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Originally Posted by footie

The think you have your figures wrong, the 335i is 1782mm wide minus wing-mirrors compared to 1854mm for the S5, that makes the S5 actually bigger than I though, 72mm or near enough 3" wider.

Here's a link to both manufacturers' sites to prove what I am saying.

http://www.audi.co.uk/audi/uk/en2/ne...imensions.html
http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/pricesand...-bmwuk,00.html

I think another reason is the bonnet (hood) doesn't slope away like the 3series one does, making it look longer than it really is.

I could be. I jotted those down from both Audi and BMW build pages. I can't get the picture of a Phantom black one in my garage. The salesman told me the automatic will add another 4-6 months to delivery. I would like to drive one to compare the shift rate. City traffic brings up this desire.