Super TestCar reviews - Audi - A5 - Cabriolet rangeAudi modelsOverviewNew all-quattro cabriolet range goes upmarket as second Audi A5 two-door arrives14 Aug 2009 By CHRIS HARRIS AUDI’S tradition of building beautiful soft-top two-doors continues with the A5 Cabriolet, which replaces the A4 Cabriolet after two short-lived generations and emerges as the second two-door A5 bodystyle derivative after the all-new A5 Coupe. The third A5 model, the Sportback, will have five doors. Three variants are again on offer in an all-automatic, all-quattro soft-top range that stays true to its roots despite the shift to folding hardtop convertibles by many of Audi’s luxury rivals. The A5 Cabriolet range comes with three direct-injection engines, led by the A5 2.0 TFSI ($94,900) and extending to the A5 3.0 TDI turbo-diesel ($112,500) and flagship A5 3.2 FSI ($116,500), making it considerably more expensive than the A4 Cabriolet it replaces. Model release date: 1 August 2009 to 1 January 2012 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelTHE third modern Audi Cabriolet was based on the B7-series A4 sedan and replaced the first (B6-series) A4-based Cabriolet in Australia after just three years, in July 2006. The MkII A4 Cabriolet was launched with 120kW 1.8-litre turbocharged and 188kW 3.2-litre V6 petrol engines mated to six-speed Multitronic CVT transmissions. The latter was discontinued in October 2007, when S-Line versions of the 3.2 FSI quattro V6 and newer 2.0TFSI direct-injection turbo-four became available alongside the entry-level 1.8T. |
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