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well...nice review but to say "I'd have to get in it blindfolded due to its ugliness" is ridiculous. yes it's subjective but to me this is a beautiful car inside and out and the audi is beautiful only on the inside and boring as watching paint dry on the outside.
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02-01-2024, 06:58 PM | #3 |
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Resurrecting an older thread….
Ummm - did I miss something somewhere?!!! I just got GAPPED by an SQ5… we were doubled up at a light after he was playing around a bit and I caught up to him. I got ready for a punch and homie used launch control which then threw my reaction off and I was playing a tiny amount of catchup… but he basically was walking away from me slowly. ARE THOSE FASTER THAN M40is??!! Now then, I did hear some nasty exhaust pops on his “slow down” to turn at his light…. So that made me wonder if it was tuned. It wasn’t really a “stock” sounding set of burbles, they were hard core POPS. STILL??!! WTH?! |
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02-01-2024, 07:34 PM | #4 |
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Differential performance is irrelevant and no need to watch a video. The results don’t matter. I’ve had “never again” level of experience for quality and the dishonest people who supposedly stand behind these overdressed Volkswagens.
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I’ve also been doubled up at the traffic lights, me in my M40d and the other car was an SQ5, it was neck and neck for the first 10ft or so then I left him slowly pulling away.
My 700Nm of torque probably had a lot to do with it, along with maybe sharper gear changes but the SQ5 is certainly slower than my M40d.
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I did feel a bit small... wasn't expecting that result at all. Also wasn't looking for playground fight either. Was on the phone driving rather casually when I noticed him "playing around" quite a bit from light to light. AS SOON as he noticed I took a little bait, I heard him downshift and get, ahem, ready. I should've known then... EDIT: for picture painting purposes, I should have said "stacked" at the light, meaning I ended up behind him (not side by side)... so when I went to punch it (with exquisite reaction time might I add), he proceeded to use launch control which made me abort my timing, and then have to get back into it... so I lost a little time and momentum there. But still. |
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02-02-2024, 06:48 AM | #12 |
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i agree, i think audi builds solid cars but from my experience with dealing with Audi dealerships and BMW dealerships... you really are buying a car that is treated like another VW product... customer service sucks, they cannot resolve any issues with their SW whatsoever (even something simple as favorites getting lost in the MMI lol because they are fed of some sort of Audi cloud) and their service department at least locally here is just nowhere near the levels of our bmw dealer... a family member literally took his audi to bmw to get a tire swap because they knew they'd do a better job
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