Topic: Northern Exposure: 2013 Audi RS 5 Winter Test

[Autos_Editor]

Audi's RS 5 shines during apocalypse-day as Justin Pritchard takes it for a test-drive in a blizzard

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[Snowman]

 

Great report Justin. I miss your visits from when I lived up in Sudbury 



Mike is hard to train 

[Northernridge]

What a great car and kudos to auto.ca for a winter performance review. I've rambled on before about how much I like this car so I'll save you all from a repeat. My only new comment is that I really appreciate Audi's effort at making the engine bay look so freaking beautiful – I just love it when manufacturers reward car people for opening the hood. Mercedes has largely abandoned making its engines look fussed over, the engine bay on the Berlin taxi is a lifeless blob of ugly black plastic surely dictated by a car-hating bean counter.

Speaking of which...thinking of the Tesla review...what are you supposed to look at under the hood to appreciate and recognize the craftsmanship of the engine motor (or whatever you call it)? Is there even an hood that opens?

[Fobroader]

Fantastic review  While the RS5 does nothing for me, I appreciate an enthusiastic review of sideways adventures!!

[dirtyjeffer]

the RS5 is nice, the RS7 is even better...the A7 was already a great vehicle...the RS7 takes it up 6 notches.

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/14/2014-audi-rs7-is-a-189-mph-terror/

[dragonfly]

Apparently, 93 grand doesn't warrant a ride that's tolerable...Your comment on the harshness of the ride kinda screws the rest of the article...
  Another peeve: Why is a screaming meemy of an engine superior to one that makes it's HP at a much lower RPM? I live across the street from a High School, and really hate the kids in their Screeching, gutless Honda Civics...Give me anything with an old 350 4bbl and a 3 spd GM transmission, any day...I just hate high pitched wailing....Real cars don't do that...Nor do they ride like buck-boards and cost 93 thousand dollars..
   Fire away    Jack

[blur911]

Apparently, 93 grand doesn't warrant a ride that's tolerable...Your comment on the harshness of the ride kinda screws the rest of the article...
  Another peeve: Why is a screaming meemy of an engine superior to one that makes it's HP at a much lower RPM? I live across the street from a High School, and really hate the kids in their Screeching, gutless Honda Civics...Give me anything with an old 350 4bbl and a 3 spd GM transmission, any day...I just hate high pitched wailing....Real cars don't do that...Nor do they ride like buck-boards and cost 93 thousand dollars..
   Fire away    Jack

Well, your old Chevy 350 with a 3 speed from 30 years ago  is lucky to make 250hp on a good day, spinning the Audi V8 to 8500rpm makes for 450hp, simple math. (but I also hate the sound of high-revving Honda)

I couldn't find any references to buck-board harsh wagon ride quality so not sure where you got that, he mentioned the 20" tires transmit a lot of "information", which you would want in a  sportscar.

[opg210]

Great review, makes me want one. I love that head on pic, best I've seen in a long time.

[1198Chezz]

Ninety Three thousand dollars!!!! W T F Audi, that's almost a mortgage payment for christ sake. Why you people keep reviewing these cars that are unattainable to 90% of the population is beyond me. You'd have to be an idiot to put out that kind of money for something that will be recycled plastic and metal in 20 years. I honestly don't know how the Germans sell anything but VW's in this country. I'd like to see the bill for a brake job on those fancy ceramic binders. BMW and MB are no better. I envy your job sometimes, but this kind of crap just grinds my gears, I could by TWO F-150's for this price!!

[2JDM]

Ninety Three thousand dollars!!!! W T F Audi, that's almost a mortgage payment for christ sake. Why you people keep reviewing these cars that are unattainable to 90% of the population is beyond me. You'd have to be an idiot to put out that kind of money for something that will be recycled plastic and metal in 20 years. I honestly don't know how the Germans sell anything but VW's in this country. I'd like to see the bill for a brake job on those fancy ceramic binders. BMW and MB are no better. I envy your job sometimes, but this kind of crap just grinds my gears, I could by TWO F-150's for this price!!

You can also get 3 Hyundai Accents for the price of an F-150. Whats your point?

[rrocket]

Mike is hard to train 

Huh...the first time I met Mike I just snapped my fingers, said "I have your exhaust" and BOOM...he drove to London the next day.

Seemed easy enough to me....  

It must be you, Snowman.....

[1198Chezz]

Ninety Three thousand dollars!!!! W T F Audi, that's almost a mortgage payment for christ sake. Why you people keep reviewing these cars that are unattainable to 90% of the population is beyond me. You'd have to be an idiot to put out that kind of money for something that will be recycled plastic and metal in 20 years. I honestly don't know how the Germans sell anything but VW's in this country. I'd like to see the bill for a brake job on those fancy ceramic binders. BMW and MB are no better. I envy your job sometimes, but this kind of crap just grinds my gears, I could by TWO F-150's for this price!!

You can also get 3 Hyundai Accents for the price of an F-150. Whats your point?


My POint is, I could probably get 700,000K out of them 3 Accents, and still be driving them long after that Audi's in the junkyard.  They want way too much money for what it is. The warranty on them Accents is probably double what you would get on that 93K penis extension.

[dirtyjeffer]

Mike is hard to train 

Huh...the first time I met Mike I just snapped my fingers, said "I have your exhaust" and BOOM...he drove to London the next day.

Seemed easy enough to me....  

It must be you, Snowman.....

you live in London rrocket?

[rrocket]

Mike is hard to train 

Huh...the first time I met Mike I just snapped my fingers, said "I have your exhaust" and BOOM...he drove to London the next day.

Seemed easy enough to me....  

It must be you, Snowman.....

you live in London rrocket?

When I had the Supra it seemed that way (racing in Sparta).

No..I live near Windsor and regularly meet CTC members in London as its a pretty good halfway point.  There was a stretch there where I think I delivered 3 Magnaflow exhaust to people in London.....

[Mike]

Mike is hard to train 

Huh...the first time I met Mike I just snapped my fingers, said "I have your exhaust" and BOOM...he drove to London the next day.

Seemed easy enough to me....  

It must be you, Snowman.....

Lol, yeah, it was easy enough.  I'd be stopping by your place tomorrow on my way home from Detroit if I didn't have Michael from the Globe car pooling with me.

[dirtyjeffer]

There was a stretch there where I think I delivered 3 Magnaflow exhaust to people in London.....

mmmmm...flowmaster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqMgqRWb0kA

[rrocket]

There was a stretch there where I think I delivered 3 Magnaflow exhaust to people in London.....

mmmmm...flowmaster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqMgqRWb0kA

Yuck......there's a reason lots of us call them Blowmasters.....

I know people who were on the verge of suicide Flowmasters droned so badly....

[rrocket]

Lol, yeah, it was easy enough.  I'd be stopping by your place tomorrow on my way home from Detroit if I didn't have Michael from the Globe car pooling with me.

What time you leaving?  Morning, noon, evening??

[dirtyjeffer]

There was a stretch there where I think I delivered 3 Magnaflow exhaust to people in London.....

mmmmm...flowmaster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqMgqRWb0kA

Yuck......there's a reason lots of us call them Blowmasters.....

They drone like mad!!

oops...i thought it was the same make...yea, those are pretty loud and droney (even the guy in the video switched them out)...but it would be fun for 10 minutes.

[Mike]

Lol, yeah, it was easy enough.  I'd be stopping by your place tomorrow on my way home from Detroit if I didn't have Michael from the Globe car pooling with me.

What time you leaving?  Morning, noon, evening??

Should be heading out from Ceasers around 9am