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A5 Coupe and Convertible in Los Angeles
The 2012 Audi A5
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With the bar set so high, we knew the Audi A5, available in Los Angeles, had to be more than great.
With much exhaustive research, testing and a pedigree that demands
performance, the A5 was finally born. Quite simply, it is a pure,
uncompromised coupe. See our new A5 inventory
An immediate contender in the 2010 Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Awards, the 2010 Audi A5, available in Los Angeles, emerged as a double winner. Every year, Kelley Blue Book's Best Resale Value Awards recognize vehicles that are determined by a panel of expert automotive analysts to maintain the greatest proportion of their original list price after five years of ownership. It's an assessment Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com is uniquely positioned to make as a leading provider of new and used car information.
Among all 2010 model-year vehicles, the Audi A5 received multiple honors. It earned a spot on the overall "Top 10 Model" list, and the A5 won Best Resale Value in the "Luxury Car" category.
The Audi A5 is an established leader in the luxury performance coupe segment. While the hours spent by Audi engineers perfecting the A5 ownership experience directly translate to its initial value, the benefit ultimately extends to resale owners as well.
______________________________________________________________________________________Among all 2010 model-year vehicles, the Audi A5 received multiple honors. It earned a spot on the overall "Top 10 Model" list, and the A5 won Best Resale Value in the "Luxury Car" category.
The Audi A5 is an established leader in the luxury performance coupe segment. While the hours spent by Audi engineers perfecting the A5 ownership experience directly translate to its initial value, the benefit ultimately extends to resale owners as well.
Car and Driver says the A5 Cab is a winner!
Audi has made a religion of going its own way in the ongoing battle for parity in the German luxury-sports realm, and the A5 cabriolet is yet another proof.
What's different? Check that folding top. It's cloth, an increasingly rare material in the world of contemporary convertibles. Most cars in this class have graduated to solid tops that fold themselves like metallic origami. But Audi resisted that trend with the A5 and S5 convertibles, which were new for 2010. Although it's become endangered, the word ragtop still has meaning here.
The Virtues of Cloth
Why, you might reasonably ask, is this a good thing? Ever since the Mercedes-Benz SLK230 made its appearance for 1997, we've been deluged with hosannas about the advantage of a folding metal convertible top; coupe-quiet with the top up, sun-in-face with the top stowed, a covering that will likely endure well beyond the life of traditional fabric. All true.
But there are downsides, too. For one, the complex mechanisms that go with folding hardtops are heavy-slower, too; the A5's roof stows in 16 seconds and rises in 19. For another, all that machinery takes up more space than the hardware associated with a softtop.
Equally important, that softtop gives the A5 more trunk space than anything else in its class, top up or top down, plus a back seat that's actually habitable by adults. Not to mention a great perch for Rose Parade princesses when the top is stowed.
Balancing Act
A key element in the design of the A5's exceptionally sturdy chassis was moving the engine farther toward the firewall to improve front-to-rear weight distribution. At a glance, this doesn't look like much of an achievement. The mass of the engine still resides ahead of the front axle center line. Nevertheless, we were pleasantly surprised to find that the weight distribution measured up at 52.9 percent front and 47.1 percent rear, which is better than a rear-drive Mustang GT coupe's. Although this is due in part to the all-wheel-drive hardware-a front-wheel-drive A5 undoubtedly has more mass up front-it does give the A5 cabrio balance that compares favorably with its rear-drive rivals'.
Transient responses are of the right-now variety, with none of the reluctance common to most all-wheel-drive cars, particularly those whose basic design starts with front-drive. If anything, the A5 is almost too willing to turn in, as one of our test crew members learned when the car abruptly reversed course during the lane-change test.
This is partly attributable to steering that's both quick, at 2.6 turns lock-to-lock, and largely devoid of feel, particularly on-center. But on the great graph of handling attributes, we favor neutral balance over understeer, and this convertible's responses raise its fun-to-drive level near the top of the heap in its competitive set.
What's different? Check that folding top. It's cloth, an increasingly rare material in the world of contemporary convertibles. Most cars in this class have graduated to solid tops that fold themselves like metallic origami. But Audi resisted that trend with the A5 and S5 convertibles, which were new for 2010. Although it's become endangered, the word ragtop still has meaning here.
The Virtues of Cloth
Why, you might reasonably ask, is this a good thing? Ever since the Mercedes-Benz SLK230 made its appearance for 1997, we've been deluged with hosannas about the advantage of a folding metal convertible top; coupe-quiet with the top up, sun-in-face with the top stowed, a covering that will likely endure well beyond the life of traditional fabric. All true.
But there are downsides, too. For one, the complex mechanisms that go with folding hardtops are heavy-slower, too; the A5's roof stows in 16 seconds and rises in 19. For another, all that machinery takes up more space than the hardware associated with a softtop.
Equally important, that softtop gives the A5 more trunk space than anything else in its class, top up or top down, plus a back seat that's actually habitable by adults. Not to mention a great perch for Rose Parade princesses when the top is stowed.
Balancing Act
A key element in the design of the A5's exceptionally sturdy chassis was moving the engine farther toward the firewall to improve front-to-rear weight distribution. At a glance, this doesn't look like much of an achievement. The mass of the engine still resides ahead of the front axle center line. Nevertheless, we were pleasantly surprised to find that the weight distribution measured up at 52.9 percent front and 47.1 percent rear, which is better than a rear-drive Mustang GT coupe's. Although this is due in part to the all-wheel-drive hardware-a front-wheel-drive A5 undoubtedly has more mass up front-it does give the A5 cabrio balance that compares favorably with its rear-drive rivals'.
Transient responses are of the right-now variety, with none of the reluctance common to most all-wheel-drive cars, particularly those whose basic design starts with front-drive. If anything, the A5 is almost too willing to turn in, as one of our test crew members learned when the car abruptly reversed course during the lane-change test.
This is partly attributable to steering that's both quick, at 2.6 turns lock-to-lock, and largely devoid of feel, particularly on-center. But on the great graph of handling attributes, we favor neutral balance over understeer, and this convertible's responses raise its fun-to-drive level near the top of the heap in its competitive set.