New Car Help (with pole)

Certainly it starts with the suspension, mechanical handling characteristics. But the sensation I get from the Lexus also feels like there’s some computer chip work happening.

no doubt there is some of that happening ( computer aided handling )

Porsche GT3 has that - i drove out at the NOLA racecourse and i remember the instructor telling me that if i enter a turn too shallow/deep/fast, the car will adjust to AWD and aid in the turn. I was like well shoot, im doing 90 into turn 1 then. lol.

Lexus may have theirs turned up to 11 ;)

if that feel is indeed what one wants out of the driving experience, then there is no doubt you go with the Audi. Winding PCH at 75mph will feel like a true drive.