack down a little during the storm to get traction rather than driving over the iced asphalt?

I actually live west of Cowtown in the mountains and survived one and a half Rockie winters in my F with zero issues. My wife drives the ML and I only had my last X5 for the summer. My new X5 didn't get here until January.

Ironically, we have a higher number of Audi's than is typical in Canada here. I find the Audi drivers here to be more of a pita as they think their Quattro's can drive through anything....they can't.

[M3Fool]

4 wheel drive is a 0-60 hinderance ........ I have beat the pants off my neighbor with a Porsche Carrara 4s 0-100 kmh's with my Challenger everytime we have raced. I have yet to beat a well driven M3, 135i, 335i or 335d......... pisses me off lol!!!

[swamp2]

Originally Posted by M3Fool

4 wheel drive is a 0-60 hinderance ........ I have beat the pants off my neighbor with a Porsche Carrara 4s 0-100 kmh's with my Challenger everytime we have raced. I have yet to beat a well driven M3, 135i, 335i or 335d......... pisses me off lol!!!

AWD is absolutely a plus for 0-60. What are you talking about? 0-60 depends on launch and traction about as much as power to weight (in a range of course). I guess you haven't seen the 2.9s 0-60 by Car and Driver magazing for the Porsche 997.2 Turbo? That is a sick time. It is due to:

-AWD
-Rear weight bias
-PDK/launch control
-Power to weight ratio

Now 60-130 or even 0-100 will be much less improved by AWD.

[wgf77]

Originally Posted by M3Fool

4 wheel drive is a 0-60 hinderance ........ I have beat the pants off my neighbor with a Porsche Carrara 4s 0-100 kmh's with my Challenger everytime we have raced. I have yet to beat a well driven M3, 135i, 335i or 335d......... pisses me off lol!!!

Your neighbor must drive like a DBag if you are winning to 60. If you had an SRT-8 I would agree with you...

[Garissimo]

The German magazine "Auto Motor Und Sport" has finally done instrumented tests on the new Audi RS5:

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0-50 km/h in 1,7 s
0-100 km/h in 4,5 s
0-160 km/h in 10,1 s
0-200 km/h in 16,1 s
400 metres: 12,7 s (179 km/h)
80-120 km/h: 4,4 s/6,1 s/8,1 s/10,6 s (4th/5th/6th/7th gear)

18 m slalom: 66,5 km/h
110 m ISO test: 139,4 km/h
Braking distance (100-0 km/h): 33,3 m/33,4 m (cold/warm)

1780kg measured weight

Test car was equipped with optional Ceramic brakes(front only).

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Seem to be pretty identical to the DCT M3; maybe a tick or two slower. Some will paint this as a "fail", but I'm still impressed by the RS5 and hope it comes stateside at a reasonable price.

[brava09]

Originally Posted by Garissimo

The German magazine "Auto Motor Und Sport" has finally done instrumented tests on the new Audi RS5:

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0-50 km/h in 1,7 s
0-100 km/h in 4,5 s
0-160 km/h in 10,1 s
0-200 km/h in 16,1 s
400 metres: 12,7 s (179 km/h)
80-120 km/h: 4,4 s/6,1 s/8,1 s/10,6 s (4th/5th/6th/7th gear)

18 m slalom: 66,5 km/h
110 m ISO test: 139,4 km/h
Braking distance (100-0 km/h): 33,3 m/33,4 m (cold/warm)

1780kg measured weight

Test car was equipped with optional Ceramic brakes(front only).

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Seem to be pretty identical to the DCT M3; maybe a tick or two slower. Some will paint this as a "fail", but I'm still impressed by the RS5 and hope it comes stateside at a reasonable price.

The 6MT M3 shows better straight line stats:

http://www.fastestlaps.com/car46f388b437911.html

[BMW269]

No, the RS5 is faster than M3 6MT. Only the M3 7DCT keeps up with the RS5. RS5 has advantage from start (perfect traction thanks to AWD), M3 has advantage at higher speed (less drivetrain loss with RWD).

Now, if the RS5 is not really faster than the M3, it does not mean it is worse. The RS5 does not have the same purpose as the M3, so there are many other things, where the RS5 is better than the M3 (I am not going to give any examples).

When shall people understand that Audi is not the better BMW, but Audi is just another german premium brand?

[brava09]

Originally Posted by Levi

No, the RS5 is faster than M3 6MT.

No it's not. I have provided you with a link to support my affirmation.
Can you show me some proof in support of your affirmation?