2008 Audi A5 Overview

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The auto experts at TheCarConnection.com covered the bases for you and incorporated information from a wide range of reviews in this comprehensive report on the Audi A5. To bring you the best advice on what distinguishes the A5 from rival sporty coupes , TheCarConnection.com's ... Read full bottom line

How We Rated

Styling: 9
Performance: 7
Comfort and Quality: 8
Safety: 8
Features: 8

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By Bengt Halvorson, Editor

2008 AUDI A5 STYLING | [9 out of 10] Automobile: "alters the Audi look" Car and Driver: "elegance you'd expect to be parked in front of a casino" Cars.com: "instantly recognizable as an Audi " Edmunds: "curvaceous yet muscular" Jalopnik: "the A5 does look simply smashing in black" Kelley Blue Book: "Elegant design inside and out" The 2008 Audi A5 is an all-new mid-size sporty coupe that shares most of its mechanical underpinnings with the upcoming 2009 Audi A4 sedan. The S5 is very similar but appeals to a different kind of buyer, with its edgier, more flamboyant styling and V-8 power; it’s covered in a separate review at TheCarConnection.com. To look at the 2008 Audi A5, it's difficult to believe that it's considered entry level. It is what chief Audi stylist Walter de Silva deems "the most beautiful car I have ever designed," and it had a Jalopnik reviewer drooling when he caught a glimpse of it on a California highway, calling it “simply smashing.” ... Read full review