It’s worth $50 grand just to hear the exhaust. It’s the kind of deep, throaty rumble you got with a big-block American muscle car circa 1971. Make no mistake: if you own an Audi S5, you’re going to be spending a lot of time revving the 354-hp 4.2-liter V-8 to 6,500 rpm just to hear the sound track. Audi launched the low-volume S5 last year to debut its first two-door, four-seat coupe in 16 years. This year saw the less potent A5 follow in its tire tracks. But with less than $11,000 separating the two models, why would anyone not stretch to the S? Floor the throttle and it’ll rip to 60 mph from rest in 5.0 seconds and not quit till its eating up the miles at a rock-steady 155 mph. And standard Quattro all-wheel drive puts down the power with such seamless ease you feel you’re driving on invisible rails.
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