I think by every means one should always test for himself and see what he likes best. At the same time it turns out this new modular platform is not exclusive to Audi, just Audi is the first to use it before it becomes a generic VWAG platform. With that said, I'm not surprised that this car has driving characteristics indigenous to prior Audi's. Close, but no cigar, thus far... Beyond that the A5 has gone cold on me, especially with what I'm learning about the cars packaging; only a tilt sunroof, only 6spds available with possibility of no DSG coming stateside. So add that to a dull personality and you have one less enthusiastic spectator. Still an insanely gorgeous car though.