29/08/2008 11:11. The ringmasters at Audi have launched new model series into a highly charged market segment. The new A5 coupe skillfully blends Audi's strong design cues with exhilarating driving performance capability while managing to combine generous levels of refinement and sophistication. The look is elegant, dynamic and racy, sitting low and hugging the road.

Power is generated by a muscular, 3.2-liter FSI V6 engine that generates 265 horsepower 6500 rpm and 243 pound-feet of torque in a range from 3250 to 5000 rpm. The engine mates to either a six-speed manual gearbox or to Audi's six-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission with wheel-mounted paddle shifters. Motive force is then transferred through newly developed high-precision running gear, not the least of which is Audi's Quattro... // San Francisco Chronicle