I concur - I find the first gen A5 as a facelift very appealing, love the way the front looks. The prefacelift headlights look to square for me. Nonetheless, it was a very, very appealing Audi design. This however ...
It may be just the photos, but I feel like the rear/rear quarter view lost a bit of its... well.. lets just call it "DAT ASS". The 2-door now looks like the 4-door already did, lacking the muscular look of the first gen 2-door.