Kris Hansen

Kelley Blue Book’s 5-Year Cost to Own Awards honor 2015 vehicles with the lowest projected ownership costs
2015 Audi A5 wins Luxury Car category
Awards exist to help shoppers make more informed new-car buying decisions

jsausley

And people talk crap about VW/Audi reliability.. lol.

bagwell

Full list:

SUBCOMPACT CAR: Chevrolet Spark
COMPACT SUV/CROSSOVER: Jeep Patriot
COMPACT CAR: Toyota Corolla
MID-SIZE SUV/CROSSOVER: Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
SPORTY COMPACT CAR: Honda Civic Si
FULL-SIZE SUV/CROSSOVER: Ford Explorer
MID-SIZE CAR: Mazda MAZDA6
LUXURY COMPACT SUV/CROSSOVER: Buick Encore
FULL-SIZE CAR: Chevrolet Impala
LUXURY MID-SIZE SUV/CROSSOVER: Lincoln MKX
ENTRY-LEVEL LUXURY CAR: Buick Verano
LUXURY FULL-SIZE SUV/CROSSOVER: Buick Enclave
LUXURY CAR: Audi A5
MID-SIZE PICKUP TRUCK: Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab
HIGH-END LUXURY CAR: Lexus LS
FULL-SIZE PICKUP TRUCK: GMC Sierra 1500 Regular Cab
SPORTS CAR: Mazda MX-5 Miata
MINIVAN/VAN: Mazda MAZDA5
HIGH-PERFORMANCE CAR: Ford Mustang GT
HYBRID SUV/CROSSOVER: Toyota Highlander Hybrid
HYBRID/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CAR: Toyota Prius c

PLUG-IN VEHICLE: Chevrolet Spark EV



Funny that there are no BMWs even with the free maintenance 4yr/50K

SloopJohnB@mac.com

My BMW E46 M3 has been FAR more reliable than any Audi I've ever owned. (Only problems were two recalls, con rod bearings and window regulators, both fixed free) Of course, the Audis I've owned have been V8s..enough said.

We have a leased 2015 A5; we'll see how reliable it is but for 36 months I really don't care. ANYTHING goes wrong with this dog it goes to the dealer and I get a loaner Audi (found a dealer with lots of loaner Audis, Rockville Porsche/Audi, Rockville, MD).

Nastybutler

Huh. Wonder why the A5 and not the A4? Anyone know the criteria they use to make this determination?

jsausley

More A4s on the market probably means more reported reliability issues. Also worse depreciation.

chrisny

how worthwhile is this with so Buick's and Lincoln's in the "luxury" categories...

dseag2

Yeah, no kidding. I don't want to steal the A5's thunder, but I owned a '13 Lexus GS F Sport for almost 3 years and 20k miles and never had one single issue. How did Lincoln and Buick earn those spots?

Ash83

The b8 A5 platform is a winner from any angle you look at it.