Standard Equipment
Driver Convenience
Audi connect
Audi drive select
Audi parking system plus with front and rear sensors
Audi phone box with wireless charging
Audi smartphone interface
Colour driver's information system display
Electric boot release
Electro-mechanical PAS
MMI navigation plus with MMI touch
Mobile telephone preparation - bluetooth interface
Multi-Collision Braking
Service interval indicator
Virtual cockpit
Voice control system
Cruise control + speed limiter (Available as no-cost option)
Entertainment
CD player
DAB Digital radio
MMI radio plus with 7" colour MMI screen and MMI controller
Two SDXC card slots
Audi sound system (Available as no-cost option)
Exterior Features
Air inlets in titanium black
Auto dimming rear view mirror with acoustic windscreen
Body colour bumpers
Body coloured door mirrors
Chrome exhaust tailpipes
Electric adjustable heated door mirrors
Electric front windows
Front fog lights
Heat insulated glass
LED daytime running lights
Rain and light sensors
Rear diffuser strip in matt aluminium silver
Twilight grey matt radiator grille in matt aluminium inlay
Xenon headlights (Available as no-cost option)
Interior Features
3 spoke multi-function leather steering wheel
Adjustable steering column
Aluminium door sill trims
Automatic tri-zone climate control
Boot mat
Centre console with cupholders
Cloth headlining
Front centre armrest
Front head restraints
Interior Features (cont.)
Front sports seats including electric lumbar support
Front/rear floor mats
Isofix front passenger and rear seat preparation
Jack and tool kit
Rear centre armrest
Rear headrests
Split folding rear seat
Top tether anchor plate for isofix child seat
USB charging port with aux socket
Electric front seats (Available as no-cost option)
Heated front seats (Available as no-cost option)
Sunvisors with vanity mirrors (Available as no-cost option)
Twin leather upholstery (Available as no-cost option)
Packs
Non Smokers pack
LED interior light pack - A5/RS5 (Available as no-cost option)
Safety
ABS
ASR
Driver/Front Passenger airbags
Electromechanical parking brake
ESP + traction control
First aid kit
Front and rear curtain airbags
Front passenger airbag deactivation
Height adjustable front seatbelts
Pre-sense city emergency braking system
Seatbelt warning
Side airbags
Tyre pressure monitor
Warning triangle
Hill hold function (Available as no-cost option)
Security
Anti theft system
Immobiliser
Keyless Start
Locking wheel bolts
Remote central locking
Wheels
Space saver spare wheel
17" 5 twin spoke alloy wheels (Available as no-cost option)
Technical
Comfort dynamic suspension (Available as no-cost option)
Trim
Aluminium ellipse silver trim (Available as no-cost option)
Find out everything you need to know on the new Audi A5 from independent vehicle review website Car And Driving. You can watch the video review to the left to see more of the car or read their written review below to get a true insight from an expert in the automotive industry.
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If you fancy a version of the second generation Audi A5 coupe with vibrant performance but need to keep costs in check, the 2.0 TFSI 190PS petrol model could be the one to choose. Jonathan Crouch checks it out.
Ten Second ReviewIf you accept that the main purpose of Audi's A5 coupe is to provide a welcome alternative to coupe versions of BMW's 4 Series and Mercedes' C-Class, then the importance of the affordable 190PS 2.0 TFSI variant we're looking at here can hardly be stressed highly enough. Previously, to get 150mph performance from an A5, you had to stretch to one of the pricey 'S5' variants. Now, not much more than £30,000 gets you behind the wheel of a surprisingly quick version of this car.
BackgroundAudi's A5 Coupe has been a strong seller or the Ingolstadt brand for some time now but the entry-level version, a 170PS 1.8 TFSI model, always tended to be the one that buyers tried to avoid. Now, the baseline green pump variant could actually be the one to go for, thanks to the replacement of 1.8-litre power with a freshly-developed 190PS 2.0 TFSI engine offering quite a turn of speed. It's just one of the changes made to this much improved second generation model. Let's check it out.
