My favorite car on the market right now (prefer the b8.5 slightly), test drove both the b8 & b8.5, both amazing. The performance in my opinion was not that much greater than my 6MT sedan (granted I by no means drive to the limits), but it's aesthetics & overall presence are MUCH better

Like KEG97 I just couldn't justify the heightened upfront & long-term costs against the additional benefits (mainly looks & the bump in performance), but it took me a WHILE to evaluate

My best guess is that although I intend to hold on to my car for a while, my next one will be a b9/9.5 S4

Good luck & hope you enjoy ownership!

 

Thanks St. Yeah I liked the b8.5 but did not enjoy the 100% electric steering. The 2010-2012 had hydraulic still so I chose that over this. Also it was near impossible to find the car with the options I wanted so I jumped on this the moment I got the chance. The interior fit and finish is much better then the g37 but the Q50 interior is close to this. Generally speaking the cars performance is not noticeable to the G but when you get on the gas the low end torque is SCARY. The car pulls very hard and bone stock it runs 12.9 on the quarter mile. I wish I had the chance to drive a 6mt g sedan though but I am very happy with this car. Only got to drive it for 4 days before I had to come down to California for a business trip . Going to be back this Saturday and can't wait to drive .