Popular Mechanics (via Autoblog) reports that they sat down with Audi of America's Executive Vice President, John De Nysschen and talked about the soon to be released (European release in Spring of 2007, American release will probably be soon after) Most of the information is already known, but this is a confirmation from an official source. He said that the A5 would be bigger than the BMW 3 series but smaller than the BMW 6 series, with closest competitor being the Mercedes Benz CLK. It will be available with a V8 and two six speed gearboxes (manual and automatic) and a seven speed DSG (or S-Tronic as Audi has called it lately), this is the transmission that most agree is the best automated manual on the market, it will now come with 7 speeds and will handle more power than ever. The biggest news is of course the new platform; the engine will now be behind the front wheels. So far, it looks like the A5 will be one amazing vehicle and will give its established competition a fair fight.
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