Audi A5 Cabriolet

The good: Audi's new navigation system has the most beautiful maps in the business, and route guidance functions are excellent. suspension technology in the 2010 A5 Cabriolet makes the car fun in the corners.

The bad: The convertible top ruins the styling of the A5, and the engine feels a little weak providing the power to exploit the handling.

The bottom line: With its high cabin, the 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet is a comfortable cruiser, but it is not powerful enough to drive like a sports car.

he Audi A5 is a stunningly beautiful coupe with excellent power and performance. Unfortunately, the 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet is not that car. In an effort to please drop-top lovers, Audi cut the roof off of the A5 Coupe, an element that accounted for the majority of this model's looks. The cloth top taking its place has a humdrum style, merely purpose of covering the occupants' heads.

In a further blow, the 3.2-liter V-6, still an option in the hard-top A5 Coupe, isn't available with the 2010 A5 Cabriolet. Instead, Audi uses a turbocharged 2-liter fou We appreciate the use of turbocharging to get performance out of a small engine, and we wanted to like the high-tech power plant in the A5 Cabriolet. But the engine lacked thrust needed to push past that big rig on the highway, or make good use of the car's advanced handling technology in the corners.