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I was in an A5 3.0TDI the other day and I do not get what people are talking about when they say that this car has such a great interior. By Audi standard it sucks. The buttons feels very plastic-like with way to little substance when you push them. The B&O system is also a total let down. The speaker covers are PLASTIC. Not aluminum like in the A8 and like anyone who knows B&O would expect. The fact that the audio does not sound very good is not that surprising considering it is a B&O (all about looks).
One the other side the seats are very cool and look more substantial than the M sport seats. They felt good to site in but I can't really say anything about the real comfort as you need to drive the car for an extended period of time to really know anything about the real comfort level.
Also the A5 3.0TDI was just tested against the BMW 335d E92 in a danish magazine and their conclusion was the following:
"The similarities are many but there are more differences. On the ferry back to Denmark there was no doubt among the 3 guys in the test tema: The superior touring car, that is both fun, comfortable, spacious and strong is the BMW 335d. It is not just the charm of its strength but because it achieves a balance and a sharpness that they can only envy in Ingolstadt."
And other places in the article:
"You do not achieve prestige with an interior that looks cheaper than the inside of an Audi A3."
On the A5:
“Outside the Autobahn the car is not sporty but heavy and easy at the same time. The steering is light and car feels big. Balance is however good, even with the big diesel under the hood. Entertainment you should however look for in other place and a suitable place to look is in the BMW 335d that masters the compromise between the comfort and sharpness to much a larger degree.
On A5 3.0 TDI transmission and engine:
“As we already described the gearing in the A5 is a long shoot from agile and easy to shift. We are used to much better from anything from A3 to TT and A6. Long clutch travel combined with an unnatural long distance between pedals means that the joy of changing gears evaporates quickly.”
“Unfortunately the performance of the engine is not largely more subtle than the gearbox. It is equipped with the latest generation piezoelectric injection system and work by the common rail principal. However it is still noisy as an old taxi (all taxis in Denmark are diesels) and “rough” was mentioned several times after the first test kilometers. At idle it sounds diesel like and this character does not disappear until you reach highway speeds.”
On the 335d engine:
“Even at idle it is hard to hear that the six cylinder engine in the 335d is a diesel and the sound is at no time rough or intrusive inside the car. It just gives off a deep humming sound.”
This magazine does normally like VW/Audi cars…….
Ulrik
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