2015 Audi A5 2.0t Premium (Tiptronic) Review
| Audi A5 | |
|---|---|
 2020 Audi A5 Sportback | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Audi AG |
| Production | 2007–present |
| Torso and chassis | |
| Course | Compact executive machine (D) Sports car (South) |
| Body style | 2-door coupe 2-door cabriolet 5-door liftback/fastback sedan (Sportback) |
| Layout | Longitudinal Front end-engine, front-cycle-drive / all-wheel-bulldoze (quattro) |
| Related | Audi A4 |
The Audi A5 is a series of meaty executive coupe cars produced by the German machine manufacturer Audi since June 2007. The A5 range additionally comprises the coupe, cabriolet, and "Sportback" (a 5-door liftback with a fastback roofline) version of the Audi A4 saloon and estate models.
Nether Audi's internal platform numbering convention, the A5 is a member of the B-platform series of vehicles, sharing its platform designation with the A4 saloon and Avant. The commencement generation A5 (Type 8T) is therefore a member of the B8 family, whilst the second generation model (Type 8W6) is based on the B9.[1] Both are derived from the Volkswagen MLB (Modular Longitudinal Matrix) compages.
First generation (2007–2016) [edit]
| Audi A5 (8T/8F) | |
|---|---|
 Pre-facelift Audi A5 Coupé 2.0 TDi SE | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Audi |
| Production | 2007–2016 |
| Associates |
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| Designer | Walter de Silva Satoshi Wada (2003) Achim Badstübner (facelift)[two] [3] Markus Gleitz (Sportback) |
| Torso and chassis | |
| Platform | Volkswagen Grouping MLB platform |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.viii L TFSI I4 2.0 L TFSI I4 3.2 L FSI V6 3.0 Fifty TFSI V6 four.2 L FSI V8 2.0 50 TDI I4 2.vii L TDI V6 three.0 Fifty TDI V6 |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual, 6-speed Tiptronic automatic 7-speed South tronic dual-clutch automatic 8-speed Tiptronic Automated Multitronic CVT |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | Coupé & Cabriolet: 2,751 mm (108.iii in) Sportback: two,811 mm (110.7 in) |
| Length | Coupé & Cabriolet: 4,626 mm (182.1 in) Sportback: 4,712 mm (185.v in) |
| Width | 1,854 mm (73.0 in) |
| Pinnacle | Coupé: 1,372 mm (54.0 in) Cabriolet: 1,383 mm (54.iv in) Sportback: i,391 mm (54.8 in) |
| Kerb weight | Coupé: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) Cabriolet: one,695 kg (three,737 lb) Sportback: 1,565 kg (3,450 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
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Coupe (pre-facelift)
Cabriolet (pre-facelift)
Sportback (pre-facelift)
Interior
Initial release [edit]
When presented at the March 2007 Geneva Motor Show, the A5 marked Audi's return to the meaty executive coupé marketplace since the (B3/B4) Audi 80 based coupé model ended production in 1996. On May 10, 2006, Audi confirmed that the A5 would go into product. The B6/B7 A4 spawned a convertible variant only not a coupé. For the quaternary-generation A4 (B8), Audi decided to spin off the cabriolet, along with a new coupé and four-door fastback sedan, into a nameplate of its own as the A5.
The A5 was the get-go of the B8 family of vehicles to be released (the others beingness 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.[4]
The A5 is the tertiary coupé in Audi'south line up, following the second generation TT and the R8. The A5 adopted design elements of the Nuvolari quattro concept car. The A5 debuted with the 3.2 litre FSI V6 engine delivering 195 kW (265 PS; 261 hp).
Coupé (8T3) [edit]
The design was based on the Nuvolari quattro concept automobile. The A5 and the S5 Coupé were unveiled simultaneously at the Salon International de l'Auto (Geneva)[five] and Melbourne International Motor Shows on March six, 2007.
Ordering of the A5 and S5 began on March vi, 2007 and the first deliveries were made in June 2007.[6] Launch models included three.two FSI V6 engine multitronic and iii.0 TDI quattro 6-speed,[seven] with ane.8 TFSI available in autumn 2007.
