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Delayed accelerator response

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Hi,

I had a 2009 2.7 Diesel A5 for 10 years. It was buttery smooth, loved it. In Jan 2020 I sold it and bought a 6 month old A5 Petrol 40 (1996cc). I bought it because I really enjoyed driving the A5 and I like to go on tours. However, this car is NOT a joy to drive. In important situations like entering a roundabout or at busy junctions, there's a 2 to 5 second delay in the accelerator response, and then it takes off like a rocket. I consider it verging on dangerous.

It's also jerky on normal to hard acceleration from slow speed. It's like a learner driver missing the clutch.

I'm about to put it in the hands of my local Audi dealership who will charge me £120/hr to diagnose the issue. Has anyone else come across this and what are the likely causes? Would it be something covered by warranty? Just trying to get a heads up before I take the plunge with the dealership.

TIA

Craig
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danjwilson
Alex is right about the car learning your driving style. And if it’s used, and is already adapted to the previous owner, this can take some time.
Had my last two from new, and they were loads better. And the petrol engine seems much better than the diesel for throttle response (for me at least).
One thing I learned to do, and still do, is flick it into S mode for those r/b’s and junctions where you need to be really nippy.


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