2010 Audi S5 Cabriolet - First Drive Review - Car and Driver

Less than a year later, downsizing is here: The Audi S5 cabriolet will be among the first vehicles to hit the market with significantly reduced engine displacement and fuel consumption compared with the model it replaces. Audi claims the V-6 delivers nearly identical performance and 20 percent better overall fuel economy compared with the V-8. Less Power, but the Same Torque as the V-8. The S5 cabriolet’s 333 hp is 21 fewer than the coupe’s V-8, but each engine... The supercharged engine has more grunt at low rpms, though, and Audi claims the S5 sprints just as quickly to 62 mph as it would with the V-8: an estimated 5. 6 seconds. , the S5 cabriolet will be available only with a seven-speed dual-clutch manumatic that Audi calls S tronic. Audi officials say they couldn’t bring a manual S5 cabriolet to the States because the handful of people who might special-order one doesn’t justify the expense associated with importing it. The S5 coupe still is available with a manual. The S5 cabriolet comes standard with Quattro all-wheel drive with a 60-percent nominal rear torque bias. Optional is Audi’s new active torque-vectoring rear differential, a system that can spin the outside rear tire faster than the inside wheel to help the car turn. Source: www.caranddriver.com