Early U.S. models included the A5 3.2 FSI Quattro and the S5 coupé 4.ii FSI Quattro. Both included either a 6-speed manual or six-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission. The S5 model went on sale in November 2007, equipped simply with a manual manual, while the A5 and the Tiptronic went on sale beginning of jump 2008.[viii]
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 manual. Since 2011, only the 2.0 L Turbo engines are available for the A5 in Canada.[9] In 2013 Audi introduced the new A5 Blackness Edition.
Cabriolet (8F) (2009–) [edit]
Both the Audi A5 and the S5 Cabriolet (convertible/cabriolet) product began in the outset of 2009. The A5 Cabriolet included a fabric roof as opposed to a retractable hardtop as on the Volkswagen Eos. The engine ranges are aforementioned as gimmicky A5 coupé models, but S5 Cabriolet came with a 3.0 TFSI V6 supercharged engine.[x]
The A5 Cabriolet replaced the A4 Cabriolet.[eleven] Delivery of A5 Cabriolet began in the second quarter of 2009. The vehicle was unveiled at the 2009 New York Auto Bear witness.[12]
The U.S. versions of A5 and S5 Cabriolet went on sale in September 2009 equally a 2010 model. Early models included A5 two.0 I4 TFSI Multitronic, A5 2.0 Quattro Tiptronic, S5 Quattro S-Tronic.[thirteen]
Sportback (8T8) [edit]
The A5 Sportback has four frameless doors and a long, tapering fastback like roofline, giving information technology a "iv door coupé similar" appearance. 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 blueprint to the A4 than the balance of the A5 family.[14] [15]
The Sportback has been described equally "a saloon with the forepart finish (including an identical Due south-line look) and taillights of the A5 coupé only the wheelbase of the A4", with the Sportback positioned more equally the "designer's automobile" compared to the more conventional A4 saloon.[16]
The Sportback model is bachelor in Europe, Japan, Republic of korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, Mexico, Argentina, and South Africa. Although not originally sold in the United States and Canada,[17] the A5 Sportback entered the North American market as a 2018 model in the beginning of 2017.[xviii]
Early product models included 2.0 TFSI quattro 155 kW (211 PS; 208 hp), 3.two 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. Production versions went on sale in September 2009.[19] [20] [21]
The A5 Sportback is available with two petrol engines and iii diesel fuel engines.
S5 (2007–) [edit]
Audi S5 Coupé (8T3, Germany)
Audi S5 Cabriolet (8F7, Australia)
The Audi S5 was released in coupé form to the public at the aforementioned time as the A5. The Audi S5, in comparison to the A5, features a different fascia (as do well-nigh Audi S and RS models), including a string of LED daytime running lights effectually the bi-Xenon headlamps and a vertically striped chrome grille.
In many markets, the S5 includes as standard, 19-inch alloy wheels with a 5 parallel spoke pattern, bigger brakes, heated leather sport seats, and other convenience features, some of which are available simply every bit an pick on the A5. Changes for the 2010 model year include LED tail lamps, the introduction of Premium Plus and Prestige trim levels, and new optional equipment such as Leather/Alcantara seats.
Despite sharing the same nameplate, the powertrains were dissimilar between the coupé and the Cabriolet/Sportback for the 2010–12 model years. The 2010–12 Audi S5 coupé had a 4.2 litre fuel stratified injection (FSI) V8 engine[iv] that produces 260 kW (349 hp), while the S5 Cabriolet and Sportback have a supercharged 3.0 litre TFSI V6 engine producing 245 kW (329 hp) which is shared with the 2010 Audi S4 three.0 TFSI quattro sedan and avant.
The coupé had a choice of either a half dozen speed manual or 6 speed Tiptronic automatic, while the Cabriolet/Sportback has the 7 speed S-tronic dual-clutch automatic transmission.[22]
Aluminium A5 Coupé (2009) [edit]
The Aluminium A5 Coupé is a paradigm vehicle demonstrating the aluminum Audi Space Frame (ASF) concept. Information technology is based on Audi A5 Coupé ii.0 TFSI with 155 kW (211 PS; 208 hp) engine, merely it uses the aluminum Audi Space Frame, aluminum and carbon fiber-reinforced plastics body. Punch riveting, bonding or light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation-MIG hybrid welding replaced spot welding. The vehicle is 110 kg (243 lb) lighter than the equivalent steel-bodied production model.
