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Driven: 2014 Audi S5 Sportback

Greetings, petrolheads! Today’s I’m reviewing the last-generation Audi S5 Sportback. I’ve been driving this car sporadically since 2014, but some weeks ago took it for a long business drive to Italy; after a couple of weeks driving it on very mixed roads – from snow-surrounded Alpine passes to high-speed Autobahns – I acquired a very deep insight of the car. Not going to detail the car’s design – let’s just say it’s elegant with a dynamic touch, in this case underlined by the red paint, which works out better live than on any picture. The interior follows the same formula. The driving position is totally adjustable, there’s plenty of space – except for headroom on the back, limited for anyone over 1,75m tall, and it’s beautifully put together. Material and assembly quality is first order. This unit, having covered almost 100k km in less than three years, has absolutely no squeaks nor rattles and few use marks are apparent. A word of praise for Bang&Olufsen’s soun