Audi S5 - Improvements for the refresh - What would you like to see?
08-27-2018, 06:50 PM
#101
AudiWorld Member
08-28-2018, 04:21 AM
#102
2. I have 5,000 miles on my car now. The car really likes to understeer and it's frustrating. I'm going 20 and turning into my street and the car pushes wide. I'm sure Audi engineers can get the engine behind the front axle and not have 60% of the weight over the front wheels. This is something that really needs to be readied for the next generation.
08-28-2018, 05:02 AM
#103
Club AutoUnion
But does the B-W system add weight with the additional driveshaft-to-the-front-differential?
08-28-2018, 07:15 AM
#104
well...
An AWD A4 weighs 176 pounds more than a front wheel drive A4. A Porsche Carrera 4S weighs 110 pounds more than a Carrera S. It seems to me this has more to do with starting from a front wheel drive platform and cost than anything else.
08-28-2018, 07:50 AM
#106
AudiWorld Senior Member
08-28-2018, 07:58 AM
#107
Audiworld Junior Member
Well I went straight from a BMW 440i into an Audi S5
Same gearbox (although you'd never believe it) and completely different the way they respond, or lack of response in the Audi's case. You get nothing sometimes, then all of a sudden full throttle, it's dangerous unless you drive in 'S' mode all the time
BMW ZF gearbox experience is sublime, it's like it can read your mind, if you want to see how it should be done if you think there is nothing wrong with you car go drive a 440i for a few hours then get back in your S4/S5 and tell me there is nothing wrong with it.
Audi do not know how to write software for this gearbox yet, unfortunately we are the Guinea Pig Beta testers, I'll be going back to BMW when my lease is up as it completely ruins what is otherwise a very decent car.
Same gearbox (although you'd never believe it) and completely different the way they respond, or lack of response in the Audi's case. You get nothing sometimes, then all of a sudden full throttle, it's dangerous unless you drive in 'S' mode all the time
BMW ZF gearbox experience is sublime, it's like it can read your mind, if you want to see how it should be done if you think there is nothing wrong with you car go drive a 440i for a few hours then get back in your S4/S5 and tell me there is nothing wrong with it.
Audi do not know how to write software for this gearbox yet, unfortunately we are the Guinea Pig Beta testers, I'll be going back to BMW when my lease is up as it completely ruins what is otherwise a very decent car.
08-28-2018, 08:08 AM
#108
AudiWorld Senior Member
Well I went straight from a BMW 440i into an Audi S5
Same gearbox (although you'd never believe it) and completely different the way they respond, or lack of response in the Audi's case. You get nothing sometimes, then all of a sudden full throttle, it's dangerous unless you drive in 'S' mode all the time
BMW ZF gearbox experience is sublime, it's like it can read your mind, if you want to see how it should be done if you think there is nothing wrong with you car go drive a 440i for a few hours then get back in your S4/S5 and tell me there is nothing wrong with it.
Audi do not know how to write software for this gearbox yet, unfortunately we are the Guinea Pig Beta testers, I'll be going back to BMW when my lease is up as it completely ruins what is otherwise a very decent car.
Same gearbox (although you'd never believe it) and completely different the way they respond, or lack of response in the Audi's case. You get nothing sometimes, then all of a sudden full throttle, it's dangerous unless you drive in 'S' mode all the time
BMW ZF gearbox experience is sublime, it's like it can read your mind, if you want to see how it should be done if you think there is nothing wrong with you car go drive a 440i for a few hours then get back in your S4/S5 and tell me there is nothing wrong with it.
Audi do not know how to write software for this gearbox yet, unfortunately we are the Guinea Pig Beta testers, I'll be going back to BMW when my lease is up as it completely ruins what is otherwise a very decent car.
08-28-2018, 06:20 PM
#109
AudiWorld Member
I have to ask: If your experience is so bad, why do you keep the car? I would not keep a car that I claimed was dangerous even it meant I took a $ loss.
08-28-2018, 07:20 PM
#110
AudiWorld Super User
That’s a good question. A “fix” is not coming, no matter how much an owner complains. If it bothered me that much I’d move along.
