Automotive Trends

The Audi S5 has been a success since debuting way back in 2007, and Audi has done nothing but polish the edges each year since, so it’s no surprise that any contender in the large Sports Coupe segment will have to dethrone the S5 first. Considering the design is holding up so well even eight years on, we’re not sure anybody can beat the slinky two-door on looks. Yes, the interior design is restrained, but the interior materials are still premium, MMI is polished, and the seats, shifter, gauges and flat bottom steering wheel are wins in our book. When you consider the invisible quattro all-wheel drive system, strong brakes and silken supercharged 3.0-liter V6 the mystery of the S5’s staying power starts to fade. We think any automaker who can offer a beautiful, fast coupe that’s priced on this side of attainable could replicate the S5’s success. Until someone gets around to doing that, we’ll be glad to put a few more miles on the standard bearer.