Audi AG: The new Audi A5 Sportback. As elegant as a coupe, as practical as an Avant

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The new Audi A5 Sportback: As elegant as a coupe, as practical as an Avant
June 17, 2009 - Audi AG



The Audi A5 Sportback combines the best of different automotive worlds. It is as emotional and elegant as a coupe, as comfortable as a saloon, and as practical as an Avant. The Sportback joins the Coupé and Cabriolet as the third member of the A5 model family - and at the same time creates a new segment. With an exciting design, great everyday utility and highly efficient and powerful TFSI, FSI and TDI engines, the A5 Sportback will arrive at European Audi Centers in October.

The A5 Sportback represents a milestone in car design. The five-door coupe excels in its elegant, elongated, sporty profile. The large hatchback fits perfectly into the tail-end styling. The spoiler lip and the diffuser insert provide contrast and emphasize the athletic tautness of the elongated contour. The coupe-like silhouette is the result of a roof section with a long, tapering roofline that is moderately lower by 36 mm (1.42 inches) than the A4 Sedan and of the short overhangs at the front and rear as well as the long wheelbase of 2,810 mm (9.22 feet) and the four frameless doors with their slim, dynamic window styling.

The unusual hatchback design is distinctively emblematic of the vehicle's excellent functionality. With the Sportback, the designers of the Avant are setting trends in tail-end design while combining sportiness, comfort and utility in a completely new way. More

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[FauchX]

Hmmm...and the purpose of this??

[Anthony]

Hmmm...and the purpose of this??

Second sentence...

"It is as emotional and elegant as a coupe, as comfortable as a saloon, and as practical as an Avant."

[ChumbaWumba]

european dodge magnum

[Anthony]

european dodge magnum

The Magnum was a full squared-off hatchback, more like an Avant. The A5 Sportback is more like a smaller version of a Mercedes CLS, or Volkswagen CC, or upcoming A7 (Sportback).

[80CID]

I like it.....and I would like to have the 3.0 TDI with a 6-speed.
will be sold it the US?

[Anthony]

Unfortunately all signs are pointing to no for a US release. We should, however, be getting its big brother the A7.

[HiHater]

hope not a repost, but the car was spotted out at a photoshoot here
looks prett good