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The notion that a coupe can only have two doors has long-disappeared in recent years. Car manufacturers, more eager to meet buyer needs have fielded many a hybridised version of two different car types into one, to make them more appealing and simply more practical. So we now have “Shooting Brakes” with an extra pair of doors, SUVs which look like coupes and SUVs, which look like… SUVs, while being termed as “Crossovers”. And then there are Coupe’s which have an added pair of doors, which is the box Audi’s A5 falls into.
Like the entry model A4 we recently reviewed, our test A5 also gets the very same “B” Cycle 2.0 turbocharged engine, which is intended for better fuel efficiency, and replaces Audi’s 1.4 litre engine for the entry A4. And while power and torque figures are a good 190bhp and 320Nm respectively, the 2.0 delivers a respectable combined 17.9 km/l.
While power and torque figures are quite far away from the higher-powered A5 2.0 with Quattro we tested a while ago which developed 248bhp and 370Nm, the entry model’s merits are in its fuel savings, cost of maintenance and a more attractive price point.
Well sure, it will always be wonderful when you have four-driven wheels, but this car is really not bad at all, in-fact, we genuinely loved how it felt on the road, and since we were just fresh out from road-testing the entry 2.0 A4, and into this car, we can say that we prefer the drive in this one. And yes it does have the styling to match.
And while technical specs are very similar compared with the A4, the A5 feels more nimble since it sits lower; which is a ‘for driver’ kind of good. And at a 7.5 second 0-100km/h time, it is just 1.5 seconds slower than its higher-powered 2.0 sibling.
Communication from the road can be felt well with the steering, and it gets weighted at speeds. Pitch it into a corner, and you will notice that the steering is accurate. Perhaps not as sharp as it’s Quattro sibling, but it is fun to drive.
The A5, like the competing BMW 420i GranCoupe provides you with the best of both worlds, that of a sedan, better centre-of-gravity benefits of a coupe (and with the looks), with the plus of some of the versatility an estate car gives. And this one, is a little easier on the pocket too (compared to the Quattro model).
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