The vehicle was built by Audi's Aluminium and Lightweight Design Centre in Neckarsulm.[23]
RS5 (2010–2015) [edit]
Bachelor in coupé body, the RS5 features a 4.2 FSI engine rated at 450 PS (331 kW; 444 hp) at 8250 rpm and 430 North⋅chiliad (317.15 lb⋅ft) at 4000-6000 rpm,[24] coupled with a seven-speed S-Tronic transmission and quattro permanent all-wheel-drive with crown-gear center differential and electronic torque vectoring. It has nineteen inch blend wheels in an exclusive five arm structure design with 275/35 tires (optional 19 inch wintertime wheels), 365 mm (14.37 in) diameter ventilated aluminum front brake discs (optional 380 mm (fourteen.96 in) bore carbon ceramic front end brake discs), aluminum 8 piston brake calipers with RS logos in high-gloss black, electronic stabilization program with integrated sport mode, speed dependent servotronic steering, Audi drive select with three (4 with MMI navigation arrangement) modes of performance (condolement, auto, and dynamic, optional custom), and optional dynamic steering.
Aesthetically, the RS5 features a single-frame grille with a shiny charcoal gray rhombus pattern grid, Xenon plus headlights with a sweeping strip of LED daytime running lights, redesigned bumper tapers downward into a splitter, flared fenders inspired by Audi Quattro, side sills with athwart caps, trim strips with aluminum expect on the single-frame grille and near the side windows and the outside mirrors; a option of eight body colours, two oval exhaust pipes integrated within the bumper, spoiler in the tailgate automatically extends at 120 km/h (75 mph) and retracts at 80 km/h (l mph),[25] extensively clad underbody integrating air vents for the seven-speed Southward-Tronic and the front brakes.
In the cockpit, the model has electrically adjustable sports seats in leather/Alcantara combination upholstery with side sections and integrated caput restraints (optional bucket seats with more prominent contours and folding backrests, ventilated and luxuriously upholstered climate-controlled condolement seats; optional seat upholstery featuring special leathers and colors as well every bit silver headlining), steering cycle upholstered in perforated leather, black gauges with white lettering and distinctive scaling, commuter information system with integrated lap timer and an oil temperature gauge, black interior with decorative inlays made of carbon fiber (optional dark stainless-steel mesh, black piano cease or brushed aluminum inlay), musical instrument panel fascia in piano end, pedals, footrests, optional MMI navigation systems' command buttons in aluminum; door handles with two slim strips, aluminum inserts at door sill trims and RS 5 logos, optional suede-covered controls and floor mats bearing RS 5 logos, sport frazzle arrangement with a sound flap and black tailpipe trims.
A Carbon pattern package is available for the engine compartment and for the vehicle torso. Styling packages include a blackness or matt aluminum look.
The RS5 weighs 1,800 kg (3,968 lb), with 56.three percent at the front end and 43.7 in the rear which makes information technology decumbent to understeer, however, Audi has added two electro-mechanical systems to counter its nose-heaviness. The stability-control system attempts to end front-finish turn before it happens by squeezing the brakes on the inside wheels which effectively drag those tires plenty to pull the automobile into the corner.
