Audi A5 review

There are three trims available on the A5: Sport, S line and Edition 1, each available with all four engine combos you can get from launch (the plug-in hybrids will come later). Audi's first A5s arrive in a Launch Edition spec that's similar to S line; its absence on the configurator suggests you've already missed the boat.

The cheapest car is the 148bhp petrol in Sport trim at £41,950, S line adds just over £2k and Edition 1 is another £5k on top of that at £49,100. Want the Avant? That’s the same range, but £1,900 on top.

What will the other engines cost?

The 201bhp petrol starts at £44,290 in Sport spec and the diesel engine comes in at £46,950 in the same trim. Want that engine with quattro four-wheel drive? That’ll be £48,475. The most expensive car in the standard range is the diesel AWD model in Edition 1 spec at £55,625.

What do the trims get me?

Sport trim brings 18in alloys, LED lights front and rear, heated front seats, three-zone climate control, the 14.5in central touchscreen and 11.9in digital instrument panel, 360-degree parking sensors, rear camera, adaptive cruise and a host of fancy safety tech to help stop you crashing into things. 

S line adds 19in wheels, sports suspension lowered by 20mm, squircle steering wheel and some styling tweaks on the outside.

Top-spec Edition 1 gets 20in alloys, matrix LED headlights, the (daft) 10.9in passenger touchscreen, an upgraded parking camera with top view, plus microfibre interior accents and exterior styling upgrades.

Worth considering if you’re going to be spending a lot of time in the car is the £2,495 Sound & Vision pack, which includes a Bang & Olufsen 3D sound system, head-up display, fancy ambient lights and beefed up USB sockets in the cabin.

Which one should I go for?

Company car drivers will no doubt want to wait until the A5 PHEV (try saying that over and over) comes along, but we’d go for an entry spec 201bhp petrol and throw in that Sound & Vision pack. Happy days.