49: Audi A5 – Better to drive than before and still as handsome

You can always count on Audi to skilfully re-work a success story into something even better, and the A5 is the proof of that ability.

The original car was George-Clooney-handsome, but a little underwhelming to drive, so this new one keeps most of the original’s styling cues (with a slightly more square-edged effect for modernity) but ramps up the driving experience.

It’s not as good to drive as either a BMW 4 Series or a Mercedes C-Class Coupe, but it’s good enough to do the job this time. Interior is more or less lifted from the A4 saloon, which is a touch disappointing, but it’s objectively excellent.

Five-door fastback Sportback is the one to have - just as good looking as the two-door, but much more practical. Incoming 450hp RS5 quattro should be a devastating all-weather interceptor.