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Like an Olympian, the S5 is pure athlete, but in a sexy body. Its A4 DNA was a good start, but the good looks push it into an entirely different realm.

Its high-tech features will make you feel ready for LeMans, and its luxurious exterior and interior will get you noticed wherever you go. While the S5 convertible is an all-new vehicle in Audi’s lineup, really, it’s the same as it ever was, only better.

The Audi S5 offers up an enticing blend of modern design, neck bending looks, outstanding comfort and stomp-on-the-throttle performance. Few cars in this price range will get you so many looks and return such driving pleasure.

Positioned between BMW 335i and M3 in both performance and price, the Audi S5 is a lot of car for the money. And without doubt one of the world’s most beautiful coupes.

A $50,000 car should never be this powerful and smooth and fierce looking. The Audi S5 does not so much jolt forward as elegantly uncork, like champagne.

Compared to other convertibles in its class, the Audi S5 Cabriolet offers all-wheel drive, more space, stunning looks, and a good balance of power and mileage.

For most — nay, virtually all — street-going needs, the Audi S5’s combination of suspension firmness, sensational grip from the performance radials and all-wheel-drive versatility will more than suffice.

Sleek, sophisticated and quite fast, the Audi S5 carves a stealthy presence among the sporty showboats in its class.

The 2010 Audi S5 is one of the best choices to sustain the passion of driving while still delivering sophistication to satisfy more mature expectations. It’s as if Audi took the premise of the great American muscle car and dressed it up in a well-tailored suit.

Among the big three German luxury carmakers, Audi has always been the artist of the group. Anyone looking for a high-performance, four-passenger convertible that’s high on style and comfort will want to take a good look at the 2010 Audi S5.

Choosing Audi’s S5 means you value the slick dual-clutch transmission and Quattro all-wheel drive more than the quietness of the BMW 335’s power-folding hardtop.

The new Audi S5 Cabriolet is an outstanding car. It has exceptional engine performance, wonderful handling characteristics, excellent cabin appointments, superior trunk room and the versatility of a usable back seat in one package, albeit an expensive one.