First Drive: The 2025 Audi A5 Is Enjoyable to Drive but Lacks Excitement
From the bland exterior and interior to an overabundance of tech and a balky transmission, the new model doesn’t stand out among the competition
The 2025 Audi A5 is the result of Audi consolidating two models in the process of redesigning its compact luxury car. For the North American market, the German automaker dropped the A4 sedan, convertible, and wagon body styles, choosing to go with just the Sportback, a sleeker four-door car with a sloping tailgate that opens like a hatchback.
It isn’t a particular surprise as automakers end the production of sedans because consumers continue to snap up SUVs. Adding a bit of confusion to the changes, the remaining inventory of the current-generation A4, A4 Allroad, S4, and A5, S5, and RS 5 Sportback are being sold as 2025 models alongside the new-generation A5 and S5, which are also 2025 models.
