EightySix Four
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I'll go test drive an S5, but I've always heard they are a bit on the boring side with their AWD, relatively low power output, and tendency to understeer at the limit.
The CTS-V was pretty damn amazing. I've driven some high horsepower Corvettes and such in the past, and this was similar in feeling but was so much more refined. The transmission and clutch felt perfect in the manual car and there was torque available everywhere.
V vs. C63 is a really tough one:
The V feels like it has a shit ton more thrust even though they are within a few percent of one another.
The V has more room, though it felt tighter on me for some reason.
The V offers a manual tranmission.
The C63 looks better.
The C63 felt more refined in every way.
Unless one of the other cars I need to drive is mind blowingly good, I'll be purchasing one of these two cars in the near future. I can't imagine being unhappy with either and it may simply come down to which one is available with the options and color I want when it's time to buy. If I could choose either today, I'd lean slightly to the C63 with the hope of a tune/headers in the next few months, but the difference is absolutely minimal.
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