ssteigss

I can confirm the brakes are low dust. Light coating/ light color on wheels after a week. Even on both front and back.

normp

Good to know, thanks.

rez

Looks like the specs for the 3.0T brakes (size wise anyway) on the Canadian Audi site are wrong then.

MonzaA5

Why would it be better with the S-tronic?

lmariorod

The s-tronic is a sporty tranny imo...it shifts super fast and silky smooth, a real compliment with this 3.0 engine. I have it on my S5 and my wife has the 6sp tip on her Q5.

I will insist on s-tronic in any other future Audi.

MonzaA5

That's right, your wife has the old 6 speed Tiptronic. Can't compare that to the 8-speed. The 8-speed is smoother than S-tronic and shifts nearly as fast. There is a reason why Audi puts Tiptronic and not S-tronic in higher end cars like A6, A7, A8, etc.

The only real advantage of the S-tronic is that it's less prone to overheating on the track, because there is no torque converter. But who in their right mind would use the Q5 as a track car?

lmariorod

I respectfully beg to differ...the S-tronic IS in Audi's higher end "S" cars such as the S4, S5, RS5, S6 and S7 and the flagship S8 is the ultimate luxury that has the trip 8sp, as most of those who buy these S8 are looking for comfort and luxury.

I'm not tracking my S5, but love the s-tronic's smoothness. And will not buy another Audi without it.

As for the Q5, if and when they bring a SQ5 to the States, it'll have the s-tronic in it and not the 8sp tip in the 3.0.

MonzaA5

Don't forget that the new RS6 and the upcoming RS7 have 8-speed Tiptronic. Audi seems to be moving away from the S-tronic in general. In Europe, where the Q5 used to come with S-tronic, they switched to Tipronic for the 2013 model year.

lmariorod

This is true...However, keep in mind that the RS6, RS7 and S8 will have the monster 4 liter. The dual clutch s-tronic is not compatible with the massive, near 500 ft.lb torque it puts out. There, a torque conv. is the only way to go.