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What's Audi's idea of a no-brainer? For the same €63,500, you can have either the S5 as a regular coupe or as the Sportback four-door with a big trunk. But this particular one looks like it cost more than that, as it's been stuffed with options for a test drive event.
It's no secret that the A5 and S5 Sportback models will finally be available in America. But it's the S5, and it's sexy new turbocharged V6 were are interested in. The production car was presented in blue at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show. But we found something a little more fancy for you guys. It's a built-to-order special paint called Coral Orange and looks like copper from some angles.
These pictures we bought from some Russian smugglers in an alleyway confirm our suspicion: the S5 Sportback is the sexiest car Audi makes right now. From the generously proportioned hips to the long body, it's a beauty without equal.
Single-turbo engines seem boring in an era when even GM has a twin-turbo. But the 3.0 TFSI is a complex piece of machinery making 354 horsepower at 6400 rpm and 369 lb-ft of torque at a low 1370 rpm. Somehow, they've managed to keep the crisp throttle response of the supercharged predecessor while significantly lowering the fuel consumption.
The only transmission available is the famous 8-speed automatic from ZF, capable of being quick when it wants to and relaxed most of the time. The regular A5 Sportback comes with a seven-speed dual-clutch or a manual, but those are completely off the table when it comes to the S5.
All-wheel drive remains a standard feature of the S5. But everybody says you should also order the Sport Differential, a mechanical torque vectoring unit that makes that great coupe more fun. But regardless if you have it or not, the Sportback is slightly slower to 62 than its 2-door brother, taking 4.7 seconds.
These pictures we bought from some Russian smugglers in an alleyway confirm our suspicion: the S5 Sportback is the sexiest car Audi makes right now. From the generously proportioned hips to the long body, it's a beauty without equal.
Single-turbo engines seem boring in an era when even GM has a twin-turbo. But the 3.0 TFSI is a complex piece of machinery making 354 horsepower at 6400 rpm and 369 lb-ft of torque at a low 1370 rpm. Somehow, they've managed to keep the crisp throttle response of the supercharged predecessor while significantly lowering the fuel consumption.
The only transmission available is the famous 8-speed automatic from ZF, capable of being quick when it wants to and relaxed most of the time. The regular A5 Sportback comes with a seven-speed dual-clutch or a manual, but those are completely off the table when it comes to the S5.
All-wheel drive remains a standard feature of the S5. But everybody says you should also order the Sport Differential, a mechanical torque vectoring unit that makes that great coupe more fun. But regardless if you have it or not, the Sportback is slightly slower to 62 than its 2-door brother, taking 4.7 seconds.
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