Originally Posted by eric strauss

My wife and I have recently owned two S5's, and S4 and now an RS5. We still have the 2014 S4 and are very enthusiastic canyon carvers. I also loved my two S5's. The cars are so different, mostly as a result of their different engine philosophies. The 3.0 supercharged motor is brilliant. Forceed induction means tremendous torque at low rpm's and a big shove right off of throttle. In tight corners, the car is just a hoot. The RS5, being naturally aspirated and tuned for an 8500 rpm redline is a bit deceptive. It is not fast off of dead stop or at low rev's. You must learn to keep the rev's up. There is very little torque (317 lb-ft), but the power curve just keeps building. You drive the two cars differently. I would have been quite happy staying with the S5 and doing and exhaust and brake upgrade. Honestly, I believe that the naturally aspirated V8 is a relic of a fading era in automotive technology - no matter how fast the piston speed is on the 4.2. It is a dying breed and i wanted to have one before they are all gone. The V8 is now absent from the R8.

Drive it and love it - store the memories and then enjoy whatever the next iteration is…

Best

Eric

Originally Posted by eric strauss

My wife and I have recently owned two S5's, and S4 and now an RS5. We still have the 2014 S4 and are very enthusiastic canyon carvers. I also loved my two S5's. The cars are so different, mostly as a result of their different engine philosophies. The 3.0 supercharged motor is brilliant. Forceed induction means tremendous torque at low rpm's and a big shove right off of throttle. In tight corners, the car is just a hoot. The RS5, being naturally aspirated and tuned for an 8500 rpm redline is a bit deceptive. It is not fast off of dead stop or at low rev's. You must learn to keep the rev's up. There is very little torque (317 lb-ft), but the power curve just keeps building. You drive the two cars differently. I would have been quite happy staying with the S5 and doing and exhaust and brake upgrade. Honestly, I believe that the naturally aspirated V8 is a relic of a fading era in automotive technology - no matter how fast the piston speed is on the 4.2. It is a dying breed and i wanted to have one before they are all gone. The V8 is now absent from the R8.

Drive it and love it - store the memories and then enjoy whatever the next iteration is…

Best

Eric

Originally Posted by 68l

I pulled the trigger today. Ordered my '15 RS5 Daytona with black optic package and red brake calipers. Went in thinking Ibis white, luckily saw a Daytona in the showroom. Simply stunning combination of mean and classy.

Originally Posted by dseag2

Congratulations! Your RS5 is eye candy!

Originally Posted by 68l

Thank you very much, took a long time to get here, but so glad I took my time. No regrets or second guesses. I take delivery 1 September when I get home from my deployment. Wil be a long 4 months

Originally Posted by sly1

If you would like, I'd be happy to drive your car a couple days a week, to keep the battery fully charged.
Great looking car. It should turn lots of heads.

Originally Posted by 68l

I pulled the trigger today. Ordered my '15 RS5 Daytona with black optic package and red brake calipers. Went in thinking Ibis white, luckily saw a Daytona in the showroom. Simply stunning combination of mean and classy.

Originally Posted by mikejaeggi

I love my 2014 S5 but if I stumbled accross a missano red RS5, I'd trade up. I happened to see this orange RS5 online today, interesting color, not my style, but that price seems very high:
2015 Audi RS 5 4.2, $90,375 - Cars.com

Originally Posted by superswiss

Price seems correct. The ceramic brakes ($6000) and exclusive paint color (~$3500) will push an otherwise fully loaded RS5 into the low 90s.