For reasons that are purely academic, we go road-tripping to Prague in the 2018 Audi S5.
Performance sedans might seem like a relatively new automotive species, but they have in fact been in existence for decades. History has proved that tinkerers, radicals and speed-cultists will always turn the basest form of mobility into a vessel of pure visceral thrill at any given opportunity. Simply put: if it can move, we’d much rather it move quick.
Which is why the allure of a large performance sedan remains undying: A car that heroically restrains its considerable power in the interest of happy domesticity – like a mine-detecting Alsatian doing time as a sheep dog. Audi, in particular, hasn’t been shy about pumping its caravan-towing wagons and luxury sedans with power levels bordering on steroid abuse. Must be a pre-requisite if you’re going to be a weapon of choice for the Jason Stathams and Robert De Niros of the world. The 2018 Audi S5, however, would much rather err on the side of sensibility.
This story is from the October 2017 edition of GQ India.
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