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door shape but real-world utility should check out the A5 TDI diesels. Choose either a 2.7 or a 3.0-litre and revel in gutsy over taking power and peerless build quality. Handling? Good, but not top notch. The Audi A5 comes to the
game very late and with a lot of catching up to do. Both the BMW 3 Series Coupe and the Mercedes CLK have been work ing this crowd for quite some time now and if Audi is to elbow these two heavyweights aside, it needs to bring something to the party that's other than an A4 shy of a couple of doors. And so it proves. Were you to take an angle
grinder to your new A5, you'd find sitting underneath the win dow dressing a chassis that Audi dubs the MDS platform. This is key. The next generation A4, A6 and A8 models will all sit on this platform and the future looks bright. The engine is mounted a li ttle further back for better weight distribution and with the heavy TDI diesel power plants fitted here, the mounting point is crucial. Weight too far forward results in stodgy, underwhelming handling and this car needs to score brownie points and fast. Neither of the TDI engines is
exactly short on power. The entry level 2.7-litre TDI makes 190bhp and is teamed with a multitronic gearbox that can be left in an automatic mode or the driver can select gears 'manually.' Alternatively there's the stonk- ing 237bhp 3.0-litre that will cra ck 60 in ju st 5.7 seconds. That's about as quick as you'll manage in a serious sports coupe like a Nissan 350Z and when the weather is wet, Audi's quattro all-wheel drive system will get you away from the line quicker every time. This time round, the engineers have abandoned the rigid 50:50 distribution in favour of a sportier 40 per cent front and 60 per cent rear torque split. It's just another example of the way Audi really is getting seri ous. The 3 .0 - l i tre diesel engine
headliner is beautifully balanced for road driving, although push a little harder to the sorts of speeds that would definitely sully your licence and you'll feel understeer build up a little quicker than in a car like a BMW 3 Series coupe.
Let's call the chassis a moderate success. It's better than many old Audis but still not quite class best. For most customers, what will m a t te r more is the car's styling rather than its detailed dynamics. Expect a bigger, sexier TT and
you'll come away from the A5 a little disappointed. Be a little more pragmatic in your expecta tions and i t won't disappoint. Here a t last is an Audi coupe that real people with legs and a head will be able to s it in the back of, something that could never really be said of the TT. Despite the a t tra c t ion of the TT's styling, this one caveat was enough to send many potential buyers down the road, only for them to return with Mercedes CLKs or, more frequently, BMW 3 Series coupes. The A5 will seat four adults in reasonable comfort and still leave room for 455 litres of boot space which is more than many family saloons. The exterior design is reminis
cent of the Nuvolari concept car, first shown in 2003, albeit with a good deal more shape in its flanks, the wavy beltline that runs from the headlights right back to the tail lights being the car's most distinctive feature. The glasshouse is eerily similar in execution to BMW’s 3 Series although without the Munich car's trademark 'Hofmeister kink' a t the trailing edge of the rearmost side windows. The inte rior is cleanly styled too. As with all Audi models, build quality seems peerless with beautifully damped controls and top-drawer materials used throughout. As it stands, the A5 range isn't
a model for model rebuttal of the 3 Series coupe, cleverly sidestep ping many of the key head-to- heads. I t ’s a little longer and looks a bigger, more substantial car, although prices aren't too different. The entry-level 2.7TDI model carries a list price of £ 3 0 ,1 9 5 with the petrol 3.2FSI for comparison pitched at £33,305. Against these, the 3.0- litre TDI looks good value at £33,430. Sport trim adds almost £ 1,000 to the price. A5 models include as standard
17in. alloys, Milano leather upholstery, an MP3 compatible CD stereo, acoustic parking sen sors, xenon lights, light and rain sensors and an automatic open ing bo ot. Options include a revised Multi Media Interface with DVD satellite navigation and a smart key that can store servicing information.
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by the Je t ta T SI derivatives would be some way below aver age for a 1.4-litre petrol-pow ered family car, but i t is out standing for a 1.4-litre petrol- powered family car packing this kind of performance. The offi cial combined economy figures are 39.8 m.p.g. and 38.7 m.p.g. for the TSI 140 and TSI 170 engines respectively. Judged purely on its engi
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