Wherever premium automotive design and world-class performance meet, you’ll find Audi USA. Case in point: the 2025 Audi A5. This signature Sportback® sedan isn’t just nice to look at—it’s also at the forefront of comfort, infotainment, and performance in its class. Audi Santa Monica compares it to the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, for a closer look at just how good the Audi A5 is.
Comfort
The Audi A5 is proof that beauty isn’t just skin-deep. Its interior is one of the most upscale in the luxury sedan class, blending spaciousness, comfort, and premium materials and surfaces to support a first-class driving experience. Additionally, the cabin of this new Audi sedan is whisper-quiet. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class lacks the same level of comfort, and its ergonomics—for example, getting in and out of the car—are a tad rough.
Infotainment
Few automakers can match the Audi brand’s MMI® touch display. This sleek, wraparound Virtual Cockpit® consists of an 11.9-inch digital instrument panel and a 14.5-inch touchscreen. Plus, the Prestige trim equips a 10.9-inch MMI passenger display. As for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, its touchscreen tops out at 11.9 inches and it doesn’t offer a passenger display, either as standard or optional. Moreover, while the Audi A5 boasts an available Bang & Olufsen® 20-speaker, 810-watt sound system, the best audio for the Mercedes-Benz model is a 15-speaker, 710-watt Burmester system.
Performance
Under the hood of the Audi A5 resides a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine capable of 268 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. It also produces a bullet-quick 5.6-second zero-to-60 mph time, which you can experience first-hand during a test drive at our Santa Monica, CA, Audi dealership. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class also equips a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, but it maxes out at 255 horsepower and can only reach 60 mph in 6.0 seconds, making it considerably slower than the Audi model.
Drive the 2025 Audi A5 in Santa Monica, CA
Check out our online new car inventory for availability, explore our latest Audi lease programs, and then visit Audi Santa Monica to test-drive the 2025 Audi A5. Gripping performance, cutting-edge infotainment tech, and a sumptuous cabin raise this luxury sedan higher than its rivals—see it for yourself firsthand.