Official Audi RS5 photos... finally
02-24-2010, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris S,Feb 24 2010, 10:09 AM
It just blows my mind how many people can't get over the fact that GM has to make tradeoffs on performance vs. interior accommodations vs. other attributes to hit its pricepoint.
02-24-2010, 09:57 AM
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The C6 interior was not a strategically planned compromise. Rather, it was the best interior they could do at the time. Show me a good GM interior prior to the last 4 years.
02-24-2010, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Fanman,Feb 24 2010, 01:10 AM
Yeah, some reviews I have read had raved about the V8 R8, calling it perfectly balanced, though SOME people said that if you had priced the car in the 911 Turbo range it should be able to match up with that car. The 420 hp car could not do that (though it did well against the regular Carrera S' & Carrera 4S). So some people have said that when you are in supercar territory prices it should deliver supercar level performance across the board which it now does. Though some other people have said the $20K price differential is too great.
It's all a matter of perspective. For example when the Autorides WebTV show compared the M3 vs. the GT-R vs. GT3 it was hopelessly outclassed. Though one wonders if those are it's true competitors.
With the RS5 slated to be approximately $20K more expensive than an M3 & coming to market 2 years later, you would hope that they would not set the bar at the M3, but substantially above it. I guess this is Audi's MO as the previous gen RS4 was priced substantially above M3 & AMG C car in the last generation as well.
HP wars are in full effect. Whether one considers the bar 400 hp, then another comparably priced car comes out with 500 hp, & now 550 hp, etc. At the price levels that they pay, they expect more. Something akin to The Cadillac CTSV coming out with 567 hp, so the FAST 500 hp M5 was not enough, and now they have a new upcoming M5 which will boast 550+ hp.
It's all a matter of perspective. For example when the Autorides WebTV show compared the M3 vs. the GT-R vs. GT3 it was hopelessly outclassed. Though one wonders if those are it's true competitors.
With the RS5 slated to be approximately $20K more expensive than an M3 & coming to market 2 years later, you would hope that they would not set the bar at the M3, but substantially above it. I guess this is Audi's MO as the previous gen RS4 was priced substantially above M3 & AMG C car in the last generation as well.
HP wars are in full effect. Whether one considers the bar 400 hp, then another comparably priced car comes out with 500 hp, & now 550 hp, etc. At the price levels that they pay, they expect more. Something akin to The Cadillac CTSV coming out with 567 hp, so the FAST 500 hp M5 was not enough, and now they have a new upcoming M5 which will boast 550+ hp.
03-03-2010, 01:38 PM
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Most boring video ever.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90h-ofJEq7o [/media]&feature=player_embedded#
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90h-ofJEq7o [/media]&feature=player_embedded#
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