2015 Audi S5 - CNET UK
The 2015 Audi S5 may be down two cylinders from that earlier example, but it is every bit as exhilarating to drive. The Audi S5's natural rival is the BMW 435i, or more specifically, the 435i xDrive, but I'm not going to make the case for one over the other. It's the kind of car that will make you happy every time you see it. Where the earlier generation S5 had a V-8, this generation makes use of a 3-liter V-6, but makes up for the power deficit with a supercharger, a somewhat unique bit of forced... The S5 also comes standard with Audi's all-wheel-drive system, Quattro, a help both in sport driving and on slippery roads. The example I drove priced out at $58,775. Audi doesn't change the driveline for other markets, so British and Australian buyers will also get the supercharged V-6 and Quattro, at a base price of £42,675 in the UK and AU$119,900 in Australia. Supercharged power The S5's supercharger comes from supplier Eaton, and uses two rotors with thick vanes to compress air at 11. 6 psi, pumping it into the fuel system to get the 3-liter V-6 engine's output up to 333 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of. Source: www.cnet.com
