Weekend Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: The hills are alive

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... with the sound of the Audi S5 Sportback, a luxury sedan that finds the right balance between comfort and performance..

Balancing performance and price is tricky, especially when customers these days want as much power as possible for as little money..

BMW has found the sweet spot in the form of the very popular M340i 3-series, which, at a relatively modest 70 lakh, is the go-to performance sedan for enthusiasts..

The S5 Sportback is effortless and engaging, managing to reach 100kph in under five seconds, which is not as quick as the more ferocious RS-badged Audis, but quick enough for most occasions..

As the road opens up, the S5 Sportback feels effortless and engaging, a tribute to the Audi engineers who have made the S5 swift, smooth and safe to a point that you can never get tired of driving it fast...