Audi unveils the new generation of the A5
- Alongside the sedan and station wagon A4 , Audi offers since 2007 a sportier variant labelledA5 and available in coupe, cabriolet and Sportback (which is actually a sports hatchback sedan) version. One year after the launch of the new generation of the A4 sedan, Audi has unveiled the A5 coupe and the A5 Sportback.
The convertible version is expected to be launched next year.
The convertible version is expected to be launched next year.
- Into the close to 100 000 vehicles A5s produced each year in Neckarsulm (Germany), the Sportback represents between 52% and 55% of yearly sales, the coupe between 27% and 30% of sales and the convertible around 18% of sales . The Sportback represents more than half of the Audi A5 sales. It is this model that has just been unveiled this month.
- The Audi A5 competes with other models of Premium D segment, such as the BMW 4 Series (coupe, convertible, Gran Coupe), which is its main competitor with a comparable range, and as well the BMW 3 Series, Audi A4, Mercedes C-Class, Jaguar XE, Alfa Giulia, Volvo S60 or even DS 5.
- The new generation of Audi A5 Sportback loses 85 kg on the weighing scale, a lightening obtained in particular through an optimization of the MLB platform shared with the Audi A4. The model comes equipped with 3 petrol engines (2.0 TFSI of 190ch and 252ch and 3.0 TFSI 354ch) and three diesel engines (2.0 TDI and 3.0 TDI 190ch 218ch and 286ch). Its dimensions are unchanged.
- Inovev forecasts a production level of 100,000 Audi A5 a year in Europe.
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