The RS5 also has an agile rear differential that can apportion ability between the rear wheels to create a similar effect or even oversteer; in normal conditions, Quattro all-wheel-drive delivers 60% of the engine'southward torque rearward and rising to as much every bit 85 pct depending on conditions.[26]
According to Quattro GmbH main Stephan Reil, the 4.two FSI engine is based upon Audi's five.two FSI V10 engine (found in the D3 Audi S8 and Audi R8) with 2 cylinders removed.[27] [28]
The vehicle was unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Motor Prove. Sales of the Audi RS5 began in spring 2010.[29]
Ethanol E100 Coupé (2010) [edit]
It is a epitome designed for the Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2010 serial. It includes a 2.0 TFSI engine rated 132 kW (179 PS; 177 hp) and 320 N⋅m (236 lbf⋅ft) torque, six-gear manual quattro drivetrain. It accelerates from 0–100 kilometres per hr (0–62 mph) in six.9 seconds with top speed of 236 km/h (147 mph), and weighs 1,310 kg (2,888 lb). The car officially consumes 9.9 litres per 100 kilometres (29 mpg‑imp; 24 mpg‑US) when running on ethanol, only drivers managed 9.5 l/100 km (30 mpg‑imp; 25 mpg‑United states of america) on ethanol during the Michelin Challenge Bibendum Rallye.[thirty]
S5 Special Edition (2012–) [edit]
It is a express (125 units) version of the 2012 S5 iv.2 FSI Quattro Coupé for the U.Due south. marketplace, commemorating the finish of Audi S5 iv.two FSI Quattro production. Information technology included Prestige Bundle, Daytona Grey body color, xix-inch 5-spoke Rotor design wheels, a two-tone Polar Silver and Blackness S5 sport seats, silver contrast stitching on the seats, armrests, shifter and steering bicycle; floor mats with a silverish leather border, aluminum 'Audi exclusive' badges on door panels, carbon fiber beltline and a piano black instrument cluster.[31] [32]
The vehicle was unveiled in 2012 Audi Club North America meeting at Infineon Raceway.[33]
Specifications [edit]
Body styles [edit]
| Body types | Coupé | Cabriolet | Sportback | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Years | |||
| A5 1.viii TFSI (118 kW) | 2009– | 2009– | 2009– | |
| A5 1.8 TFSI (125 kW) | 2007–2008 | – | – | |
| A5 1.8 TFSI (130 kW) | 2012-2016 | – | 2016– | |
| A5 2.0 TFSI (132 kW) | 2008–2011 | 2009–2011 | 2009–2011 | |
| A5 2.0 TFSI (155 kW) quattro | 2008– | 2009– | 2009– | |
| A5 3.0 TFSI quattro | 2012– | 2009– | 2009– | |
| A5 3.2 FSI | 2007–2011 | 2009–2011 | 2009–2011 | |
| S5 four.2 FSI quattro | 2007–2012 | – | – | |
| RS5 iv.2 FSI quattro | 2010– | 2012– | – | |
| A5 ii.0 TDI (105 kW) | – | 2010– | 2010– | |
| A5 2.0 TDI (125 kW) | 2008–2011 | 2009–2011 | 2009–2011 | |
| A5 2.vii TDI | 2007–2011 | 2009–2011 | 2009–2011 | |
| A5 3.0 TDI (177 kW) | 2007–2011 | 2009–2011 | 2009–2011 | |
Engines [edit]
| Model | Years | Type/code | Power, torque at rpm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol engines | |||
| A5 i.8 TFSI Coupé | 2007–2008 | i,798 cc (109.seven cu in) I4 turbo (CABD) | 125 kW (170 PS; 168 hp) at 6200, 250 N⋅m (184 lbf⋅ft) at 1500-4800 |
| A5 1.8 TFSI | 2009– | 1,798 cc (109.vii cu in) I4 turbo (EA888) (CDHB) | 118 kW (160 PS; 158 hp) at 6200, 250 Northward⋅thousand (184 lbf⋅ft) at 1500-4500 |
