The market town of Pershore...
The market town of Pershore is hardly Ferrari’s base in Maranello, but it’s here in rural Worcestershire that Matt Neal’s championship-winning Team Dynamics outfit is gearing up for its latest BTCC title defence.
This week"s magazine...
This week"s magazine has the first pictures of the cars, developed with the help of information smuggled out of the German company"s HQ. Both are based on a revised A4 platform, and the styling has been inspired by the Nuvolari concept, which wowed the crowds at the 2003 Geneva Motor Show.
Audi"s top brass hope the combination of gorgeous looks, four-wheel drive and a strong engine range will build on the success of the newcomer"s smaller TT stablemate. Expected to take on sports coup탩s such as the 3-Series and CLK, the A5 pair will be offered with the 2.0-litre turbo FSI engine, as seen in the new Golf GTI, a 2.0 TDI oil-burner, petrol and diesel V6s and a range-topping 4.2 V8 FSI, which will be given the S5 badge. Both DSG and conventional manual gearboxes will be available, tuned to offer a sportier drive.
Set to cost from í‚á£35,000, the more upmarket cars will take the place of a planned A4 coup탩, which has been axed. It"s understood this model got to prototype stage, before bosses shelved it.