Onderstel Audi A5 Sportback verdeelt meningen

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The powertrain’s lusty enough, but light steering which weights up under cornering without ever feeling quite accurate enough makes the Sportback feel larger and less wieldy than is often comfortable on twistier roads; more grip than handling. But what really upsets the apple cart is suspension which steadfastly refuses to settle. Thoroughly unresolved damping allows occupants to enjoy every road surface undulation and blemish in a manner which is entirely out of keeping with a car of this class. The Sportback will certainly thump along a motorway at 100mph with predictable insouciance, but proves unaccountably uncomfortable in most other environments.

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The 2.0 TFSI chassis occasionally struggled to cope with the 168bhp coming through the front wheels of the manual car that we drove (which will come to the UK at a later date). Any quick getaway will be accompanied by torque-steer and deteriorating ride quality.

This is a car that does much for your feeling of well-being thanks to its attractive design and well-crafted cabin but its suspension lets it down particularly in the case of the bigger-wheeled, more stiffly sprung 3.2 FSI. Even a 2.0 TDI, rolling on standard wheels and suspension setting lacks the suppleness that you’d expect from a car of this calibre, with the ride never feeling quite settled, even on relatively smooth roads.

... en AutoCar zijn erg negatief over het onderstel van de A5 Sportback:
The real problems lie elsewhere. On the winding roads of Tuscany, the S-Line Sportback spent too much of the time simply drawing out the topography of the road surface. It followed nearly very undulation in the road’s surface, constantly, if gently, bobbing and dipping. In certain circumstances the body would also demonstrate slight corkscrewing tendencies. The steering is also very light until the driver winds in at least half a turn, when it gets more of a grip.

De Nederlandstalige reviews zijn opvallend minder kritisch of zelfs lovend over het onderstel....
Het standaard onderstel biedt volop comfort, terwijl de bestuurder de auto toch goed aanvoelt. Bovendien is de auto uiterst vergevingsgezind; zelfs wanneer doelbewust te hard en uitermate onhandig een bocht wordt ingestuurd, volgt de A5 het spoor alsof op rails.

Frank Jacobs van AutoWeek vindt het een ideaal compromis tussen sport en comfort:

Eén site bestempelt de ophanging zowaar als te zacht:
Na enkele kilometers is het duidelijk dat het onderstel heel wat zachter is afgesteld dan dat van de coupé. De A5 Sportback beoogt dan ook een ander cliënteel. Uiteraard gaan de dynamische kwaliteiten en de rijprecisie er wat op achteruit en durft de koets hier en daar wel eens ‘pompen’.

De satirische autosite Sniffpetrol.com vat de onderstelproblemen op geheel eigen wijze samen: