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What: Audi's all new midsize coupe
What's new: Everything; the A5 marks Audi's return to the midsize-coupe segment
What's hot: Body as sleek as Heidi Klum's, Iron Man headlights, intelligent and demure interior
What's not: Fast curves don't quite match the drive, extras are extra
Base price: $41,200
Hollywood is amusing from the behind the wheel of the new Audi A5. Ka-thunk the door behind you and all that is loud and colorful is immediately hushed, but still -- like a silent picture show.
On normally bustling Sunset Boulevard, traffic and pedestrians seem to tiptoe by -- though more than a few heads turn as the A5 passes. Pull into the parking lot of Trader Joe's and eyebrows rise, elbows nudge ribs, fingers point. Keep the windows up, you'll often be greeted by mouths forming appreciative smiles and soundless coos. Quite a feat in car savvy LA-LA-land.
Full Article: 2009 Audi A5 - Quick Drive - Motor Trend
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