Does 2019 S5/RS5 have turbo lag?
I created the thread by mistake here https://www.audiworld.com/forums/aud...ke-s5-2959867/ so now moving to right place. I'll paste the description though :)
Hi guys, My first post here https://www.audiworld.com/forums/ima...lies/smile.gif. I have been exploring my next car and so far, its C43 AMG 2019. I love the super spontaneous response it has. I put my foot down and off it goes. I also like its interior very much and LOVE its exhaust sound (comes with exhaust package). The only thing I'm not crazy about is its exterior. Plus my wife has C300 and C43 doesn't look too different from C300. So I started looking around and RS5 looks amazing. Such a bad ass looking (in a good way) car. S5 looks very similar as well. So I went to local dealer and test drove it. What I noticed right away is the lag it has when I put my food down. Yes it was in dynamic mode. When I put the foot down, it took a bit long before it reacted but when it did react, it just took off. Very good speed indeed but I wasn't thrilled with the lag it has. I was test driving 2018. So I started looking into RS5 hoping that it won't have the turbo lag. The dealer didn't have the car in store so I started exploring youtube videos and came across CarWow video where they test drove RS5 and also compared with S5. According to their review, RS5 has a turbo lag as well. Here is the link to video I was surprised to see that even RS5 has a turbo lag??? I mean, forget C43 AMG, even when I drive my wife's C300 in sports+, it has very quick response. So here I'm asking you guys to confirm if RS5 has a good noticeable turbo lag and if it's may be going away in 2019 model by any chance? |
I notice that you wrote "Yes it was in dynamic mode"....but was it in SPORT mode, too? Dynamic + Sport is what gives you better off-the-line response. You have to tap the gear selector downward one more time from "D" (drive) into "S" (Sport).
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Originally Posted by emacS5
(Post 25222042)
I notice that you wrote "Yes it was in dynamic mode"....but was it in SPORT mode, too? Dynamic + Sport is what gives you better off-the-line response. You have to tap the gear selector downward one more time from "D" (drive) into "S" (Sport).
have you test driven 2018 S5? Did u feel any lag in sports? you see the video I linked above. When he's driving RS5, he said that there is a little lag on response. If Rs5 has it then most likely s5 has it as well. |
On my S5, there is definitely lag in dynamic mode, but as stated above, once you are in dynamic S mode the response is much better. I wouldn't say there is no lag, but if it bothered me that much I would have bought something that was supercharged instead. I would recommend putting the drive select in dynamic and then pulling the drive lever back into S mode and then over to manually shift using the paddles. To me it feels responsive enough.
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Try a new M5
Originally Posted by sknj
(Post 25222014)
I created the thread by mistake here https://www.audiworld.com/forums/aud...ke-s5-2959867/ so now moving to right place. I'll paste the description though :)
Hi guys, My first post here https://www.audiworld.com/forums/ima...lies/smile.gif. I have been exploring my next car and so far, its C43 AMG 2019. I love the super spontaneous response it has. I put my foot down and off it goes. I also like its interior very much and LOVE its exhaust sound (comes with exhaust package). The only thing I'm not crazy about is its exterior. Plus my wife has C300 and C43 doesn't look too different from C300. So I started looking around and RS5 looks amazing. Such a bad ass looking (in a good way) car. S5 looks very similar as well. So I went to local dealer and test drove it. What I noticed right away is the lag it has when I put my food down. Yes it was in dynamic mode. When I put the foot down, it took a bit long before it reacted but when it did react, it just took off. Very good speed indeed but I wasn't thrilled with the lag it has. I was test driving 2018. So I started looking into RS5 hoping that it won't have the turbo lag. The dealer didn't have the car in store so I started exploring youtube videos and came across CarWow video where they test drove RS5 and also compared with S5. According to their review, RS5 has a turbo lag as well. Here is the link to video I was surprised to see that even RS5 has a turbo lag??? I mean, forget C43 AMG, even when I drive my wife's C300 in sports+, it has very quick response. So here I'm asking you guys to confirm if RS5 has a good noticeable turbo lag and if it's may be going away in 2019 model by any chance? |
Originally Posted by sknj
(Post 25222014)
I created the thread by mistake here https://www.audiworld.com/forums/aud...ke-s5-2959867/ so now moving to right place. I'll paste the description though :)
Hi guys, My first post here https://www.audiworld.com/forums/ima...lies/smile.gif. I have been exploring my next car and so far, its C43 AMG 2019. I love the super spontaneous response it has. I put my foot down and off it goes. I also like its interior very much and LOVE its exhaust sound (comes with exhaust package). The only thing I'm not crazy about is its exterior. Plus my wife has C300 and C43 doesn't look too different from C300. So I started looking around and RS5 looks amazing. Such a bad ass looking (in a good way) car. S5 looks very similar as well. So I went to local dealer and test drove it. What I noticed right away is the lag it has when I put my food down. Yes it was in dynamic mode. When I put the foot down, it took a bit long before it reacted but when it did react, it just took off. Very good speed indeed but I wasn't thrilled with the lag it has. I was test driving 2018. So I started looking into RS5 hoping that it won't have the turbo lag. The dealer didn't have the car in store so I started exploring youtube videos and came across CarWow video where they test drove RS5 and also compared with S5. According to their review, RS5 has a turbo lag as well. Here is the link to video I was surprised to see that even RS5 has a turbo lag??? I mean, forget C43 AMG, even when I drive my wife's C300 in sports+, it has very quick response. So here I'm asking you guys to confirm if RS5 has a good noticeable turbo lag and if it's may be going away in 2019 model by any chance? |
No. Set in Dymanic/S around town. 20mpg in town, 30 mpg on freeway at 85mph.
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Originally Posted by SloopJohnB@mac.com
(Post 25222079)
I’ve driven it and it has none that I can tell. It also gets 8 mpg... |
Originally Posted by jhstl
(Post 25222075)
On my S5, there is definitely lag in dynamic mode, but as stated above, once you are in dynamic S mode the response is much better. I wouldn't say there is no lag, but if it bothered me that much I would have bought something that was supercharged instead. I would recommend putting the drive select in dynamic and then pulling the drive lever back into S mode and then over to manually shift using the paddles. To me it feels responsive enough.
Originally Posted by SloopJohnB@mac.com
(Post 25222079)
I’ve driven it and it has none that I can tell. It also gets 8 mpg...
Originally Posted by mhblaw
(Post 25222111)
No. Set in Dymanic/S around town. 20mpg in town, 30 mpg on freeway at 85mph.
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Originally Posted by The G Man
(Post 25222084)
I test drove the C43 AMG before buying the S5 and the C43 AMG is definitely quicker off the line. I did not notice any lag in the S5 when in sport mode, In normal mode, there are some lag, BTW, it more likely that it is transmission lag, not turbo lag. I see the C43 AMG as the bruiser of the two. The C43 AMG is normal mode is almost the equivalent of the S5 in sport mode. The sport mode in the C43 AMG is insane, more suited for the track. Interior wise, no contest for me, the Audi interior is second to none. I needed a day to day driver and a weekend car, that is one of the reason I bought the S5 over the C43 AMG. The Audi just felt more refined to me. You should go test drive a S5/SR5 again in sport mode.
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