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Audi to unveil the A5 convertible in October
By Yoann Besnard on 28 April 2008 | 
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Audi has announced it will unveil the A5 convertible at the next Paris Motor Show in October of this year.
After the new Q5, Audi will add another variant to the A4/A5 family by launching a convertible version from the A5 coupé. Unlike the BMW 3-Series, Audi won’t switch to folding roof and will use a traditional canvas on the A5. As expected, the A5 convertible will be available with the same engine range as the coupé.
The A5 convertible is a milestone fro the carmaker which decided to build the new model at its Neckarsulm plant in Germany alongside the coupé while previous models were and still are being built by Karmann. Karmann has started to build the A4 convertible in 2002 and has built 200,000 cars since then. The loss of the Audi A5 convertible contract is a real blow for the German coachbuilder which suffers from Indian and Chinese competition.
