And I who thought my A5 actually felt stronger 
Yesterday in the cold (-5c) and no snow, but "wet salty roads" I was able to really push it and it moved like never before it felt. Was sliding and drifting in and out of some round abouts (all traction controlls turned off of course).
But traction is surely something that can make the car feel weaker for a short moment. I've noticed that if you gas it, and traction control is on, the traction control can slug down the car and it will go slower. If you turn traction control off, and let the wheel loose a little traction while accelerating... it will definetly feel faster.
Yesterday in the cold (-5c) and no snow, but "wet salty roads" I was able to really push it and it moved like never before it felt. Was sliding and drifting in and out of some round abouts (all traction controlls turned off of course).
But traction is surely something that can make the car feel weaker for a short moment. I've noticed that if you gas it, and traction control is on, the traction control can slug down the car and it will go slower. If you turn traction control off, and let the wheel loose a little traction while accelerating... it will definetly feel faster.