Avoidable Contact Forever

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Review: 2026/7 Audi S5 Avant

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Jack Baruth
Nov 04, 2026
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Sixteen years and a couple months ago, I received a single foam shoe insert in the mail from Audi of America. Right foot, of course. It was labeled “Audi S5”, and it was one of a few different cutesy little gifts sent by Audi of America to all the folks out there who were going to wait another six months (or longer) for the new-generation, V-8-powered S…

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