2008 Audi A5

Audi's 2008 A5 coupe is the latest vehicle to join the German automaker's expanding product portfolio. The first of several Audis that will reportedly share the vehicle's underpinnings (the next-gen A4 and its variants and upcoming Q5 are the others), A5's top-of-the-line engine is a revised 3.2-liter V-6, direct fuel-injection block pushing out 265 horsepower and 243 lb-ft of torque, which Audi claims will move the coupe from 0 to 62 mph in 6.1 seconds when mated to a six-speed manual. A 1.8-liter direct injection four cylinder delivering 170 horsepower will also be available. Mated to the A5's engine will be a six-speed manual, automatic or Audi's multitronic continuously variable transmission depending upon the configuration, with either front or quattro all-wheel-drive packages. Expect a drop-top version sometime after first U.S. deliveries late this year.