This right-hand-drive A5 Cabriolet prototype spotted
during cold weather testing in Scandinavia doesn’t quite manage to surprise us
with anything out of the ordinary. That’s because it features the same styling
changes as its five-door sibling.
At the front, the 4 Series Convertible rival gets a
reshaped grille with a 3-D look and honeycomb inserts, new full-LED headlights,
as well as a refreshed bumper with repositioned fog lights and different
surrounding trim. At the rear, the LED taillamps gain a new light signature that places
the A5 Cabriolet in line with some of the brand’s latest models such as the A6
and A7 Sportback. The rear bumper also gets redesigned and now features flat
tailpipe trims instead of the current model’s round exhausts.
The only visible changes from the side are the
sharper creases on the door sills. Our photographers weren’t able to take
interior shots but previous reports claim the 2020 A5 will get an updated
infotainment system similar to the one found in the new A6 and A7 Sportback,
improved materials, and possibly new connectivity and safety tech.
Some powertrain updates are to be expected as well,
although nothing has been confirmed so far. Normally, the facelifted Audi A5
Cabriolet should debut after the updated A4, likely in late 2019-early 2020.
