The Audi S5 was released in coupé form to the public at the same time as the A5.
The A5 Sportback is available with two petrol engines and three diesel engines. Production versions went on sale in September 2009.
Įarly production models included 2.0 TFSI quattro 155 kW (211 PS 208 hp), 3.2 FSI quattro, 2.0 TDI 125 kW (170 PS 168 hp) with six speed manual gearbox and start/stop system, 2.7 TDI, 3.0 TDI quattro. Although not originally sold in the United States and Canada, the A5 Sportback entered the North American market as a 2018 model in the beginning of 2017.
The Sportback model is available in Europe, Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, Mexico, Argentina, and South Africa. The Sportback has been described as "a saloon with the front end (including an identical S-line look) and taillights of the A5 coupé but the wheelbase of the A4", with the Sportback positioned more as the "designer's car" compared to the more conventional A4 saloon. While it shares many exterior cues with the A5 coupé, the Sportback's interior is similar to the A4 saloon although all A5 models have same platform as the A4, the Sportback is closer in design to the A4 than the rest of the A5 family. The A5 Sportback has four frameless doors and a long, tapering fastback like roofline, giving it a "four door coupé like" appearance. Early models included A5 2.0 I4 TFSI Multitronic, A5 2.0 Quattro Tiptronic, S5 Quattro S-Tronic. versions of A5 and S5 Cabriolet went on sale in September 2009 as a 2010 model. The vehicle was unveiled at the 2009 New York Auto Show. Delivery of A5 Cabriolet began in the second quarter of 2009. The A5 Cabriolet replaced the A4 Cabriolet. The engine ranges are same as contemporary A5 coupé models, but S5 Cabriolet came with a 3.0 TFSI V6 supercharged engine. The A5 Cabriolet included a fabric roof as opposed to a retractable hardtop as on the Volkswagen Eos. In 2013 Audi introduced the new A5 Black Edition.īoth the Audi A5 and the S5 Cabriolet (convertible/cabriolet) production began in the beginning of 2009. Since 2011, only the 2.0 L Turbo engines are available for the A5 in Canada. The A5 went on sale in Canada in 2008, which included A5 3.2 FSI with choice of six speed manual or six speed Tiptronic transmission. The S5 model went on sale in November 2007, equipped only with a manual transmission, while the A5 and the Tiptronic went on sale beginning of spring 2008. Both included either a six-speed manual or six-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission. models included the A5 3.2 FSI Quattro and the S5 coupé 4.2 FSI Quattro. Launch models included 3.2 FSI V6 engine multitronic and 3.0 TDI quattro 6-speed, with 1.8 TFSI available in autumn 2007.Įarly U.S. Ordering of the A5 and S5 began on Maand the first deliveries were made in June 2007. The A5 and the S5 Coupé were unveiled simultaneously at the Salon International de l'Auto ( Geneva) and Melbourne International Motor Shows on March 6, 2007. The design was based on the Nuvolari quattro concept car. The A5 debuted with the 3.2 litre FSI V6 engine delivering 195 kW (265 PS 261 hp). The A5 adopted design elements of the Nuvolari quattro concept car. The A5 is the third coupé in Audi's line up, following the second generation TT and the R8. The A5 was the first of the B8 family of vehicles to be released (the others being the A4 and the Q5 crossover SUV), all based on the Audi MLP platform (Modular Longitudinal Platform) which underpin the next generation A6 and A8. For the fourth-generation A4 (B8), Audi decided to spin off the cabriolet, along with a new coupé and 4-door fastback sedan, into a nameplate of its own as the A5.
The B6/B7 A4 spawned a convertible variant but not a coupé. On May 10, 2006, Audi confirmed that the A5 would go into production. When presented at the March 2007 Geneva Motor Show, the A5 marked Audi's return to the compact executive coupé market since the (B3/B4) Audi 80 based coupé model ended production in 1996.