After months of speculations and spy shots, Audi has finally taken the wraps of its S5 Convertible. The S5 Convertible will take up the slack left by the exiting A4 Cabriolet and give those wanting open-air motoring another alternative to the TT Convertible.
Unlike the trend in the luxury drop top segment, Audi will forgo a heavy retractable hard top in favor of a lighter and more conventional soft top. Because of the choice, the S5 Convertible will offer 11.3 cubic feet of cargo room with the top down.
Although the fixed-roof version of the S5 does with Audi’s 4.2L V8, the S5 Convertible will use the same supercharged V6 found in the new S4, generating 333 horsepower. The new six-pot engine will be available with either a six-speed manual or a seven-speed automatic.
The S5 Convertible is slated to make its world debut at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, with U.S. sales set to begin in the second half of 2009 as a 2010 model.
12/02, 6:50 PM
posted by:
carbonsigma
SEXY.
12/02, 7:16 PM
posted by:
nicetry
I’m sure this means the hardtop will be getting the SC V6 as well. Looks good with the top down for sure but most softtops look like **** when they’re up, I’d take a hardtop any day.
12/02, 7:28 PM
posted by:
howsmydriving
The advantage of the convertible S5 is that with top down, a better view is to be had of the dumb ass who made the poor decision to purchase this turkey.
12/02, 8:01 PM
posted by:
A4
soft top? great! supercharged six? yes! six speed manual? perfect!
they couldnt have done this one any better.
12/02, 9:53 PM
posted by:
Captain Crunch
I’m not an Audi fan at all but…that is a sweet lookin’ ride, it completely kills the competition.
12/02, 11:15 PM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
i really love this car, the blue matches this really well. i just wish it had a gated shifter like the r8! i love gated shifters
12/02, 11:19 PM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
isn’t this a little under powerd? i mean the new infiniti g37 sedan has 328hp from a non-supercharged v6
12/03, 12:48 AM
posted by:
A4
yeah but look at the TORQUE, then the interior, the styling, the details, the quattro… its just not G37 material.
12/03, 12:50 AM
posted by:
A4
not to mention that its a 3.0l versus a 3.7, and this engine is going to have an infinitely broader tuning spectrum for the aftermarket.
12/03, 2:18 AM
posted by:
Jason
LLN gets the facts wrong again as usual. According to Audi’s press release the car won’t go on-sale until fall ‘09 as a 2010 model. HOW STUPID IS THAT TO MAKE THE ON-SALE OF A CONVERTIBLE AT THE BEGINNING OF WINTER???!!! MORONS!
http://www.audiusanews.com/newsrelease.do;jsessionid=55EBE13DF86AE4359F91A3995E18D838?id=1131
12/03, 7:58 AM
posted by:
JohnnyBlazE
Nice… Looks good and A4 is right - soft top just works with audi convertibles imho.. as well as a 6 speed manual and a suped v6 it will be a sweet ride…
12/03, 9:27 AM
posted by:
nkay
once again , audi schooling everyone on how its done. dead bang undeniably beautiful design from the germans. It doesnt matter which a3,4,5, 6 or 8 you make delivery on this season, theyre all great to stare at. Heres hoping the engineering lives up to the aesthetics.
12/03, 2:37 PM
posted by:
A4
dont forget the Q7