Insideline.com long term wrap up on S5
 

Of particular note are the before and after performance numbers.

http://www.insideline.com/audi/s5/20...term-test.html

They attribute the decline in performance to the clutch.

I checked the review, I am confused as far as the S5 being a Manual or a Tiptronic. My car feels stronger each day, I find hard to believe and diggest what I am reading in that review.

They stated several times that the car is a manual.

what a review! so in the end the 3.2 S-Line seems to be the best choice in the first place

since it was a demo vehicle they beat the hell out of the clutch, and obviously that is going to make it wear out faster and make future launches harder. A new clutch would make the car back to normal. I have 23k on my S5 and it is without a doubt faster today then it was when new.

Why?

Because she _supposedly_ has an A5.

Reading comprehension fail. They clearly state the S5 is a winner because of the combo of its beauty and the V8, and to pick one up now before they stuff that hairdryer sounding, albeit higher potential, V6 in it next year.