2017 Audi A5 2.0 TDI Quattro Review | Diesel Coupe Lacks Sportiness Of Petrol Siblings
Sex and sensibilities don’t always combine, but the 2017 Audi A5 2.0 TDI quattro coupe attempts to prove that they can co-exist.
This premium medium coupe manages to look both elegant and subtly aggressive. The shape is sleek, from the low and wide nose to the bootlid’s slight ducktail lip, while the side character lines that wave over subtly-pumped side haunches and the bonnet creases both add – to use designer-speak – some much-needed tension.
Yet behind the scenes lurks a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine that claims to drink a Toyota Prius-challenging 4.6 litres per 100 kilometres on the official fuel consumption combined cycle, while standard AdBlue additives reduce particulate emissions.
Fashion with frugality, then, is clearly the remit of this A5 coupe model grade.
Vehicle Style: Sports coupe
Price: $73,900 (plus on-road costs)
Engine/trans: 140kW/400Nm 2.0 four-cylinder turbo-diesel | seven-speed dual-clutch
Fuel Economy Claimed: 4.6 l/100km | Tested: 6.9 l/100km
OVERVIEW
Priced from $73,900 plus on-road costs, the A5 2.0 TDI quattro is the least expensive all-wheel drive-equipped more grade available.
It adds $4000 over the entry-level A5 2.0 TFSI front-wheel drive model grade that boasts a same-sized engine and identical 140kW power output, but requires petrol rather than diesel. That's why this more expensive model also makes a healthier 400Nm of torque versus 320Nm for the more affordable of the Audi coupe pair.