AUDI HAS RELEASED the drop-top version of its A5 coupe into the Australian market, the second body style in the  A5 range and the replacement for the A4 Cabriolet.

Priced from $94,900, the A5 Cabriolet commands a premium over the A4 convertible it replaces, but comes with a more frugal range of powerplants, more power and [...]

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News has surfaced in the past few days that September’s Frankfurt Motor Show is expected play host to the all-new Audi A5 Sportback, and according to Auto Motor und Sport, the new Audi will go on sale in Europe by the end of the year.

The wheelbase of the A5 Sportback is identical to that of [...]

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Come the middle of this year, the German prestige carmaker will offer the 2010 Audi A5 with the company’s 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder.

Fans of the higher capacity V6 will find that the bigger 3.2 litre TFSI V6 engine will – unlike Audi’s A3, A4 and TT models – continue to be offered as an option [...]

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If top-down motoring is your thing, you’d best take note. Audi has pulled the wraps off its 2009 model A5 and S5 Cabriolet and, in preparation for the European launch in the second quarter of this year, the German powerhouse has delivered up a bevy of images and a few choice details on both models.

Price-wise, [...]

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Not unlike their Passat CC cousin in the UK, the 2.0-litre TFSI Audi A4 and A5 models can now be had with the company’s vaunted seven-speed S-tronic transmission.

While both offer slightly faster shifts and quicker acceleration, the A5 also sees a minor improvement in its emissions.

The Audi A4 achieves 100 km/h in 6.5 seconds (0.1 [...]

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With summer just around the corner, Audi has timed the release of the A5 and S5 Cabriolet range perfectly, at least in this hemisphere. The four-seater convertibles, feature a folding fabric top, a choice of seven engines and a range of high-end options.

The S5 Cabriolet sees the introduction of Audi’s new supercharged 3.0-litre V6 with [...]

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