TTRS vs S5 3.0 coupe
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Totally different beasts. I had a TT TFSI, which is no TTRS but also is no slouch, and it was brilliant to drive but not practical boot wise or with passengers. I have the S5 now and it is also brilliant but has less drama then the TT and doesn't handle as well.
As a daily driver I think the S5 wins hands down. For hooning about, the TT is better and has a greater sensation of speed but the S5 is still a huge blast down country lanes. Both are very quick and drive superbly but the S5 is bigger and heavier, and drives accordingly.
Then you get into the motorway and the S5 is so much nicer to be in than a TT.
As a daily driver I think the S5 wins hands down. For hooning about, the TT is better and has a greater sensation of speed but the S5 is still a huge blast down country lanes. Both are very quick and drive superbly but the S5 is bigger and heavier, and drives accordingly.
Then you get into the motorway and the S5 is so much nicer to be in than a TT.
Wouldn't be changing for another year or so but with currently owning a tuned B8 S4 S-Tronic but regularly driving the wife's TT TDi manual I'm thinking it'll be a tough call what to go for next.
My S4 is seriously quick in a straight line with 480bhp and nice and comfy for my daily commute but it's unrewarding to drive on twisties where as I really enjoy driving her TT and find it comfortable enough even on its 19" wheels with the only niggle being the manual gear box in rush hour stop/start traffic.
I'm swaying more towards the TTRS but wondering if it's just a matter of "grass is always greener" with the S5 being closer to my S4.
My S4 is seriously quick in a straight line with 480bhp and nice and comfy for my daily commute but it's unrewarding to drive on twisties where as I really enjoy driving her TT and find it comfortable enough even on its 19" wheels with the only niggle being the manual gear box in rush hour stop/start traffic.
I'm swaying more towards the TTRS but wondering if it's just a matter of "grass is always greener" with the S5 being closer to my S4.
davey68 said:
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Handling not fantastic and quite nose heavy but for sheer grunt it's hard to beat. Probably depends what you want the car for?
The thing is, though, you're comparing it against another Audi. So the S5 is likely to suffer from the same handling deficit and understeering-ness - but more so as it's bigger and heavier.Handling not fantastic and quite nose heavy but for sheer grunt it's hard to beat. Probably depends what you want the car for?
TT-RS is a little hot rod and feels quite 'old school Audi' - the car it feels most like is a B5 RS4. Ride can be quite punishing and its best party trick is going ******* fast, with S-Tronic particularly so. With some very mild modifications you're in the low 3s to 60 and high 7s to 100.
The hairdresser thing is rubbish. They're little fireworks.
S5 is a bigger, more modern design and with drive select/quattro diff the sweeter steering car. Set aggressively they don't do big sweeping oversteer like an AMG but you can feel when pushing them the nose of the car tucking itself in (like an FWD car with a LSD) and I've never tried it myself on the road but with systems off they will push their tail wide when the tyres reach the edge. They are very, very fast cross country. Without quattro diff on the limit they do gently push into understeer if you over do it or get power in too soon.
For me, of those two I'd pick a well specified S5 coupe.
The hairdresser thing is rubbish. They're little fireworks.
S5 is a bigger, more modern design and with drive select/quattro diff the sweeter steering car. Set aggressively they don't do big sweeping oversteer like an AMG but you can feel when pushing them the nose of the car tucking itself in (like an FWD car with a LSD) and I've never tried it myself on the road but with systems off they will push their tail wide when the tyres reach the edge. They are very, very fast cross country. Without quattro diff on the limit they do gently push into understeer if you over do it or get power in too soon.
For me, of those two I'd pick a well specified S5 coupe.
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