DOC4LEX

HI All


Found this link at the bimmerpost site note sure were is the rest of the article.

scanned article below

ISF001

I searched for the article with no luck.

I will say the photograph is interesting with the two white cars--RS5 and RC-F--in the foreground with the black M4 in the background.

If anyone finds the article, please post a scan of it.

rominl

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rominl

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thank you chilipalm for posting the link to scanned article.

to avoid potential issues on cross forum posting, i am going to remove some links

thanks!

4TehNguyen

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actually beat the M4 by a little

Mr Bond

I would say that the RS5 is the true winner here, not because of the track time ( AWD will always win on wet surfaces ) , rather beacuse the A5 series was introduced in late 2006 and the RS in 2009.

ISF001

I actually found it hard to determine a lot from the "benchmark." Rather, I see three quite different cars for three quite different buyers.

My question about this comparison is what options were on each car--in particular the brakes, differentials, and numerous other performance options? Some of this is apparent in the story, but much is missing.

As a "benchmark" this information should have been included.

But, I do love the photo of the flying F.

aWorkOfArt

Nice read, thanks for sharing!

7No

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The RS5 is a bit of a different beast. 450 hp, but only 313 ft lbs of torque. On a track it needs to keep north of 5K rpm and you have to have the cojones to get on the throttle at or even pre-apex. After owning one for 2 years, I found myself missing the IS-F.

Razorthin1

I think the options are on the first page. I couldn't see them on my phone (too small).

DOC4LEX

Thanks @rominl for the getting the rest of this great review , actually managed read it it on the EVO app and downloaded it onto my Newsstand.

dorkacho

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wow thanks for sharing!

Hoovey689

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Great read! This is going to get even more fierce when these three are pitted against the ATS-V and C63 AMG Coupes. Cannot wait for that five car shootout

DaveGS4

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They are right there at the bottom of the article with (option) beside them. For example the RCF has the TVD option and the M4 has ceramic brake option among others.

ISF001

Yes, I had seen this list and correlated the configurations with references in the article.

What threw me off is that there was no direct reference to torque vectoring in the article itself, although there was a reference to oversteer. Upon enlarging the image of the cockpit, I did just see the control dial for the torque in the F.

Thanks