Road Test
Audi A5
Test date 25 July 2007
Price as tested £33,735
For Cabin ambience, refinement, punchy engine, different looks
Against Limited rear headroom, tyre noise, snatchy clutch pedal
How much ?
- Price as tested £33,735
- Price as tested £41,635
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.2 sec
- 0-60mph 6.4 sec
- 0-100mph 16.6 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
5.9 sec
- 0-400m
14.9 / 94.4 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
27.1 / 119.8 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
3 / 5.2
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
4.3 / 6.5 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
6.1 sec
- 60-0mph
2.7 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
66 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
32.4 mpg
- Test best/worst
42.6 / 14
Government figures
- Combined/urban
22.8 / 32.1 mpg
- CO2 emissions
172 g/km
How big?
- Length
4625 mm
- Width
1854 mm
- Height
1372 mm
- Wheelbase
2751 mm
- Weight
1610 kg
- Fuel tank
64.0 litres
Engine
- Layout V6 cyls Vee , 2967 cc
- Max power 237 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 369 ft at 1500 rpm
- Specific output 79.9bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 147bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 83.0x91.4 mm
- Compression ratio 16.8:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.67 / 5.4
- 2nd 2.05 / 9.7
- 3rd 1.28 / 15.6
- 4th 0.88 / 22.6
- 5th 0.66 / 30.2
- 6th 0.558 / 35.7
- Final drive 3.89
Suspension
- Front no data
- Rear no data
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion
- Lock to lock 3.00
Brakes
- Front no data
- Rear no data
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 7.5J x 17 Alloy in
- Size rear 7.5J x 17 Alloy in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 225/50 R17
- Tyres rear 225/50 R17
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