When is this car available especially the S5. My lease on my E500 is coming up and considering this car. Whats the price on the S5?

 

ive been told Nov 07 by the stealers, and the S5 is supposed to actually show up a month before the A5

take it fwiw..

 

Contact Forum member Steve K MMC -- he works for a dealer and ordered an S5..he'll probably know

 

im expecting to pick mine up some time around oct-nov
as far as price
i dont even know
im assuming it to be around 60k with all the goodies, including the B&O sound system

as far as a lease, im ASSUMING it to be around 900/month at sticker

i could be way off though...

 

also
you never know, audi might be nice for a change, and put a good lease program

ESP considering that the car will only come in 6 speed manual ... and most people will be getting theirs around winter...

 

i read in an edmunds article , that the US version weighs 3807lbs and has a weight distribution of 52:48

if this is true, i will cancel my order for the S5, as it will understeer like a pig...


im HOPING the 3800lbs was w/ driver (euro car weighs 3590 lbs), and that the weight balance was a typo

 

not sure if that's a typo or not, but that's pretty good for an Audi. the RS4 has worse weight distribution than that and we all know how well it handles. that plus the S5 will have the same rear biased quattro setup as the RS4 and MY07 S4 6spd cars have, which changes the dynamics of the car substatially. I do hope that the weight figure is closer to the euro spec, however.
We have Audi as well, and I can't wait to go to training in september, it should be a blast!

 

the S5 is built on a new extended chassis, that puts the engine further in the rear..
in my opinion it's not enough, but that's just me..
to be honest, I can't wait to get my S5, but i am a little dissapointed that the S5 is closer to the HP of a infiniti G37 and BMW 335, than it is to a M3...

..nothing that a few mods can't fix though

 

Dustin, how can I get involved in this "training"?

 

I belive there is going to be an RS5 and that should compete with the M3. It will be priced higher than the M3 but lower than the M6. It will probably be arround 75-80 after options.

 

hi!

In europe S5 is already in every dealer! I saw two yesterday, one of them parked near my ride... the sound is amazing!!! The car looks very good and sporty!

 

Does it only come in a 6 speed manual?

 

Yes..........

 

Pictures please

 

Sorry Paul, dealers only. we might be getting a demo car for test drives before they actually go on sale, like Audi did on the TT and Q7. I'll let you know, of course. on the RS....we won't see it until after the upcoming RS6 exits production, which should be shown next month @ frankfurt and begin production sometime next year.