Audi A5 Sportback

By Matt Brogan | January 14th, 2010

The all new Audi A5 Sportback has arrived in Australia. Offering Audi’s benchmark quality in an all new design, based on the A5 coupe while adding five doors and the added bonus of a load carrying wagon with the comfort of a sedan.

Priced at $78,400 for the 2.0 TFSI and $89,100 for the 3.0 TDI, the A5 Sportback is expected to be popular with Australian buyers according to Audi’s managing director, Joerg Hofmann.

“It seems that once again Audi has managed to successfully combine conflicting traits, blending emotional design with a car that is functional in terms of space, even offering a very large rear tailgate for ease of access. It looks beautiful. It drives very well. It is a great car for a family, for everyday use and I believe it will sell very well Downunder,” Mr Hofmann said.
“It will be our volume-selling model in the A5 segment and will make a significant contribution to our sixth record year of sales in 2010.”

The Sportback design was first seen on the A3, the latest design has four frameless doors and a large rear hatch for easy boot access.

The interior has space for four as well as a large luggage compartment that can increase from 480 to 980 litres when the rear seats are folded.
Australia will see the A5 Sportback offered with two engines, the 2.0 TFSI and the 3.0 TDI, quattro all-wheel-drive and S tronic will be standard. 2.0 TFSI has 155kW of power with 350NM of torque available from 1,500 -4,200rpm. With a zero to 100km/h in 6.6 seconds with a fuel consumption of 7.5 litres per 100km.
The 3.0 TDI has 176kW of power with 500Nm of torque between 1,500-3,000rpm. Zero to 100km/h in 6.1 seconds with a fuel consumption of just 6.6 litres per 100km.

Both versions are equipped with a recuperation system that recovers energy while braking and deceleration, this energy is stored in the battery.
Audi’s A5 Sportback joins the A5 Coupe and cabriolet range. Also on the cards is an S5 Sportback with a 3.0 TFSI engine priced around $130,000.

Peter

shame it only seats 4. For people with 2 kids, you always have the risk you are going to have to drive a friend or two. It looks pretty ordinary in the side view, but I think it will look much better in the metal. Even the XF looks ordinary directly side on. It’s very cheap for a pretty well performing euro car – it will be interesting to see how much it is once delivery fees and a few necessary options come into it, but really I’d have thought anything under $100K drive away for one with the works would make it pretty competative (sp?).

riceboy

competitive… does seem pretty good value… considering the yet to be released Golf R with 190+kW and AWD will probably be mid to high 60K+ price. Then again, I’m guessing the Golf R will have 0-100 km/h times of <6 sec. More choice for more people I suppose.

Peter

Thanks, my spelling has fallen away since auto spellcheck. It’ll come down to inclusions etc. My car was nearly $20K driveaway over list price. I looked at the 6 cyl cc for the missus and I think list was around $60ish, but on carpoint they were ranging up to nearly $80K drive away for demos with the goods, so I suppose there is going to be huge flex in these prices. Really though, I’ve just been through looking for something compact, smart, euro, quickish, easy to park, and nice for anything up to $100K, and there isnt a lot of choice if you dont like BMW, the bangled butt on the A4, or the C class, so I think this car could be a real winner, and moreso if it had the fifth belt.

Mitch

Options are exactly that, you dont need to get them.

Peter

except for the $1500 metallic paint “option” (only one colour not metallic) and the $500 odd bluetooth “option” (all come with it factory fitted) I just paid in the missus car. But I didnt bother with the $4000 GPS option…

http://none Carl

Mazda has had this sportback model since the 1st-gen mazda 626, it’s nothing new. Apart from having a higher power engine, Mazda6 hatchback can seat 5 people and more stylish and half the price.

Sunny

What about Turbo charged engine and AWD ???

Ohh wait mazda don’t have these options as it is just cheap Jap car!

mmmmmmmmmm

EXACTLY
the mazda isn’t an overpriced german prestige pretender with technology from VWs 1/3 of its price.
the extra $40 or 50k will surely make you feel ‘special’
but its only $30k more than their sedan so may not be special enough

Andronicus

mazda6 more stylish? thats a matter of opinion. personally i think it looks like a bloated wagon and i wouldnt touch it. i would be choosing an audi over the mazda any day.

mmmmmmmmmm

no, you’d be choosing one audi over two mazdas.

or you could get the same technology as the audi in a skoda hatch also for half the price
but then, styling is a matter of personal opinion. LOL

o

i wish they had branded it A4 to stop all the confusion though

Devil666

Would you buy a 4 seater A4? I think overall, the A5 badge was the smart choice, meaning it is the new entry level A5 model, while being the top level A4 offering. If it had 5 seats, then it could have been an A4, but A5′s seem to be defined by a coupe profile and 4 seats.

http://mymaties.com VDub Fan

I think the A5 is heavenly…..

http://mymaties.com VDub Fan

This A5 sportback idea reminds me of the 5 series GT simply because of the tailgate. At least the Audi isn’t damn ugly.
Al

mmmmm…mazda v 2 x audi. mazda v 2 x bmw. Think I’ll NOT have the mazda thanks. Jeez….mazda? Seriously
http://www.vringer.com Geyser

Mazda = hessian undies
VW = cotton undies
audi = velvet undies