Subtle styling tweaks and tech upgrades keep the Audi A5 Sportback fresh for 2021.
Is there still a place for a mid-sized cabriolet in today's SUV-focused marketplace?
Is the new, facelifted Audi A5 finally ready to take on BMW and Mercedes-Benz?
It speaks to the quality of the Genesis G70 that Mercedes’ perennial favourite C-Class sedan didn’t make the list of finalists this year, the Korean luxury sedan bumping it out of the top three. That left BMW’s benchmark 3 Series and Audi’s sleek and stylish A5 Sportback to vie for honours in the segment against the upstart from Genesis.
Jez Spinks and Tony Crawford pit the Audi A5 2.0T Quattro against BMW's new 428i. Which of these potent 2.0-litre turbo coupes would you pick?
The Audi A5 TFSI and Lexus RC200t are to cars what wrestling is to boxing. They look like the real thing from a distance, but in actual fact they're softer versions of their respective performance siblings, the RS5 and RC F. But, is that such a bad thing? Wrestling has millions of fans worldwide and to most people, it's pretty much the same thing as any other type of fighting...
The mid-sized sedan segment remains the most intensively competitive in the world of luxury cars, but a fascinating off-shoot is provided by the likes of the Audi A5 and BMW 4 Series. And these two luxury coupes are now even matched in naming approach, with BMW changing the name of its 3 Series Coupe to take on Audi’s two-door that’s based on the A4...
Drive Car of the Year 2021 - Best Medium Luxury Car Finalists: Audi A5 BMW 3 Series Genesis G70 It must be daunting launching an all-new brand into a segment that has long been dominated by European carmakers. But the Genesis G70 was up for the fight, challenging the established Europeans in a segment long dominated by the Big Three – BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz...
Pricing and specifications have been announced for the refreshed 2021 Audi A5 range, encompassing three body styles – coupe, liftback five-door sportback and cabriolet – across its six variant range. Audi’s seven-speed S tronic dual-clutch auto is standard across the range, along with Audi’s 2.0-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine, albeit with different tunes...
Audi Australia has issued a recall of 29 examples of its 2020 model-year A4 (pictured above), A5, A6 and A7 cars due to a fire hazard. The issue affects 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine models fitted with mild-hybrid systems manufactured from May 2017 to March 2020...
Volkswagen’s German head office could be hit with an even bigger fine than the proposed $75 million penalty – already the highest of its type in Australia – for “misleading or deceptive conduct” on diesel vehicles that cheated emissions tests. However, the outcome of the hearing and the total amount of the fine may not be known for months after Justice Foster reserved his decision in the Federal Court in Sydney today...
I bought this 2013 Audi 2.0 TFSI A5 Coupe at the beginning of September 2019 and could not be happier. I am only 20 years old so this is only my second car, my first being a 2011 Holden Commodore Wagon. I have grown up in family that has had many different cars that we take pride in; my father owns a 1967 Pontiac Firebird, a 2017 HSV R8 LSA and my mother owns a Lexus RC 350 Racing Coupe...
If you are after a sophisticated and svelte grand tourer convertible - and don't want to be filling up every hour, the diesel Audi A5 cabriolet 3.0 TDI Quattro will fit the bill brilliantly. This is not, however a car with the same poise and chuckability as a Porsche 911. Understeer is a pain in the neck...
