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2010 Audi S5Audi Drive Select Package

Audi drive select offers four available operating modes: Comfort, Automatic, Dynamic, and Individual – which allows for a drive that is truly customized.

Dynamic Steering System
The dynamic steering of the A5 with

Audi Drive Select

Audi drive select controls the vehicle’s adaptive suspension, dynamic steering, transmission shift characteristics and engine response.

Audi drive select
varies both the level of steering assist as well as steering ratio. At low speeds, it provides for easy maneuverability thanks to higher levels of power assist while at higher speeds, the system provides less assist and a more direct ratio for maximum stability and handling performance.

Audi S5

Adaptive Damper System
The Audi drive select

Suspension

See 4-link front suspension, 4-link rear suspension, dynamic suspension, stabilizer bar, and trapezoidal-link rear suspension.

suspension
includes adaptive dampers, which continuously adjust to achieve the handling characteristics set on the control panel. In Comfort mode, they are adjusted within a very compliant range to optimize ride comfort. In Dynamic mode, they adjust to optimize vehicle handling and agility. Auto mode allows the central computer to select the suspension calibration that best fits the current driving conditions.

Audi S5

Transmission
Depending on the mode selected, Audi drive select varies the transmission’s shift points to help create the desired driving characteristics.

Throttle Response
To further enhance the different driving characteristics offered by Audi drive select, the throttle and engine response are automatically adjusted accordingly.

quattro®

Audi's quattro® permanent all-wheel drive, has had over 25-year-long tradition.

quattro®
with Sport Rear

Differential

When a vehicle turns a corner, the inside wheels cover a shorter distance than those on the outside.

Differential

quattro® with Sport Rear Differential dynamically varies

Torque

Torque is what causes rotational speed to change. Just as greater net forces cause greater linear accelerations, greater torques cause greater rotational or angular accelerations.

torque
between the rear wheels for enhanced cornering agility, virtually eliminating understeer.