Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 2018 Page: 25 of 44
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Audi. 252 horsepower 2.0 liter
Turbo-4. 24/34-MGG city/hwy.
As-tested price: $55,400.
fortably above posted speed limits, but the
A5 is more sophisticated than that. When
snow threatened to ruin our drive home,
and ice under bridges caused grief, Quat-
tro imbued the confidence
to keep the pedal planted.
Audi Drive Select tailors the
suspension stiffness, steer-
ing firmness, and throttle
sensitivity for comfort, or sport, or it can
be customized for individual drivers. Even
over rough winter-ravaged pavement, the
suspension rarely felt harsh.
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inconvenience of only
having two long doors.
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get my four-
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daughter in
the back or
take friends to lunch.
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delivers elegance, convenience, plus all of
the driving pleasure and safety expected in
an Audi. A base price of $42,000, or $55,400
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a comfortable car for the long drive, agile
quick performance to get you there safely
and elegant style to set valets back on their
heels. It's guaranteed to be snowy, so hav-
ing all-wheel-drive is a big plus. I couldn't
have picked a better traveling companion
this year than the 2018 Audi A5 Sportback.
In Audi-speak, "Sportback" equals
"four-door coupe." Some of us may think
if a car has four doors and a trunk, it's
a sedan, but that would be overstating
things a smidge. Audi makes the A4
sedan, but the A5 Sportback is a true
sibling of the A5 coupe and convertible,
wearing Audi's large trademark grille and
endowed with a couple of extra doors for
convenience, but retaining the low, wide
fastback proportions of a proper coupe.
It's a car for the gentleman or lady with
just a hint of family responsibilities or
close friends. Full LED headlamps and
18-in. 10-spoke alloys embellish tightly
drawn forms.
You begin to understand the Sportback's
connection to coupes when you slide
inside. It's low and there's little passenger
space in the rear seat, but at least you have
actual rear doors for access. Luggage goes
in through a wide hatch with room for
luggage... or camera gear.
And it's a comfortable place for a couple
of journalists. Heated seats, heated steer-
ing wheel and tri-zone automatic climate
control warmed near instantly, taking
the edge off 10-degree mornings. Bang &
Olufsen audio and LED ambient lighting
eased long days. The wide dashboard and
doors receive styled walnut inlays. Driv-
ing was made easier by a head-up display
with navigation, Audi's Virtual Cockpit
that turns the instrument cluster into a
wide screen, and safety tech that includes
lane keep assist, adaptive cruise, forward
crash mitigation, and rear collision miti-
gation. Though, crash mitigation systems
and alerts are a bit too annoying, which
only encourages drivers to turn them off
and defeat their purpose.
Setting wheels towards Motown, the
A5 proved capable of melting miles.
The 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder
engine made it easy with 252 horsepower
and 273 Ib.-ft. of torque — routed to the
Quattro all-wheel-drive system through a
7-speed automatic transmission. Pin that
against fuel economy ratings of 24/34-
MPG city/highway and you have a really
nice balance of Autobahn acceleration and
economy car economy
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Nash, Tammye. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 2018, newspaper, May 11, 2018; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1179952/m1/25/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.