Does anyone know why you cannot order and A5 Cabriolet or an S5 Cabriolet with a manual transmission while you can order a A5 or an S5 coupe with one? Does this make any sense to anyone out there?

Audi, C'mon man!!!

 

I guess they figure with the top down you need one hand to steer and the other to wave.

 

lmfao..

 

They probably do it to keep costs down. Does the Cabriolet have more than 6 speeds? I don't think they make a 7 or 8 speed manual shifter. Take the Tiptronic, it has some of the glory of a manual shifter.

The 2.0 L Turbo is well paired for a Tiptronic with 8 speeds, but overpriced. Hell Chrysler and Subaru give it to you for cheap. I drove a Q5 with this pairing and it was an eye-opener. I did think it had the 3.2L engine, for the first trip until I looked @ the logo. So don't worry. All will be good.

I wish they put paddles on the steering wheel for shifting, as on the A3.

 

Take a look at the 8-sp thread on the B8 A4 forum. Some complaining about "hard" downshifts, and other problems.