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A5 Convertible
The driver's seat is supportive and comfortable, and rear visibility is fine with the roof up. It takes a while to get used to the busy dashboard and fussy controls, but everything is well situated. The biggest issue is the pedal area. We've yet to drive right-had drive versions of the Cabriolet, but the A5 Coupe suffers from slightly offset pedals that tarnish long-distance comfort.
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Running Costs
The A5 Cabriolet certainly isn't cheap, but model for model it undercuts its key rival – the BMW 3 Series Convertible – on price and we expect it to hold its value exceptionally well. The four-cylinder engines have impressively good fuel consumption and low CO2 emissions, but go for one of the V6 versions and you can expect running costs to be high, if no worse than those of the A5's rivals.
A5 Coupe
If the devil is in the details, then Audi is hellishly good at car interiors. The dash is a case of 'a place for everything and everything in its place', the driving position is excellent and the instrument graphics are lovely. High sides, a tall dash and an angled back window hinder visibility, though, so it's a good thing that rear parking sensors are fitted.
Running Costs
Audi hasn't been in this sector of the market for many years, so it's hard to tell how the A5 will fare for depreciation, but coupes generally lose value faster than saloons. The A5 is cheaper to buy than its other German rivals, but the weight of the four-wheel-drive hardware hampers economy on some models.