Late in June, we travelled to Portugal to drive the new two-door Audi A5 Coupe. But now the German automaker has officially revealed the five-door A5 Sportback, as well as the hotter S5 Sportback.
The new models will make their premieres at the upcoming Paris Motor Show.
As expected, the second-generation Sportback models feature the sort of subtle design revisions already seen on the Coupe. But there have been plenty of changes underneath, with Audi claiming that the overall weight of the new generation has fallen by as much as 85 kg to just 1 470 kg, depending on the model.
Inside, significant updates have also been affected. In fact, the Ingolstadt automaker says the interior length has gained some 17 mm, while shoulder room for both the driver and front passenger have increased 11 mm. Rear knee room, meanwhile, is up 24 mm.
At launch, there will be two TFSI and three TDI engine versions available for the A5 Sportback, producing between 140 kW and 210 kW. The 3,0-litre V6 turbo engine in the S5 Sportback, meanwhile, churns out 260 kW and 500 N.m, allowing a zero to 100 km/h sprint of 4,7 seconds.
The A5 Coupe is due to arrive in South Africa in the first quarter of 2017, and we can expect the Sportback derivatives to follow in good time.
