Audi A5

Price Paid:  $54000.00 from Herb Chambers Audi B

Year / Model Reviewed:
2010 A5 Cabrio

Strengths:
Gorgeous styling, silky steering, smooth ride, innovative features such as a jukebox to hold songs in the car. Roof retracts quickly and up to 30 MPH.

Weaknesses:
Few thus far. No seat memory, no ability to change voice of navigation avatar, second cup holder too small. I'm stretching here.

Summary:
The car that made me leave BMW after 12 years.

Similar Products Used:
BMW 335i

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2009 2.0T quattro manual

Strengths:
Styling - quietly elegant

Weaknesses:
Complicated console, city mpg

Summary:
I've had my 2009 Audi A5 for 3 months and continue to be impressed by its handling and performance. I haven't found limits to its cornering abilities, and its acceleration is smooth and fast. The 31 mpg on the highway was a welcome surprise - in town, of course, it's not so great. The interior is fun, from real-time mpg to the soft shade for the tilting sunroof that lets some light in but no glare. The nav system is easy to use; the ipod integration system works well; the Bluetooth phone system is smooth. On the down side, the console is too complicated - it's easy to become a distracted driver as I look for a radio pre-set or turn on my seat heater.