JOY RIDE
WORDS: DARREN STYLES
AUDI RS5
IN WHICH A MANUFACTURER CREATES AN EXTRAORDINARY ENGINE THEN BUILDS A CAR AROUND IT
To an extent, it’s true that there are no bad cars any more. There are a lot of new vehicles one buys as white goods — on the basis it’s a make you’ve heard of and has all of the major features you want at the right price — so the pulse doesn’t quicken in either purchase or use. But the days when reliability and safety weren’t a given, even when starting from new, are gone thankfully.