And that’s not because the WRX STI is also cursed with a stereo that sounds like you’re listening to it with the bass turned off and the mid-range put through a guitar pedal. The Audi A5 actually had the hardest job in the world with me because the week before I had a Subaru WRX STI Spec R - one of my favourite cars.
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When it gets down to it, the discerning driver will probably only want to make one change in the A5 S line, and that’s the stereo which is straight from Mediocre-ville. It’s for those that appreciate sleek design and understated power, and want the handling to go with it. A two-door coupe, it’s for the businessman (or woman) that could fill a stadium with children, but chooses not to. With its low, lithe, aggressive stance the A5 is a car for the virile executive. And it’s enhanced by the Audi Drive Select, for which there are three settings: comfort which gives you the best economy, auto for everyday driving, and dynamic for sports driving with earlier downshifts and later upshifts.
The A5, however, has a six-speed automatic ‘box a really good one, at that, with a sequential manual mode. I remember liking it, but not enough to buy one - there was something about the manual gearbox I wasn’t too sure about, and the hill start assist just didn’t work well, making a smooth uphill getaway with the hydraulic handbrake occasionally difficult. I drove its more amply endowed big brother the 4.2-litre V8 S5 back in February. Tony took the helm and really drove the ‘New Left’, so I’m taking the helm of the new A5 and seeing if it’s really Right. I might be a die-hard Tory, but even I’m convinced that owning this Audi would be no labour of love. The Audi A5 quattro S line is like Tony Blair in his heyday: it’s got the looks, it’s powerful, and it’s smooth.
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