2026 Audi A5/S5
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The plastic in my 04 G35, now that was cheap lol.
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But that's the thing, to the average consumer both are cheap bare plastic reminiscent of cars they sat in with their parents in the 90's (median age in the US is ~38 years old). That Lexus stayed away from the gloss black trend for such a long time (not so much now lol) is a reflection of the "more advanced" age of its buyers.
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Sucks about your throttle body issue. I didn't even know it was a thing on earlier build 500's. Hopefully your dealer gets it back to you asap.
I'm having a weird issue on mine. A couple times a week it says "Check rear seat for objects" or something like that. I'll take a pic next time it happens.
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Looks are growing on me (never disliked it), and I love a good hatchback, best of all worlds in my opinion. Plus I'd only consider an RS5 but if the S5 had any shot before, its immediately out now. No thank you!
2025 Audi S5 Drops Traditional Quattro for Front-Biased All-Wheel Drive
https://www.thedrive.com/news/2025-a...ll-wheel-drive
2025 Audi S5 Drops Traditional Quattro for Front-Biased All-Wheel Drive
https://www.thedrive.com/news/2025-a...ll-wheel-drive
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Deal killer right there
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I'm so OCD, I'd learn how to adjust the climate temps using voice control than to touch that shiny plastic
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Looks are growing on me (never disliked it), and I love a good hatchback, best of all worlds in my opinion. Plus I'd only consider an RS5 but if the S5 had any shot before, its immediately out now. No thank you!
2025 Audi S5 Drops Traditional Quattro for Front-Biased All-Wheel Drive
https://www.thedrive.com/news/2025-a...ll-wheel-drive
2025 Audi S5 Drops Traditional Quattro for Front-Biased All-Wheel Drive
https://www.thedrive.com/news/2025-a...ll-wheel-drive
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I just clicked on the link to finish reading the story and it was updated.
Update Thursday, July 17, 2024, 6:30 p.m.: Audi has clarified to The Drive that “the B10 S5 employs the same standard quattro with sport diff as today’s B9 S5 with the S sport package,” while Quattro Ultra will remain on the A5, as before. The article has been updated to reflect this.
Update Thursday, July 17, 2024, 6:30 p.m.: Audi has clarified to The Drive that “the B10 S5 employs the same standard quattro with sport diff as today’s B9 S5 with the S sport package,” while Quattro Ultra will remain on the A5, as before. The article has been updated to reflect this.
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I just clicked on the link to finish reading the story and it was updated.
Update Thursday, July 17, 2024, 6:30 p.m.: Audi has clarified to The Drive that “the B10 S5 employs the same standard quattro with sport diff as today’s B9 S5 with the S sport package,” while Quattro Ultra will remain on the A5, as before. The article has been updated to reflect this.
Update Thursday, July 17, 2024, 6:30 p.m.: Audi has clarified to The Drive that “the B10 S5 employs the same standard quattro with sport diff as today’s B9 S5 with the S sport package,” while Quattro Ultra will remain on the A5, as before. The article has been updated to reflect this.
I hate seeing how much they have dulled down the brand and moved options to Porsche instead, it makes sense but is still annoying to see
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S5 it is then lol