REVIEW

The old shape Audi S5 was a very popular car for many reasons – subtle looks, AWD, powerful yet fairly frugal engine, practical with a fantastic high quality interior. Audi knew that they didn’t want to mess with such a successful formula, so for the new model it’s more of the same – the looks have got added curves but combined with some razor sharp crease lines, the V6 engine now has 351bhp and the interior is even better than before. The dash gets Audi’s Virtual Cockpit, so there’s a fully configurable screen instead of dials and the rest of the design is seriously slick. Thanks to the use of turbos instead of a supercharger it’ll now get almost 40mpg too. A car for all situations and all seasons. ** Cash alternative: 80% of the ex-VAT UK RRP **