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This is a discussion on Cabrio Tests - Audi A5 vs BMW 3 within the Internal Combustion forums, part of the Website Forums category; 3er all the way. But the A5 cabrio is a nice looking car. It's just so heavy and slow....

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Audi A5 Cabrio 21 35.00%
BMW 3 Series Cabrio 39 65.00%
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Old 05-12-2009, 06:46 AM   #11
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3er all the way. But the A5 cabrio is a nice looking car. It's just so heavy and slow.
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Old 05-12-2009, 05:36 PM   #12
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I prefer 3 series for many reasons. I would take the Audi for 1 reason only, otherwise its boring to look at. Its like a larger A3 cabriolet.
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Old 05-12-2009, 05:54 PM   #13
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3er all the way. But the A5 cabrio is a nice looking car. It's just so heavy and slow.
Hmmm, something's amiss here. A5 has a soft roof and is lighter: 1660 kg for the 2.0 TDI model they tested VS the BMWs 1730 kg for the 320d.

Also, the quoted 0-100 km/h figures do not match the official quotes:
A5 9.3s
3er 8.6s

Only thing quoted right is the top speed.
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Old 05-12-2009, 06:35 PM   #14
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I'll take the BMW.

Recently saw the new Audi A5 Cabrio on the street and it looks terrible. The regular A5/S5 coupe is one of the hottest cars on the road but the convertible just doesn't work for me.
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Hard to vote here.

The A5 would get my vote for its beautiful clean design, and for its sexy soft-top.

However, I can't get over its ugly, cheap interior. I was blown away at how bad it really is, couldn't believe my eyes and hand. I'm sensitive in that area, and really here the new-gen Audis are nowhere near the splendid interior they once had.

The Beemer has a better interior (by far), but looks heavier than its beautiful coupe-sibling. And I am no fan of folding hard-tops on big cabrios.

However, the BMW engineering integrity (RWD among others), the motors, and the nicer interior get my vote.

The A5 is gorgeous. Sensational design, especially in S-guise where it has no real competition for me in that area.
Pity its interior is not on-par. Pity it's no RWD.

Sorry, this time I'll go for the Beemer.
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