Audi S5 Cabriolet Arrives Next Year

Audi S5 artist interpretation

According to InsideLine the A5 Cabriolet will arrive spring 2009 as a 2008 model, which is old news already. A quick look at the holy grail of leaked documents, Audi rollout schedule by 2012, somewhat confirms this. Additionally, the A5/S5 Cabriolet is expected to make it's public debut at Paris this September and the vehicle will be produced by long time VW Group convertible manufacturer, Karmann. The A5 and S5 cabriolets will receive a folding soft top similar to the tops in use for the A3 Cabriolet while powertrain options remain the same including the 4.2 liter V8 in the S5 coupe. It seems InsideLine may have forced the story to showcase the rendering of the S5 with it's roof chopped off, however, we are glad they did, because its pretty sweet nonetheless.

Source: InsideLine

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illest813

i see..

May 29, 2008 3:31 pm

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FastLane

It wouldve been better with a hardtop!

May 29, 2008 4:30 pm

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wills2007

will they bother making a new A4 convertible if there's an A5?

May 29, 2008 9:40 pm

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kevoluetion

I dont see why not, 3 series and 6 series have convertibles, and u have your CLK and SL

May 30, 2008 12:10 am

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afterace2

actually the A5 is basicly the A4 coupe variant, so if they will make it a cabrio then I don't see any point of making A4 cabrio which would differ only in the front design. 6 series and SL are different car classes.

May 30, 2008 8:32 am

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Pentium

hardtop will be better!

May 29, 2008 10:20 pm

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xenomorph

Hard tops are not better as some think. They take up significantly more room that a soft top and they are also much heavier which increases the overall weight of the car leading to increased fuel consumption and decreased performance. I'd rather a soft top to a hard top anyday.

May 30, 2008 6:13 am

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afterace2

and I think a soft top looks sleeker and more stylish. A hard top suit 2 seater roadsters like the SLK, but it doesn't look as good on a 4 seater cabrio like this or a 3 series. I think Audi is taking a risky (against all the competition), but a good move.

May 30, 2008 8:30 am

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Triou

Hardtop is more marketing that anything else. I'd rather have a softtop than a hardtop. Quicker to fold and doesn't require deformed cars that look stupid with the roof up to fit. Plus its lighter! Go audi!

June 1, 2008 6:31 pm

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st_efano

do you guys can explain to me the differences between cabriolet and convertible??

June 11, 2008 4:17 pm

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st_efano

I prefer hardtop, because it looks better. But if the color of the canvas is the same with the car, than it's still acceptable. black canvas on red car would be awful

June 11, 2008 4:39 pm

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