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Refined, versatile, handsome...and slightly characterless. Very neat

• Comfort

  Possibly a little firm given the pretention to basking along - especially on the lowered sports suspension option - and there's a bit of a draught when you don't have the wind deflector in place. Problem with that is that you either have breezy motoring with the kids or cover up the back seats with the deflector and go solo or parents-only. The ‘acoustic' hood works well at all but eliminating wind noise as well. Other than that you'll be better with the larger engines simply because they work less hard and generally pleased because this is one sorted soft-top. 

  

• Performance

  You get the 1.8-litre and 2.0-litre TFSI petrol engines, and a pair of diesel engines in 2.0-litre flavour (173bhp and 200bhp) and 3.0-litre (240bhp). That last engine mated to quattro hits 62mph in just 6.3 seconds, while returning 47.9mpg.

  

• Cool

  In the right spec, with the right driver, this could be one of the coolest ‘normal' cars of the year. Still manages to be understated yet quite flash - a hard trick to pull off.  

  

• Quality

  It's quite dull to keep re-iterating the point, but Audi really does pay attention to the quality and build of its cars. The A5 Cabriolet is no exception - even the ‘acoustic' fabric hood really does work and there's a measure of tactility that is missing even on other ‘premium' marques.  

  

• Handling

  Does everything competently enough, and there's a general feel of engineering integrity built into the car's DNA. Expect a slightly jiggly ride, though one compounded with lots of grip and agility, especially the quattro versions.

  

• Practicality

  Even if it starts to rain when you're on the move, you can raise or lower the fabric hood at speeds up to 30mph. That makes the A5 Cab more practical for the UK at least, where extended periods of ‘shine are hen's teeth. There's also genuine space for four and their luggage, even if getting in through the two-door only aperture can be a bit of a faff with the roof up. 

  

• Running costs

  The big diesel will get over 45mpg, the smaller petrol a touch more, and insurance isn't bad on the lower cars (but beware the S5). Residuals are predicted to be strong, and servicing average. Pretty much as you expected, then.

  

Article source: www.topgear.com

An admirable effort to bring the engineering values of one of Germany finest carmakers to a wider audience. Poor suspension lets it down.

• Comfort

  Over small bumps the ride is pretty lumpy, especially in the S-Line models. Over bigger potholes and ridges it has a travel that the Mini lacks, so never really punishes you.

  

• Performance

  The A1 comes with three turbocharged engines - 1.2 and 1.4 petrols, plus a 1.6 diesel. The latter is a bit gruff and none too lively. In a car with sports ambitions, 0-62mph in 10.5 secs doesn't really cut it. But at least the torque spread is wide and even, so you can relax about timing your gearshifts. Only five gears in the 'box too, and a slow shift with it. Luckily, things are better on the petrol front: the 122bhp 1.4 TSi is much more agreeable and has a lowdown torque, a sweetness high up and easily beats a petrol Mini Cooper for real-world acceleration, thanks to its turbo.

  

• Cool

  Fsahionistas will love it, but it's just a Polo with a posh badge on the nose.

  

• Quality

  The cabin is beautifully made and solid, but it's all a bit conservative, unless you tart it up with some of the expensive alternative colours for the seats, air-vent bezels and centre console.

  

• Handling

  This car has a gummy, unenthusiastic suspension. It's got none of the vivacity you find in a Mini or DS3. It's vicefree and stable, feeling more like an A4-sized car really. The steering is accurate but overdamped, and it turns out Audi took over the Polo's platform and simple suspension pretty much wholesale. The only suspension components they altered were the elastic parts: springs, dampers and bushes. It sits lower and the track is wider because of different wheels, bit it just feels over-tyred and unsophisticated. Grippy but unengaging. We prefer the more fluent honesty of the Polo.

  

• Practicality

  The A1 is a three-door only but rear space is good for two while access into the back is excellent. The bootspace is better than a Mini's but that's not saying much. A Citroen DS3 has far more. That's especially true with the diesel, whose boot is eaten up by a rear-mounted battery to balance out the weight distribution.

  

• Running costs

  Every model offers excellent running costs, with low CO2 emissions and high fuel economy. Best is the 1.6 TDI with 105g/km and 70.6mpg, but both the 1.2 and 1.4 twin-clutch auto duck 120g/km.

  

Article source: www.topgear.com

Comfortable interior, good engines, neat detailing, zero excitement. Oh dear.

• Comfort

  The ride isn't hard (except with the S-Line chassis), but it's annoyingly clumpy, letting you know all the time how hard it's working. There are optional adaptive dampers, but you probably shouldn't bother. If you're really looking for improvement in this department, buy a different car.

  

• Performance

  The base 138bhp diesel with FWD and a manual gets along OK, but most people will get the same 2.0-litre diesel uprated to 175bhp and with quattro drive. It's an impressively quiet installation. The petrol is Audi's 2.0-litre TFSI quattro set-up, in 168bhp and 208bhp outputs. They're smooth, and the 208bhp one is brisk. 

  

• Cool

  Not distinctive enough to mark you out at a driver of, erm, distinction. So no, then.

  

• Quality

  Despite being a smallified Q5, it's still built like an Audi, and so the cabin quality and attention to detail is very, very impressive.

  

• Handling

  Much of the suspension is as per the Volkswagen Tiguan's, because it's tougher than what's under an A3 and can cope with medium-duty off-roading. The cornering's surprisingly capable if you don't mind the dead electric power steering.

  

• Practicality

  Thanks to its engine being mounted transversely, it doesn't actually give up that much space to its larger Q5 sibling. Boot capacity is 460 litres with the seats up, and 1,365 litres with the seats down, comparing unfavourably with the BMW X3's 500/1,600-litre split. Even the Evoque gets 1,445 litres of down-seat space.

  

• Running costs

  Choose the 2.0-litre TDI and you'll benefit from 54.3mpg and 138g/km of CO2, both better figures than an equivalent BMW X3 with a 2.0-litre diesel (50.4mpg and 149g/km). You only lose 2mpg and 5g/km of CO2 if you plump for the 211bhp 2.0-litre TFSI (36.7mpg and 179g/km of CO2), while still good for a 6.9 second 0-62mph dash.