Audi will expand its A4 line to include an A5 coupe and cabriolet for the 2008 model year, according to Automobile Magazine. The A5 cabrio will sport a cloth top, which Audi chief Martin Winterkorn maintains is better suited to the brand’s image than a retractable metal roof. Winterkorn’s sentiment is apparently shared by others in the auto world, including BMW, who chose to make the up-market 6-series convertible a ragtop. The new A4 and its two-door A5 sibling will be more aggressively styled, with taut, slab-sided sheetmetal, broad shoulders, and a more prominent version of the new grille. A stiffer platform with better steering, weight distribution, and a rear-biased torque split will spearhead Audi’s attempt to take on the 3-series. A5 rendering courtesy Auto Bild.

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