This Manual Audi S5 Is A Handsome V8 Bruiser For The Price Of A Ford Fiesta

Can't quite stretch to the inevitable £45k+ price tag of the new S5? Here's a used one for a quarter of the price, and it's packing a 4.2-litre N/A V8
This Manual Audi S5 Is A Handsome V8 Bruiser For The Price Of A Ford Fiesta

Audi has taken plenty of flack over the years for its alleged photocopier styling ethos, but despite all that, I’ve always been a fan of the way the A5 looks. Even in S5 form with big spangly wheels it’s an exercise in classy coupe elegance, and while the new S5 - revealed last week - will set you back well over £45,000, you can pick up a used one for less than a quarter of that price. Oh, and the earlier ones don’t come with a V6: no, they have a V8.

This Manual Audi S5 Is A Handsome V8 Bruiser For The Price Of A Ford Fiesta

It’s Audi’s 4.2-litre unit, and while it might not be the heroic version in the RS4/5 and first-gen R8 that revs up to a mighty 8000rpm, it still serves up an impressive 349bhp - exactly the same as the new twin-turbo V6. And as I know first hand from the S5 that rumbles past my house every now and then, they sound glorious with a set of aftermarket pipes added.

This Manual Audi S5 Is A Handsome V8 Bruiser For The Price Of A Ford Fiesta

In terms of performance, we’re looking at 0-62mph in 5.2 seconds, and an electronically-limited top speed of 155mph. It won’t quite match the dynamism of something like an E92 BMW 335i, but if you’re after a fast and capable V8 cruiser, you can’t go far wrong.

Prices of the earliest models have now dipped below the £10,000 mark, so you’re also looking at a hell of a lot of car for the money. This 2007 example has a reasonable 89,000 miles on the clock, and will set you back £11,974. As well as the V8, it has something else you won’t find on the new S5: a six-speed manual gearbox.

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Comments

The white comet of Akagi

“cruiser” and only cruiser.

06/08/2016 - 19:17 |
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Anonymous

Brilliant engine, brilliant drivetrain.

Would be a superb deal if it didn’t suffer from catastrophic understeer.

AWD delete anyone?

06/08/2016 - 20:22 |
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Akshay Kumar

How reliable are these cars? and why do they depreciate that much?

06/09/2016 - 05:46 |
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I haven’t had an issue with my 2015 s4, but then again I’m only in my first year of ownership

06/09/2016 - 22:55 |
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Casper Pedersen

The feeling when you see car prices in UK compared to DK. Cheapest used S5 here is the same price as the new S5… Thats it, I am moving!

06/09/2016 - 13:33 |
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therenaultguy

k

06/09/2016 - 14:08 |
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Anonymous

I really like how the dark blue paint matches the white interior

06/09/2016 - 22:53 |
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Anonymous

Nothing a little straight piping can’t solve haha although it may be quite excessive

06/10/2016 - 01:19 |
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Haseeb Chowdhury

Tavarish?

06/10/2016 - 15:43 |
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Shawn Ross-Vidal

You could be in a V10 S6 for a couple of grand more than this… Very interesting.

06/10/2016 - 17:17 |
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A-dree-N

Too bad whenever it breaks down, which will be often enough, you can’t fix it for Fiesta-prices too.

06/10/2016 - 21:53 |
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