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This is what I was having to do in May . . . Just after this shot was taken, it started to drizzle slightly. Just enough to put a fine layer of moisture on top of a previously dry for over a week track. Just over the brow at Pflanzgarten where we stood our instructor then proceeded to make a circle on the tarmac with his shoe and told us to do the same. I kid you not when I tell you that one of the guys nearly slipped over at this point on the glassy surface underfoot. Having driven RS4, TTS, R8 RS6 and now the RS5, my feeling about the newest addition to the RS line up is one of solidness. A car that feels so heavy and large compared to the nimble RS4 and TTS that it is difficult to feel like you are in a sportscar at all. It is akin to the S8 and not the RS4 that's for sure. For some people that is a good thing, for me, I would rather have an RS4 as it is still a car to beat for real driving pleasure whilst still able to transport 4 people in comfort. The rear of the RS5 like all A5 series cars is a tad claustrophobic for me. Don't get me wrong, the RS5 is a fabulous car in it's own right showing off the technical efficiency that we come to expect from top line Audi models. Easy to drive and easy to drive very fast. Not the brilliant point to point car that the RS4 was and still is but a lovely car to drive both effortlessly and rapidly at the same time. On the Nordschliefe was where the extra weight showed. The bulk of the car causing slow transition during weight changes on faster corners like Pflanzgarten means that concentration and forward planning is needed to get the best out of the chassis. The long flowing corners from Bergwerk up the country were despatched with ease but slowing for Mütkurve and then the tightening Steilstrecke shows up just how heavy this car really is. I think this car would be perfect for a blat down to Monaco and St. Tropez. If I had one of these it would be the wifes car, she loves them. I think I would rather have an A8 or S8 over this as they don't seem so far apart, unlike the RS4 which is still the RS benchmark to beat in my opinion.