2012 Audi A5 Review

The 2012 Audi A5 is widely acknowledged to be one of the handsomest Audis sold, and many reviewers just give it the superlative while not qualification. definitely its designer, Walter d’Silva, said it absolutely was the most stunning automobile he’d ever drawn.

The A5 Coupe is elegant and striking, especially in Audi’s characteristic white color. Then, once you lop off the roof, the open-air A5 Cabriolet adds a splash of decadence to the planning. If we have a tendency to were spending more than $40,000 on a two-door luxury automobile from Audi, we’d wish it to be the convertible.

In either guise, the Audi A5 may be a boulevard cruiser–what we have a tendency to used to decision a grand touring car–at its heart. it is a automobile for some and their bags to travel in, though one or two extra riders can fit in the rear. It’s close-coupled but not cruel. The cabin is well laid out similarly as finely designed, and also the controls are lighter than those of different German coupes.

The A5 coupe comes commonplace with quattro all-wheel-drive and a six-speed manual transmission. An eight-speed automatic transmission is an offered option, and either alternative will yield a 0-60 time just north of half dozen.5 seconds.

Opt for the A5 convertible, and you’ll get commonplace front-wheel-drive and a customary continuously variable transmission (CVT). No manual transmission is available on the drop-top A5, but consumers choosing the quattro AWD option will get the same eight-speed automatic transmission utilized in the coupe.

While the A5 isn’t slow, it’s additional of a grand-touring coupe than a sports coupe. consumers needing an extra serving of schnell with the A5’s good looks can intensify to the S5 coupe, that comes with a four.2-liter V-8 sensible for 354 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque. That’s enough grunt to get the S5 from 0-60 in beneath 5 seconds, whether you choose for the six speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission.

An S5 convertible is available similarly, but it comes powered by a 3.0-liter, supercharged V-6 sensible for 333 horsepower and 325 pound feet of torque. A seven-speed, dual-clutch gearbox is the solely transmission option for this variant.

But again the convertible shines brighter: its well-insulated prime is dropped in a very matter of seconds, and it’ll raise itself quickly enough that you won’t get drenched once you stop in a very sudden shower. Sure, the material prime blurs a number of the coupe’s crisp roofline–not to say eating any into the rear seat space–but the feeling of sun in the face and (a little of) wind in the hair makes those quibbles fade into insignificance.

All A5 models go together with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four, even the Cabrio with quattro all-wheel drive. Transmissions are a six-speed manual or an eight-speed automatic. The Audi A5 range produces EPA gas-mileage ratings in the mid 20s–adequate if hardly at economy automobile levels. No hybrid or clean-diesel variants are offered in the States, sadly,

In base trim, the A5 comes well-equipped–as it should with a beginning price north of $40,000–and the options list is long. In fact, the sole real option missing is the box to tick that will guarantee sunshine, balmy breezes, and clear roads ahead once you drop the highest. More’s the pity.

The A5’s interior is targeted on driver and passenger comfort, though the rear seat are going to be cramped for those long-of-leg.  As you’d expect from Audi (or any automobile during this price purpose, for that matter), interior match and end is excellent, and a wide range of options and add-ons are offered to fit your wants, taste and budget.