Anarkistic
2018 S5 Sportback
Hey guys. Those of you with S5's, especially if they're Sportbacks, how do you rate the ride quality?
Not in the sense of shock absorption, I think the car's suspension does a great job with ironing out bumps. More in the sense of dampening road/tyre feedback and vibrations.
I'm personally finding the quality pretty dire, every road surface feels like rough tarmac and getting the vibrations, buzzing etc through the pedals and steering wheel that would come with driving on poor roads, even when they are nice and smooth.
I know it has 19" wheels but jeez, my 2016 Golf R did too, and that wasn't anything like this! It really spoils the refinement of the ride imo and for a 55 grand luxury performance car, I expect it to be a smoother feel on the same roads than my partner's 5 grand Ford Fiesta.
Maybe it's not transmitted from the road, maybe something else is causing a reverberation, it's too hard to tell.
FYI - This is with the car in comfort settings, tyre pressures as they should be etc.
Not in the sense of shock absorption, I think the car's suspension does a great job with ironing out bumps. More in the sense of dampening road/tyre feedback and vibrations.
I'm personally finding the quality pretty dire, every road surface feels like rough tarmac and getting the vibrations, buzzing etc through the pedals and steering wheel that would come with driving on poor roads, even when they are nice and smooth.
I know it has 19" wheels but jeez, my 2016 Golf R did too, and that wasn't anything like this! It really spoils the refinement of the ride imo and for a 55 grand luxury performance car, I expect it to be a smoother feel on the same roads than my partner's 5 grand Ford Fiesta.
Maybe it's not transmitted from the road, maybe something else is causing a reverberation, it's too hard to tell.
FYI - This is with the car in comfort settings, tyre pressures as they should be etc.