Audi A5 cabriolet 2.0TDI S Line

[f1nn]

I've been using one for the last couple of days, so If anyones interested, here are my thoughts:

Positive

Refined
Good Looking but relatively understated
Good roof design
Good front seats
Good headlights
Image(can't decide if this is a positive or a negative)
Front seat belts that motor out on "stalks" to make them easy to reach when you turn on the ignition.


Negatives

Very poor interior space, almost zero rear legroom If I was driving (6.0ft)
Very poor boot space
Heavy steering
Shockingly offset peadal spacing, clutch pedal is inline with the centre of the steering wheel, causing the driver to twist his/her lower body.
Fuel economy not great
Some of the interior plastics not up to a standard I'd expect for a circa 36k car, certainly around the stereo area.
No sat nav as standard?
Bang and Olufsen stereo (Optional I believe) quite poor, no matter how I adjusted it
Rear seat belts that both would not retract on a 5 month old, 7.5k mile car.

Would I buy one? No.

[12gauge]

Looks the same as an A4 cabrio to me.

Nothing wrong with it, just not very inspiring, no sense of occasion, which is what i think you'd want with a soft top.

[12gauge]

I quite like the coupe though. In chrome.

[Sukh13]

Its a diesel cabriolet. The dag dag dag and a drop top combined don't make sense.

[Negative Creep]

I'm surprised it has heavy steering, not many modern cars you can lay that criticism at

[ZeeTacoe]

But what about the imagine?

[f1nn]

Yeah, I was surprised at the heavy steering. I'm not talking about non-PAS effort, but enough to notice and certainly the heaviest PAS set up that I've ever driven. This was on the std 18's.

Regarding the diesel in a soft top comments, this was certainly the best installation of the VAG CR TDI lump that I've ever experienced, very very refined. Certainly would not put me off.

[f1nn]

Well what can you say about the imagine.............

[750turbo]

ZeeTacoe said:

But what about the imagine?

Did he ever re-appear, or did he get the piss taken that much that he took the hump?

I bet he is still a lurker though

[tr7v8]

And not very reliable, I know of one that has had a huge amount of problems, most unresolved. Another that has had a massive amount of problems as well.

[AUDIHenry]

Doesn't the UK spec have the variable steering? These things are EASY to steer, I don't know why you had some problems. The rear seat IS useless, but not many cars have useful seats in the back.