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About This Car
Understated German elegance with the top down—crisp, composed, and never in a hurry to prove anything
Eighteen seconds. That's all it takes for the A5 Cabriolet's soft top to fold itself away beneath the tonneau cover, and it's the only rushed moment you'll find in this car. Everything else about the A5 moves with quiet, deliberate composure.
The 2.0-liter turbocharged four sends power through a smooth automatic gearbox with the kind of linear, unbothered delivery that never feels like it's working hard, even when it's covering ground quickly.
Audi didn't design this cabriolet to shout. The three-layer acoustic top keeps things hushed at speed, the cabin for four is trimmed in the kind of leather and brushed metal that ages well rather than dates, and the chassis carries a poise that makes back roads and boulevards feel equally at home. This is a car built for the driver who wants open-air motoring without the theater—no rollbars jutting up, no compromises in the way it rides or seals up on a cool evening.
Drop the top on a Sunday morning, leave it up on a January commute, and the A5 Cabriolet handles either with the same effortless manner. It's a car that lets its composure do the talking, and says everything it needs to without raising its voice.