| A5 one.8 TFSI | 2016– | ane,798 cc (109.7 cu in) I4 turbo (CJEE) (CDHB) | 130 kW (177 PS; 174 hp) at 6200, 320 N⋅m (236 lbf⋅ft) at 1400-4500 |
| A5 2.0 TFSI | 2008–2011 | 1,984 cc (121.1 cu in) I4 turbo (CDNB) | 132 kW (179 PS; 177 hp) at 6000, 320 North⋅yard (236 lbf⋅ft) at 1500-3900 |
| A5 ii.0 TFSI | 2008– | 1,984 cc (121.1 cu in) I4 turbo (EA888) (CDNC) | 155 kW (211 PS; 208 hp) at 6000, 350 N⋅k (258 lbf⋅ft) at 1500-4200 |
| A5 ii.0 TFSI quattro | 2008– | one,984 cc (121.i cu in) I4 turbo (EA888) (CDNC) | 155 kW (211 PS; 208 hp) at 6000, 350 N⋅m (258 lbf⋅ft) at 1500-4200 |
| A5 three.0 TFSI, three.0 TFSI quattro | 2011– | 2,995 cc (182.8 cu in) V6 supercharged | 200 kW (272 PS; 268 hp) at 4780-6500, 400 N⋅m (295 lbf⋅ft) at 2150-4780 |
| A5 3.ii FSI, iii.ii FSI quattro | 2007–2011 | iii,197 cc (195.1 cu in) V6 (CALA) | 195 kW (265 PS; 261 hp) at 6500, 330 N⋅one thousand (243 lbf⋅ft) at 3000-5000 |
| S5 3.0 TFSI quattro Cabriolet, Sportback | 2009– | 2,995 cc (182.viii cu in) V6 supercharged (CAKA, CCBA) | 245 kW (333 PS; 329 hp) at 5500-7000, 440 N⋅thou (325 lbf⋅ft) at 2900-5300 |
| S5 4.2 FSI quattro Coupé | 2007–2012 | 4,163 cc (254.0 cu in) V8 (CAUA) | 260 kW (354 PS; 349 hp) at 7000, 440 North⋅chiliad (325 lbf⋅ft) at 3500 |
| RS5 4.2 FSI quattro Coupé | 2010–2017 | 4,163 cc (254.0 cu in) V8 (CFSA) | 331 kW (450 PS; 444 hp) at 8250, 430 N⋅k (317 lbf⋅ft) at 4000-6000 |
| Diesel engines | |||
| A5 2.0 TDIe Sportback | 2011– | i,968 cc (120.1 cu in) I4 turbo | 100 kW (136 PS; 134 hp) at 4200, 320 N⋅k (236 lbf⋅ft) at 1750-2500 |
| A5 2.0 TDI Sportback | 2009– | one,968 cc (120.i cu in) I4 turbo (CAGA) | 105 kW (143 PS; 141 hp) at 4200, 320 N⋅yard (236 lbf⋅ft) at 1750-2500 |
| A5 2.0 TDI, 2.0 TDI quattro | 2008–2011 | 1,968 cc (120.1 cu in) I4 turbo (CAHA) | 125 kW (170 PS; 168 hp) at 4200, 350 N⋅m (258 lbf⋅ft) at 1750-2500 |
| A5 two.0 TDI, 2.0 TDI multitronic | 2011– | one,968 cc (120.ane cu in) I4 VTG turbo (CGLC) | 130 kW (177 PS; 174 hp) at 4200, 380 N⋅m (280 lbf⋅ft) at 1750-2500 |
| A5 two.7 TDI | 2007–2011 | 2,698 cc (164.6 cu in) V6 turbo (CAMA, CGKA) | 140 kW (190 PS; 188 hp) at 3500-4400, 400 N⋅m (295 lbf⋅ft) at 1400-3250 |
| A5 3.0 TDI quattro | 2007–2011 | 2,967 cc (181.ane cu in) V6 turbo (CAPA, CCWA) | 176 kW (239 PS; 236 hp) at 4000-4400, 500 Due north⋅thou (369 lbf⋅ft) at 1500-3000 |
| A5 3.0 TDI quattro | 2011–2015 | 2,967 cc (181.i cu in) V6 turbo (CDU, CDUC) | 180 kW (245 PS; 241 hp) at 4000-4500, 500 Northward⋅thousand (369 lbf⋅ft) at 1400-3250 |
Transmissions [edit]
| Model | Year | Types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol engines | |||
| A5 1.eight TFSI Coupé (125 kW) | 2007–2008 | 6-speed manual | |
| A5 1.8 TFSI (118 kW) | 2009– | half-dozen-speed manual, multitronic | |
| A5 2.0 TFSI (132 kW) | 2008– | half dozen-speed manual, multitronic Cabriolet: multitronic | |
| A5 2.0 TFSI (155 kW) | 2008– | 6-speed manual, multitronic | |
| A5 2.0 TFSI quattro (155 kW) | 2008Р| Coup̩: 6-speed transmission, vii-speed South tronic, 6-speed Tiptronic, 8-speed Tiptronic Sportback: vi-speed manual, 7-speed S-Tronic Cabriolet: 7-speed S-Tronic, viii-speed Tiptronic | |
