Julius88
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So my buddy recently bought a brand new Audi S5 Sportback and he and I spent a couple days comparing our two vehicles, and in case anyone else is interested in the comparison, I thought I'd post some quick thoughts about how it went. For reference, I have a 2020 G70 3.3T AWD.
- For starters, we tested 0-60 acceleration, once with me driving my G70 and a second time switching cars. Both times his S5 pretty handily beat my G70 with his S5 pulling out to around a couple car lengths lead. I have to admit his S5 pulls insanely strong right off the line. My G70 is no slouch by any means but the S5 is definitely quicker.
- In Sport mode (I think Audi calls it Dynamic), the S5's exhaust sounds better from the outside as well.
- Interestingly, I found the S5's Comfort mode to be worse than the G70's Eco mode. In Comfort mode, the S5 seemed almost gutless. But one nice thing was that if you put the Audi in Sport mode, it stays in Sport the next time you start the car. It bugs me how if I have the car in Sport mode, the next time I start the car it defaults to Comfort.
- Both my buddy and I agreed that the G70 was noticeably better in steering response and handling. The Audi's steering is at best numb and at worst actually awful. His S5 does have the dynamic steering option so maybe that's why it felt so terrible compared to the G70, but we both agreed the G70 was lot better in this regard.
- Exterior - this is purely subjective, but I do prefer the S5 exterior styling over the G70. I think the Audi designers really knocked it out of the park with the S5 exterior design, especially the Sportback. It's a beautiful car in my opinion. Plus, I think the quad tips, 20" wheels and the black trim really put it a couple notches above the G70 in terms of looks. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the dark chrome on the G70 and all the little spots that seem to accumulate on it. On a side note, my buddy chose the Green metallic color, which I thought I would hate but it's actually not bad, and it could even grow on me and eventually become pretty cool. It's definitely distinctive and eye catching.
- Interior:
- Seats - the S5's seats are way more comfortable, but I think it's because of the ventilated seats on the G70, which tend to be harder. Although my buddy really liked the side bolsters that kick in when you put it in Sport.
- Both interiors are nice, with maybe a slight edge to the S5. The G70 seems to have more leather in the interior, and we both liked the contrast stitching, but I think Audi's interiors are the best in the business so the fact that the G70 can even be compared is a big plus in my opinion. Though personally, I would not have gone with the red interior that my buddy chose, especially with the green exterior.
- Tech- this goes to the Audi. The virtual cockpit in the S5 is pretty cool, plus the touch display screen is befitting a car of this class (though personally, this isn't a huge deal to me). The Audi also has a parking assist function which I meant to test, but then forgot to.
- Practicality - again this goes to the S5. A lot more room in the S5, but it is a sportback after all. Not a huge deal to me since I don't use my G70 for hauling stuff, but thought I'd mention it.
