The new Audi A5 Cabriolet is available in May at the dealership - with cloth cap and five engines to choose from. Manufacturing is the successor to the A4 Cabriolet not Karmann in Rheine, but the Audi plant in Neckarsulm.
"Elegance and efficiency," according to Audi are the hallmarks of the new A5 Cabriolet. Stand for elegance, developed jointly with Magna CTS fabric top. According to Audi, it builds a lot lighter than a folding steel roof, thus reducing the total vehicle weight. In addition, a metal roof would have more disadvantages that Audi does not generally accept - wide, striking body joints in the roof and rear as well as a limitation of the trunk.
Open in 15 seconds
The softtop consists of three layers, top cover, padded mat and headliner. The optional acoustic top, which reduces wind noise almost to the level of a saloon, the intermediate layer of a thick foam layer up to 15 millimeters will be replaced. The opening time is 15 seconds, the closing seconds 17th Both processes are also driving up to 50 km / h. "A lot more comfort in city traffic or on the highway," as Audi says.
The open top is lowered under a fixed cover and there is compactly folded in three layers. His top receptacle only takes a few inches of height and 60 of the 380 liters of luggage space. The remaining 320 liters with the top down are, according to Audi the best value in the segment - the rivals with retractable steel roof subject here worse by at least 100 liters.
Before opening the hood the driver must worry about anything - the top receptacle lowers itself automatically into the trunk. If not enough space for a sensor causes a warning message and the hood will not open. The simultaneous operation of the four power windows are also very comfortable using central switch and touch function.
Charge replaces Displacement
For efficiency, the engines are: the entry-level variant is the 1.8 TFSI petrol engine with 118 kW (160 hp). It comes at a base price of 37,300 euros but only in the autumn. The top model, the S5 Cabriolet, there is already a market start from 61,400 euros. It is powered by the well-known from the current S4, supercharged three-liter V6 petrol engine. A compressor comprises the direct-injection 3.0 TFSI with up to 0.8 bar pressure, the power is 245 kW (333 hp). The six-cylinder embodied according to Audi development boss Michael Dick philosophy "charge replaces displacement" and was an excellent example of intelligent efficiency. If the aggregate expected resist not find market acceptance, one could follow up on the 354-hp V8-cylinder gasoline engine from the A5 Coupé anytime.
The V6 FSI petrol engine with its 3,197 cm3 engine delivers 195 kW (265 hp) and 330 Nm on that abut 3000-5000 1/min. With front-wheel drive and continuously variable multitronic transmission, it accelerates the Cabriolet in 6.9 seconds to 100 km / h and to the maximum speed of 246 km / h Its consumption is on average 8.6 liters per 100 km. Alternatively, Audi quattro all-wheel drive in combination with the new seven-speed S tronic options.
Is the 2.0 TFSI in two versions. In paired with front-wheel drive and multitronic introductory version of the turbocharged four-cylinder is 132 kW (180 hp) and 320 Nm. The standard sprint in 8.9 seconds ticked off, the top speed is 219 km / h and the average fuel consumption is 7.4 l/100 km. The more powerful version of the 2.0 TFSI delivers 155 kW (211 hp) and 350 Nm.
Three ways of power transmission
This force is given according to the customer via one of three routes to the wheels further: The quattro drive system is combined with the seven-speed dual clutch S tronic, the front-wheel drive are the continuously variable multitronic, and the six-speed manual transmission options. In the latter version the A5 Cabriolet spintet in 7.5 seconds to 100 km / h and then further to 241 km / h - with an average fuel consumption of 6.8 liters per 100 km.
The 3.0-liter TDI engine mobilized from its 2967 cm3 176 kW (240 bhp) and 500 Nm to the crankshaft. The sprint from zero to 100 km / h in a matter of 6.4 seconds, the top speed is 247 km / h The top diesel, of the seven-speed S tronic drives all four wheels are, on average, at 6.8 litres/100 km satisfied. More economical The second TDI in the program: The 2.7-liter with 140 kW (190 hp) and 400 Nm is content with an average fuel consumption of 6.2 litres/100 km. It is coupled with front-wheel drive and manual transmission. The key data: 0 - 100 km / h in 8.6 seconds, top speed 230 km h /
The entry-level engine in the diesel engines is the 125 kW (170 hp) 2.0 TDI (also available until the fall): Its average fuel consumption will amount to 5.6 litres/100 km. It produces 125 kW (170 hp) and 350 Nm of torque to bring the crankshaft. This is enough to the Cabriolet in 9.3 seconds to 100 km / h and to accelerate in the top 222 km / h fast to make.
Start-stop premiere at Audi
The two 2.0 TFSI engines and the 2.0 TDI engine have in conjunction with the six-speed manual transmission, the first start-stop system from Audi on board. If the Cabriolet has come at a red light or a stop intersection, the shift lever is in the neutral position and the driver's foot has left the clutch pedal, the engine control unit.
In the central instrument cluster display a corresponding message appears. On a slope or a slope, the braking system is replaced by the braking pressure is maintained automatically - unless the slope would be greater than ten percent. The engine starts again when the driver depresses the clutch. A particularly strong starter done according to Audi this process in about two tenths of a second. It is faster, quieter and more comfortable than its competitors. "Unlike competitive products, our start-stop system works not only to plus 3 degrees Celsius, it meets even at minus 10 degrees Celsius yet its function," says Michael Dick. Only in the early warm-up phase of the engine, the system is not active, so the engine oil, and the interior will warm faster.
Analysis of energy flows in car
On average, reduces the start-stop system, the consumption by about 0.2 liters per 100 km, which corresponds to approximately five grams of CO2/km. It is standard with the "driver information system with efficiency program" coupled. This presents the central display means all of the data which are relevant for the consumption. A key feature is the revised gearshift indicator. It displays prominently, if it makes sense to change gear, and uses different sizes and colors. Furthermore, the new efficiency program continuously analyzes the energy flows in the car and shows the need of large electrical loads such as air conditioning or rear window defroster to detail. If necessary, the system gives the driver tips useful - for example, close to the air conditioner in the window panes.
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