| S5 3.0 TFSI quattro Cabriolet, Sportback | 2009– | 7-Speed S-Tronic, vi-speed manual | |
| A5 3.2 FSI | 2007– | multitronic | |
| A5 3.2 FSI quattro | 2007Р| Coup̩: half-dozen-speed manual, 6-speed Tiptronic Sportback: seven-speed Southward-Tronic Cabriolet: 7-speed S-Tronic | |
| S5 4.2 FSI quattro Coup̩ | 2007Р| 6-speed transmission, 6-speed Tiptronic | |
| RS5 4.2 FSI quattro Coup̩ | 2010Р| 7-speed S-Tronic | |
| Diesel engines | |||
| A5 2.0 TDI Sportback (143PS) | 2009– | multitronic | |
| A5 2.0 TDIe (100 kW) | 2011– | half-dozen-speed manual | |
| A5 ii.0 TDI (105 kW) | 2008– | half dozen-speed manual | |
| A5 two.0 TDI quattro (125 kW) | 2008– | 6-speed manual | |
| A5 2.0 TDI (130 kW) | 2011– | 6-speed transmission and multitronic | |
| A5 2.0 TDI Quattro S Line (130 kW) | 2011– | half-dozen-speed manual and 7-speed S-Tronic | |
| A5 ii.7 TDI Coup̩ and Cabriolet | 2007Р| multitronic | |
| A5 3.0 TDI quattro | 2007Р| Coup̩: 6-speed manual, six-speed Tiptronic, 7-speed S-Tronic (later May 2010) Sportback: 6-speed manual, 7-speed South-Tronic Cabriolet: seven-speed Due south-Tronic | |
In 2009, Audi announced the 7 speed S-Tronic transmission choice for A5 with 2.0 TFSI quattro (155 kW) for the UK market place,[34] which replaced the half-dozen speed Tiptronic in the Great britain and Germany.
Beginning with the 2011 model year, the A5 2.0 TFSI Quattro coupé and cabriolet includes 8 speed Tiptronic transmission option, replacing the 6-speed Tiptronic in the U.S. and Canada markets.[35]
For the S5 3.0 TFSI quattro (245 kW), the manual transmission was discontinued for the European market.[36]
Equipment [edit]
Titanium Package was introduced in 2011 model twelvemonth of A5 Coupe, S5 Coupe sold in the U.Due south.[37]
Reception [edit]
The car was praised for its design, build quality, performance, and all-wheel drive system, and is favorably viewed by the majority of the motoring printing.[38] Appraised for a rarely seen example of an fantabulous all-round niche automobile.[39] Walter de Silva has said that the Audi A5 coupe is "his virtually beautiful design e'er". [forty]
Motorsports [edit]
The Audi A5 three.0 TDI won the Michelin Claiming Bibendum under the Prototypes category.[41]
The Ethanol E100 Coupé clinched overall victory in the Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2010 eco rally over a altitude of 350 kilometers.[30]
Marketing [edit]
The television set adverts for the A5 Sportback used audio from Audi Sound Studio.[42]
Facelift (2011–2016) [edit]
The facelift vehicles, covering A5 Coupé, Convertible, Sportback, S, and RS models, include updated front and rear lights, equally well as a new front bumper design. The new front finish includes pronounced air inlets, revamped grilles, and apartment fog lights. The vehicle is 10 millimetres (0.39 in) longer overall than the predecessor.
Changes to S5 (available every bit Sportback, Coupé and Cabriolet) include the 3.0 TFSI (333PS) engines on all models, new lights, modified body details, new crystal outcome paint finishes, Quattro drive with the crown-gear heart differential, electromechanical power steering. special S sport break, standard xviii-inch wheels.
