slyboogy

hi , I am expecting delivery of 2012 A5 in Aug. The original plan was always to get 2011 , but the dealer says I should line up for the 2012 which will have the better residual in the end. In this case , I have only signed a soft lease agreement and deposit with understanding the 2012 detail are still at least 1 month away.

Does anyone know what changes are coming for 2012??? ext, interior, options etc

Thanks

gd10

i dont see any changes coming.. but dont expect the 2012 to be cheaper then the 11.. the price is going to go up for the 2012s.

slyboogy

good to know, thanks - I think I saw in another post that you work for Audi? : Do you know when you start receiving the details on the upcoming model yr , with regards to wheels, paint colour etc? I would be interested to know when the info on ifg any new options will become avail

Thanks in advance

UmIsThisThingOn

Usually May.

gd10

usually may

AofC_RR

Actually details come out late April. Order guide arrives mid-May. This will be my 5th MY-changeover and the my 6th MY with Audi.

slyboogy

great , I am hoping to take delivery Aug 1! Time is just going too slow

UmIsThisThingOn

I stand corrected, Rich
I was thinking of the order guide since I was waiting on the S4 to come out for MY2010.

SFV A4

I was under the impression the 2012's will be updated. Usually the forth model year ends up being the facelift. 2009, 2010, 2011, and now the 2012.

Audi S5 TC

All of the B8 platform vehicles will be updated in spring 2012 for 2012.5 or 2013. At this time, the S5 coupe will ditch it's normally aspirated gasoline 4.2L V8 (which is absolutely unnecessary for this car) and optional eight-speed Tiptronic (or optional dinosaur six-speed Tiptronic) automatic transmission for the supercharged gasoline 3L V6 (which, in every conceivable way other than sound, makes far more sense for this car) and far superior to Tiptronic (in every conceivable way) optional seven-speed S Tronic DSG (direct shift gearbox) transmission.

Outside of braking, handling, steering and traction in ice, rain sleet and snow with the proper tires, in all aspects of performance (including the following: ride comfort, control, firmness, smoothness and stability), the S5 coupe with the S/C (S/C being supercharged) V6 and S Tronic will be better than the S5 coupe with V8 and Tiptronic due to lower weight and better weight distribution.

Also, the S5 coupe with S/C V6 and S Tronic will have better fuel economy and lower emissions and lower all around costs than the S5 coupe with V8 and Tiptronic.

The dependability, durability, quality, reliability, safety, satisfaction, security and service of the S5 will still be the same (namely, very good to almost class leading if you exclude the Asians, despite what some disgruntled, judgmental North American Audi financiers, leasers and owner on the message boards and facebook would mis lead people to believe). All of this is based on CR and TD (screw what JD P&A and SV have to say unless it 100% matches what CR and TD have to say).