Road Test
Audi A5
Test date 01 August 2009
Price as tested £41,265
For Classy image, effortless performance, brilliant cabin, good practicality
Against Overly firm ride, hefty kerb weight, too expensive, shallow boot
How much ?
- Price as tested £41,265
- Price as tested £48,540
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.8 sec
- 0-60mph 7.1 sec
- 0-100mph 20.2 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
6.6 sec
- 0-400m
15.7 / 90.5 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
28.6 / 112.6 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
2.89 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
69 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
33.6 mpg
- Test best/worst
38.1 / 12.2
Government figures
- Combined/urban
41.5 / 33.2 mpg
- CO2 emissions
179 g/km
How big?
- Length
4625 mm
- Width
1854 mm
- Height
1383 mm
- Wheelbase
2751 mm
- Weight
1860 kg
- Fuel tank
65.0 litres
Engine
- Layout V6 cyls Vee , 2967 cc
- Max power 237 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 369 ft at 1500 rpm
- Specific output 79.9 bhp per litre
- Power to weight 127 bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 83.0x91.4 mm
- Compression ratio 16.8:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 7-speed Automatic
- 1st 3.69 / 5.4
- 2nd 2.24 / 8.9
- 3rd 1.56 / 12.8
- 4th 1.17 / 17
- 5th 0.91 / 21.8
- 6th 0.74 / 26.8
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front Five link, upper and lower wishbones, anti-roll bar
- Rear Independent-wheel, trapezoidal-link with resiliently mounted subframe, anti roll bar
Steering
- Type Speed dependent electro-mechanical power steering
- Lock to lock no data
Brakes
- Front no data
- Rear no data
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 7.5J x 17'' '7-arm' Alloy in
- Size rear 7.5J x 17'' '7-arm' Alloy in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 255/50 R17
- Tyres rear 255/50 R17
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