Quick Answer: 2026 Audi A5 Premium Plus
The Premium Plus is the middle 2026 A5, priced at $52,700 MSRP before the $1,395 destination charge, and it received a slight price cut this year. The $2,500 step from the Premium buys adaptive cruise assist with lane centering, the Bang & Olufsen sound system, the electrochromic dimmable panoramic roof, a factory-integrated dashcam, animated taillight signatures, and customizable ambient interior lighting. Its one famous asterisk: the head-up display and 10.9-inch passenger screen are not standard here, they're a $1,600 Technology package, standard only on the Prestige. Powertrain is unchanged: 268 hp, 7-speed S tronic, quattro. Audi Queens carries it in Flushing.
Total price, including every dealer-imposed charge: starting at $54,270 all in for the A5 Premium Plus — the $52,700 manufacturer’s suggested retail price plus the $1,395 destination charge and the $175 documentation fee (an optional dealer charge, not a New York State or DMV fee). It excludes state and local taxes, title, registration, and any optional equipment.
What the $2,500 actually buys
Audi arranged this trim around the senses and the commute. The Bang & Olufsen system turns the A5's hushed cabin into the best listening room most owners will sit in all day, and since a Queens driving week includes generous stationary time on the Grand Central or the BQE, the upgrade amortizes quickly. Adaptive cruise assist layers lane centering onto the standard adaptive cruise, so the car handles the micro-steering of stop-and-go while you supervise, the single feature I'd tell any daily expressway commuter to prioritize in this lineup.
Then there's the glass. The Premium's fixed panoramic roof becomes an electrochromic panel here: touch a control and the tint dissolves from opaque to clear in patterned stages, shade without a shade. It's the party trick every passenger asks about, and in a top-floor-parking-deck summer it's more function than gimmick. The built-in dashcam (a $200 option on the Premium) records the city's unpredictability without a suction cup defacing the windshield, and the ambient lighting plus animated taillight signatures give the car its after-dark personality.
The Technology package decision
The dimmable panoramic roof is standard on the Premium Plus.
Shoppers comparing spec sheets online routinely assume the Premium Plus includes a head-up display. On this generation it does not: the HUD and the 10.9-inch front-passenger screen live in a $1,600 Technology package here and come standard only on the Prestige. Priced honestly, a Premium Plus with the package lands at $54,300, still $2,400 under the Prestige, which then adds its own exclusive hardware on top. If the HUD is the only Prestige feature you covet, the package is the efficient route; if you also want ventilated seats and the OLED lighting, read the Prestige guide before configuring anything.
Other add-ons mirror the Premium's list: 19-inch wheels, the $250 S Sport Suspension, and the $2,000 S line black optic package, blacked-out trim, anthracite rings, and 19-inch bi-color aero wheels for the murdered-out look that photographs so well outside a Long Island City high-rise. Cosmetic, entirely; irresistible, frequently.
The trim Queens shoppers negotiate hardest for
Middle trims attract the buyers who do their homework, and the store's reviews reflect how those negotiations tend to end. One A5 shopper who compared offers across the metro area wrote that a competing dealer's pricing "was offensive" before Flushing won the deal (Brian C.); more recently a buyer summed up her purchase: "Patricia made everything smooth, easy, and genuinely enjoyable from start to finish" (Ryan M.). Another praised the pace: "Eric was great yesterday I purchase A5. 2026. Highly Recommended he make it really easy" (Tony B.). Both named specialists, Patricia Tirado and Eric Cheung, are on the current Audi Queens sales team, which is worth knowing when you call ahead.
Frequently asked questions
What does the 2026 A5 Premium Plus cost?
MSRP is $52,700, marginally lower than last year, plus $1,395 destination, then New York taxes and fees. The A5 pricing & leasing guide translates that into borough reality, and the Audi Queens specials page lists the month's current programs.
Is the Premium Plus worth it over the Premium?
If you commute by expressway or care about audio, yes, lane centering and the B&O system are the two most-used upgrades in the lineup, and the dimmable roof and dashcam would cost $1,200 to option onto a Premium anyway, shrinking the true gap to about $1,300 for the rest.
Does the 2026 Premium Plus have a head-up display?
Only with the $1,600 Technology package, which also brings the passenger display. Plenty of older articles and dealer pages get this wrong. Standard HUD requires the Prestige.
What is adaptive cruise assist?
Audi's bundle of stop-and-go adaptive cruise control with active lane centering: the car holds its gap and its lane position on clearly marked roads while you keep hands on the wheel and eyes up. It's built for exactly the kind of creeping traffic the Van Wyck manufactures.
Do the animated taillights and ambient lighting do anything useful?
Functionally they're jewelry, but they're the visual signature that distinguishes this trim at night, and the cabin lighting is adjustable enough to run subtle when you'd rather it disappear.
Where can I hear the Bang & Olufsen system?
In a Premium Plus on the Flushing showroom floor, with your own playlist over wireless CarPlay. Check live A5 inventory and book a visit; a minute of familiar music beats an afternoon of spec-sheet reading.
The bottom line
The Premium Plus is the A5's sweet spot for anyone whose driving includes real traffic and real music: the two commute-changing upgrades, plus the roof and the dashcam, for $2,500. Decide on the Technology package in person, sit in the driver's seat, see whether your eyes actually drop to the cluster or float to where the HUD would be, and configure accordingly.
All 2026 Audi A5 guides
Manufacturer’s suggested retail price excludes the $1,395 destination charge and the $175 documentation fee (an optional dealer charge, not a New York State or DMV fee), along with taxes, title, registration, and options; the dealer sets the actual selling price. Equipment, packages, and availability can change with configuration and production timing; confirm current specifications with Audi Queens. Customer quotes are excerpts from public Google reviews of Audi Queens.