2010 Audi A5 Review Summary & Specs
Base Coupe
New engines drop entry price, raise top-down performance.
Summary & Specs
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The Audi A5 is an immensely capable luxury coupe, especially for those who don't travel light or cancel plans because of weather. The S5 offers the same benefits with increased performance and a firmer ride. Other cars may excel at a given quality or quantity, but few can match the overall balance of the affordable A5 or deliver the performance blend of the S5. Both offer impressively handsome styling and top-notch engineering.
G.R. Whale filed this report to NewCarTestDrive.com after his test drive of A5 and S5 models in Southern California.
Specs
| Vehicle Category |
Luxury Cars |
| Editor |
New Car Test Drive |
| Model Lineup |
Audi A5 2.0T Coupe Premium manual ($36,000); 2.0T Coupe Premium Tiptronic ($37,200); 2.0T Cabriolet Premium CVT Front Trak ($42,000); 2.0T Cabriolet Premium Tiptronic ($44,100); 3.2 Coupe Premium Plus Tiptronic ($44,000); S5 3.0T Cabriolet Premium Plus ($58,250); S5 4.2 Coupe Premium Plus manual ($52,400); S5 Coupe Premium Plus Tiptronic ($53,600); S5 4.2 Coupe Prestige Tiptronic ($59,300) |
| Engines (standard) |
4.2-liter dohc 32-valve V8 |
| Engines (optional) |
211-hp 2.0-liter turbocharged inline 4; 265-hp 3.2-liter V6; 333-hp 3.0-liter supercharged V6; 354-hp 4.2-liter V8 |
| Transmissions (standard) |
6-speed manual |
| Transmissions (optional) |
6-speed manual; 6-speed automatic; 7-speed automatic; CVT |
| Safety Equipment (standard) |
two-stage driver and adaptive passenger frontal airbags, side-impact airbags, curtain airbags, Backguard headrests; electronic stability control, ABS, EBD, all-wheel drive, tire pressure monitors |
| Safety Equipment (optional) |
none |
| Basic Warranty |
4 years/50,000 miles |
| Assembled In |
Ingolstadt, Germany |
| Manufacturer Phone |
800-367-2834 |
| Manufacturer URL |
www.audi.com |
| Base Price MSRP |
$36,000 |
Specs as Tested
| Model Tested MSRP |
Audi S5 Coupe 4.2 Premium Plus with manual ($52,400) |
| Standard Equipment |
leather upholstery, three-zone climate control, power steering, power disc brakes, power windows/locks/mirrors, console, cruise control, trip computer, floor shift, heated power front seats, driver memory, tilt/telescoping steering column, glass roof/shade, bi-Xenon headlamps/washers, fog lamps, rear spoiler, sport seats |
| Options as Tested (MSRP) |
Bang & Olufsen sound system ($850); Navigation Package with back-up camera ($2,400) includes navigation, Sirius, voice control, driver information display, rear park assist, and back-up camera |
| Destination Charge |
825 |
| Gas Guzzler Tax |
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| Price as Tested |
$56,475 |
| Layout |
all-wheel drive |
| Horse Power |
354 @ 7000 |
| Torque |
325 @ 3500 |
| Fuel Economy |
14/22 |
| Wheelbase |
108.3 |
| Length/Width/Height |
182.5/78.0/53.9 |
| Track Front/Rear |
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| Turning Radius |
37.4 |
| Seating Capacity |
4 |
| Front Head/Hip/Leg room |
39.1/NA/41.3 |
| Middle Head/Hip/Leg room |
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| Rear Head/Hip/Leg room |
36.0/NA/31.7 |
| Trunk Volume |
12.0 |
| Payload |
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| Towing Capacity |
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| Front Suspension |
independent, upper/lower A-arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar |
| Rear Suspension |
independent, trapezoidal link, coil springs, anti-roll bar |
| Ground Clearance |
4.1 |
| Curb Weight |
3891 |
| Stock Tires |
255/35R19 |
| Brakes Front/Rear |
vented disc/vented disc with ABS, EBD, Brake Assist |
| Fuel Capacity |
16.6 |