Inovev forecasts 150,000 units per year in Europe of the new Audi A5
- Audi (Premium subsidiary of the Volkswagen group) has unveiled its new D-segment sedan, the Audi A5 which replaces the old Audi A4 and Audi A5. Indeed, odd numbers at Audi are now intended for models with thermal or hybrid engines, while even numbers are now intended for models with battery electric engines. The new Audi A5, which is based on a new platform named PPC, is therefore a model with a thermal or hybrid engine.
- The new Audi A5 is not currently planned in a coupe or convertible version, like the old A5, but an estate is marketed (which is new under the A5 name) to succeed the old Audi A4 estate.
- Note that from an aesthetic point of view, the line of the Audi A5 is refined and abandons the three-box style of the old Audi A4 (body with exposed trunk) to adopt the hatchback two-body style of the old Audi A5. The Audi A5 sedan measures 4.83 m long, 1.86 m wide and 1.46 m high while the station wagon, which has the same dimensions, is 2 centimeters higher (1.48 m).
- The new Audi A5 features 2.0 TFSI (150 hp or 204 hp), 3.0 V6 (367 hp) MHEV 48V and 2.0 TDI (204 hp) MHEV 48V diesel engines. The battery electric version will be reserved for the future Audi A4 scheduled for 2026.
- The new Audi A5 which competes with the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C Class will attempt to relaunch a range which only represents 150,000 units in Europe in 2023 compared to 300,000 in 2018 and even 400,000 in 2008. This decline is explained in particular by the transfer of part of the customer base to Audi SUVs. Inovev forecasts 150,000 units per year of the new Audi A5 until 2030.