Driving ExperienceEssentially, what the engineers have done with the new-generation 2.0-litre TFSI powerplant is to further maximise compression efficiency, add in a bit of power and - when it works with the S tronic auto transmission - take full advantage of the lower first gear ratio that the installation of a 7-speed 'box allowed them to fit. The result is sparkling performance. With 'S tronic' transmission fitted, an A5 Coupe 2.0 TFSI is capable of 62mph in just 7.3s, en route to 149mph.
As for driving dynamics, well you'd think in this regard that this A5 Coupe would be starting out with a disadvantage over 4 Series Coupe rival. Its front-driven layout will, after all, never reward an enthusiast in quite the same way as a rear-driven BMW. But in originally developing this car, Audi was convinced that it could be made to feel almost as good. To prove the point, three different suspension systems are being offered this time round, two of them passive and one featuring adaptive damping. Whatever your choice, you'll find the set-up firmer than it would be in an equivalent A4 saloon.
Design and BuildThink this second generation A5 coupe doesn't look much different to its predecessor? Look again. Yes, features like the previous model's wave-shaped shoulder line are carried over but the whole effect is now sharper and more modern, featuring a sculpted Singleframe grille that's significantly flatter and wider than in the previous model. There's a long bonnet, short overhangs and, most significantly, a stretched wheelbase that creates more room inside.
You'll feel that in the cabin - especially if you happen to be seating at the rear. Up front, high-quality materials in a wide range of colours provide for a particularly pleasant ambiance and underscore the premium character of the mid-sized model. Like all the latest Audis, this one gets the brand's 'Virtual cockpit' instrument binnacle, a 12.3-inch TFT display that replaces the conventional dials. Out back, the boot's bigger than before, offering a volume of 465-litres, 10-litres more than with the previous model and more than you get in BMW and Mercedes rivals. The rear seat has a 40:20:40 split and can be easily folded forward using levers in the luggage compartment. Audi also offers an optional gesture control system for opening the luggage compartment lid via a foot motion.
Market and ModelPrices start at around £30,000 and whichever trim level you decide upon for your A5 Coupe 2.0 TFSI, you should find your car to be decently equipped. There are three trim levels - 'SE', 'Sport' and 'S line'. Personally, we'd avoid S line trim with its sharpened suspension that spoils the supple ride that's one of this car's nicest features. Still, that's up to you. If you want S tronic automatic transmission, there'll be a premium of around £1,500 more to find for it. Go for the auto and you'll be offered the further option of finding £1,500 more to get quattro 4WD.
Whichever variant you choose, you should find your car to be decently equipped. Among the features included are xenon headlights with LED daytime running lights and LED rear lights, LED interior lights, the Audi 'MMI radio plus' with a 7-inch MMI colour display, Bluetooth, a USB charging function, a three-spoke multifunction steering wheel, the Audi drive select dynamic handling system and Audi 'pre sense city' autonomous braking. Audi is particularly proud of its media connectivity, specifically the 'connect' system that can link to the Internet via the ultrafast LTE network.With the standard Audi smartphone interface, Apple Car Play and Android Auto bring the familiar smartphone environment to the car, if desired. The optional Audiphonebox with wireless charging in the centre armrest uses near-field coupling to link smartphones wirelessly to the vehicle's antenna.
Cost of OwnershipThe A5's size, its optional 4x4 transmission and its equipment-laden interior might lead you to fear for its fuel economy but there really is no need. The standard 190PS 2.0 TFSI car can return a creditable 50.4mpg. Emissions are 127g/km. Go for the S tronic auto gearbox and you're looking at 55.4mpg and 139g/km. While an auto model with quattro 4WD returns 38.7mpg and 167g/km.
This has been achieved thanks to a whole raft of high-efficiency engineering techniques, including across the range a more efficient electromechanical power steering set-up, an energy recuperation system and Start / Stop technology that cuts the engine when you don't need it, say when you're waiting at the lights or stuck in urban traffic. Use the 'Audi drive select' set-up and there's the option of an 'efficiency' mode that'll focus all of the car's systems on driving eco-consciously.
SummaryFor most buyers, most of the time, the 190PS 2.0 TFSI A5 Coupe will be all the car they actually need. Audi will go on selling plenty of the torquier 2.0 TDI diesel models of course, but the next time you see an entry-level 2.0-litre petrol-powered variant, mark the owner out: they've made a savvy choice.