2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet

2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet

Like all Audi convertibles, the open-top Audi A5 also has a lightweight fabric top that endows it with a silhouette of dynamic elegance. The fully automatic top opens in just 15 seconds. Audi also offers an optional acoustic top with an intermediate layer of insulating foam that reduces wind noise almost to the sedan level.




When opened, the Audi A5 Cabriolet top folds down so effectively that very little trunk space is used up – leaving 320 liters (11.30 cubic ft) of unused storage volume, clearly the best value in its field of competitors. The soft top compartment lowers automatically when the top is opened. Equally useful is the fold-down rear seat backrest and the large pass-through between the luggage compartment and the interior, which increases the storage volume to a generous 750 liters (26.49 cubic ft).


Rounding out the comfortable character of the four-seater’s interior are automatic seatbelt extenders for the front seats and the optionally available head-level heating. A special coating on the optional leather seats reduces solar heating. The Audi A5 Cabriolet seats four comfortably. The refined ambience combines with perfect ergonomics to convey an atmosphere of sporty elegance. Ultra-high-strength steels and selective reinforcements of the body ensure high rigidity and crash safety.
The Audi A5 Cabriolet is being launched with three gasoline engines and two diesel engines ranging between 132 kW (180 hp) and 195 kW (265 hp). All five power plants are fueled via direct fuel injection; four of them use turbocharging. Available powertrains include a six-speed manual, the continuously variable multitronic and the new, lightning-fast seven-speed S tronic. In addition to front-wheel drive, Audi also offers quattro permanent all-wheel drive for the higher-power engines. The innovative sport differential, which variably distributes power between the rear wheels, is optionally available for even greater dynamics and driving pleasure.
In what has been a flurry of news from the German automaker over the past week, Audi has today announced pricing for its 2010 S4 sedan and A5/S5 Cabriolet models. All three models will reach your local Audi dealer this fall.
The updated S4 in clutch-and-stick guise will start at $46,725—a slight drop from the $49,385 that the outgoing 2008 model commanded. Adding the S tronic automated gearbox bumps the price to $48,125. While the new S4 no longer comes with the 340-hp 4.2-liter V-8 we were so fond of, it’s been replaced with a torquey supercharged V-6 that delivers 333 hp. Audi claims the new engine is good for a 0-60 time of around 4.9 seconds—some 0.4 second quicker than the V-8 of yore. And the new motor is also good for a significant increase in fuel economy, with an EPA estimated 18 city/27 highway mpg versus 13/20 mpg for the old car. Bottom line: the new S4 is cheaper, quicker, and burns less fuel.
Sunlight-lovers can pick the new-for-2010 A5 and S5 Cabriolets for $42,825 and $59,075, respectively. Adding Quattro all-wheel drive to the A5 droptop will cost you another $2100. Both convertibles, which replace the A4 and S4 Cabriolets, feature a cloth roof that reportedly folds in just 15 seconds at up to 30 mph.
All three cars receive Audi’s latest MMI navigation interface with real-time traffic updates. The navigation system in the S4 responds to voice commands like, “I’m hungry” or “I need gas.” A torque-vectoring rear differential is also optional for the S4 and S5.
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