oscarsq7

The G Man

I am sure it wasn't personal, it is probably just dealership policy. Believe me, a 100K Porsche Cayenne is much more common than a RS5. On a side notice, my wife and I test drove the Cayenne, what a terrible car to drive, one is literally paying for the Porsche name. Good for you for contacting another dealer, Audi dealers are hit or miss around here, some provide much better customer service than others.

oscarsq7

How long does an rs5 order take to come in

heymoe

The first ones ordered back in Sept/Oct 2018 arrived more or less late Dec/Jan I think. If you plan on doing a custom / exclusive color you will likely experience a pretty big delay right now due to the exclusive paint shop being renovated which in theory should be done hopefully this month plus them having to clear out the current queue of exclusive color builds. My order went in Oct 2018 and my current ETA is maybe May/June 2019 assuming the exclusive paint shop opens as scheduled.

UPDATE: Just got an update from Greg @ Audi Exclusive. The exclusive paint shop reopening has been pushed back to early April now.

belzebutt

Tbone323

Zed 2.0

I had a dealer pull the same line with me on the RS5. I convinced them to let me go on a 1-2 mile test drive. I was underwhelmed enough with the incremental performance of the RS5 that I asked around about whether the RS5 had a break-in ECU limiter like the M cars used to have (it doesn't). Thought there was maybe something wrong with that car, so I went to another dealer who let me take a longer drive of the RS5 and encouraged me to rip on it. Same impression.

For me, the RS5 is simply not worth the extra money. It's a great car, it looks gorgeous, and Audi RS car are always going to have prestige. But it's just not that much better than the S5. It is faster, but doesn't punch hard like a Quadrifoglio, C63, or Model 3 Performance does. The best way I could describe the power difference is that the RS feels like an S5 with an ECU tune. It doesn't sound particularly interesting even with the dynamic exhaust (I think the S5 is just as loud and sounds a little sweeter). And in the 8/10ths street driving I was able to do, there was no perceptible handling difference, other than that the RS was less comfortable on rough streets.

You may feel differently, and I certainly wish all the RS owners on here tons of enjoyment with their cars. But the RS gets into a really exclusive price bracket and doesn't quite have the goods to compete--at $85k I'd be taking a close look at an E43 or thinking about the jump to an E63 wagon. Or saving $18k+ and getting a Giulia or Stelvio Quad that will light your hair on fire every time you drive.

duhg

When I was looking at buying a Golf R, I was told the same thing.
I could not test drive a 40K car, so I test drove a 50K car instead and bought it.
lol

superswiss

I'm used to this kind of attitude from BMW dealers when it comes to test driving M models. It's been like that as far back as I can remember. Unless you place an order and get a credit check done, they don't hand you the keys, and even then you might have to wait for your car to come in, and then they let you drive it before signing the dotted line. If you don't like it then you can walk away. I've never gotten this attitude from other brands. I ordered a 2019 C63 S Coupe, and test drove two C63S Coupe at different dealers before placing the order. Not even a hint of attitude from the MB dealerships and C63s are not exactly common around here. The current RS5s are sitting around on the lots, at least the coupes. They are not selling particularly well. However, I bought my 2013 RS5 w/o ever test driving one, because there were none on any of the lots at the time. All were sold orders, so test driving one wasn't even an option. I haven't actually tried to go test drive a B9 RS5 at a dealership, so they may give me attitude now, too. Fortunately, back when it came out, we still had Audi on Demand here in San Francisco, through which one could rent all the different Audis all the way up to the R8. Before they shuttered their doors, they had gotten an RS5 for their fleet, so I was able to take it out and do a proper extensive test drive on all kinds of roads, including ripping through one of my favorite canyon roads. It was a 250 mile test drive. I walked away with much of the same impression as @Zed 2.0 and that led me to eventually ordering the facelifted and improved C63S instead. Picking it up in Germany at the beginning of May. Audi terminating their European Delivery program at the end of last year kinda sealed the deal, too. What bothered me the most about the RS5 is that it is up there in price with the C63S and M4, actually the M4 is now the cheapest of the bunch, but it just isn't different enough from the S5. The engine is the same engine at the core as the S5, just reinforced, given a second turbo and tuned. The transmission is the same, just with a smaller torque converter for a bit more response. The most distinctive difference is the suspension, which is quite good, if you get a chance to drive the car closer to 10/10th. It has a very good spread between Comfort and Dynamic mode, but the latter is very bumpy for normal driving, so not very useful, unless you are hauling it.

NJSRT