What kind of car is the 2008 Audi S5?
What kind of car is the 2008 Audi S5?
Presto: With the 2008 S5—Audi’s first coupe with adult-size rear seats since the demise of the Coupe Quattro in 1991—that hole in its lineup has now been plugged. And it has been plugged by a machine that delivers the sex appeal that is a coupe’s major reason for being.
What kind of engine does the Audi S5 have?
Audi » 2008 S5. The Audi S5 is a unique competitor among high-performance coupés, thanks to its combination of V8 FSI technology and quattro permanent four-wheel drive. The eight-cylinder engine with its superb power delivery has worthy counterparts in the specially tuned sports suspension and high-performance brakes.
What’s the difference between the Audi S4 and S5?
The last S4 we tested had 61.9 percent of its weight on the front wheels. This S5 is only 57.7 percent front-heavy. Combined with the 40/60 front-to-rear torque split in the standard Quattro drive system, this reduction in nose heaviness provides the S5 with balanced handling and a natural steering feel when driven swiftly.
What kind of all wheel drive does an Audi A4 have?
The system fitted the A4, A6 and Q8 is most common, and here the quattro system has a default engine power split that’s biased 60% to the rear wheels and 40% to the front wheels.
Presto: With the 2008 S5—Audi’s first coupe with adult-size rear seats since the demise of the Coupe Quattro in 1991—that hole in its lineup has now been plugged. And it has been plugged by a machine that delivers the sex appeal that is a coupe’s major reason for being.
Audi » 2008 S5. The Audi S5 is a unique competitor among high-performance coupés, thanks to its combination of V8 FSI technology and quattro permanent four-wheel drive. The eight-cylinder engine with its superb power delivery has worthy counterparts in the specially tuned sports suspension and high-performance brakes.
The last S4 we tested had 61.9 percent of its weight on the front wheels. This S5 is only 57.7 percent front-heavy. Combined with the 40/60 front-to-rear torque split in the standard Quattro drive system, this reduction in nose heaviness provides the S5 with balanced handling and a natural steering feel when driven swiftly.
What kind of suspension does the Audi S5 have?
The Audi S5’s sports suspension is tuned to enhance the coupé’s performance with particularly dynamic handling. The special high-performance brakes, recognisable by their black painted brake calipers, always ensure precise deceleration.