The updated vehicles were unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.[43]
Sales began in Europe in 2011 as 2012 model year vehicles. Early models include A5 1.viii TFSI, A5 ii.0 TFSI, A5 3.0 TFSI, S5 3.0 TFSI, 2.0 TDI and three.0 TDI. The base of operations model is the Audi A5 Sportback i.8 TFSI.[44]
United States models of A5, S5 went on sale as 2013 model year vehicles.[45]
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RS5 Coupé (2012–) [edit]
Changes to the RS5 Coupé for 2012 included upgraded dampers and springs on the intermission front end, new electric ability steering replacing engine-driven hydraulic ability steering, exclusive retractable rear spoiler, cherry cam covers, and a carbon fiber intake manifold, optional piano blackness trim, twenty-inch graphite-colored wheels, a sport frazzle system with black finishers.
RS5 Coupé was unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Prove,[46] followed by the 2012 Geneva Motor Bear witness.
The RS5 Coupé went on sale in the US as the 2013 RS 5 Coupé.[45]
The RS5 Coupé went on sale in India, priced at Rs 96.81 lakh.[47] [48]
RS5 Cabriolet (2013–2015) [edit]
The RS5 Cabriolet was unveiled at the 2012 Paris Motor Bear witness. Production of the RS5 concluded permanently in June 2015. A race version of the S5, the RS5 has a valved exhaust whose notation can be tuned to adjust driving conditions and personal preference. The RS5 has a heavy[49] and naturally aspirated 4.2 V8 that produces 450 hp (336 kW).[fifty]
Deliveries of the RS5 Cabriolet began in early 2013,[51] [52] and went on sale in the US in April 2013.[53]
Equally function of the RS5 Cabriolet launch, Audi Land of Quattro Alpen Bout 2013 featured an RS5 Cabriolet starting on September 23, traveling across twelve driving stages in half-dozen countries (Klagenfurt – the capital of Carinthia, Austria, Monaco).
A5 DTM (2012–) [edit]
Codenamed R17, the Audi A5 DTM is a race machine designed for the DTM beginning in year 2012, replacing the Audi A4 DTM.[54] Information technology includes a V8 engine rated at 340 kW (462 PS; 456 hp) with a new 6-speed sequential semi-automatic transmission, pneumatically-operated suspension using paddle-shifters on the steering wheel, engine electronics (Bosch MS v.1) and the fundamental display from Audi R8 LMS, larger and wider tires from Hankook, 120-litre (26 imp gal; 32 United states of america gal) safe fuel tank within a carbon fiber cell, and a larger rear wing. The prototype was built by Audi Sport in Ingolstadt.
The vehicle was unveiled at the 2011 International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt.[55] The homologation of the A5 DTM was scheduled for 1 March 2012.
Marketing [edit]
The 'ugly duckling' used in The Swan television advert
As part of the 2012 A5 launch in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, BBH London, Park Pictures, The Whitehouse and The Mill produced a goggle box advertizement titled 'The Swan' (directed by Joachim Back), inspired past Hans Christian Andersen'southward tale of 'The Ugly Duckling'.
The commercial featured blackness and white shots of the rebodied 1920 Audi concept car designed by Audi engineer Paul Jaray, trawling the streets of a sleepy Bavarian village, the streamlined model gets shunned by disapproving locals non taking too well to the new aerodynamic design. Subsequently retiring in a nearby wood, the 'ugly' auto transforms into the new Audi A5, metaphorically becoming the 'beautiful' white swan. The soundtrack features Danny Kaye singing the children'southward classic Ugly Duckling.[56] [57] [58] [59]
2013 update [edit]
A5 (2013–2016) [edit]
Changes to the Audi A5 Sportback include forced induction and straight injection on all engine models, standard offset-cease-system; optional sport differential on the 3.0 TDI Quattro, and 3.0 TFSI Quattro, optional MMI navigation plus.
Changes to A5 Cabriolet include optional neck-level heating, special coating for optional leather seats.
S5 (2013–) [edit]
Available in Sportback, Coupé, Cabriolet bodies, information technology includes 3.0 TFSI engine rated 333 PS (245 kW; 328 hp) and 440 Northward⋅m (325 ft⋅lbf), seven-speed S-Tronic manual, Southward sport break, electronically controlled stupor absorbers, dynamic steering, optional Audi drive select, eighteen-inch aluminum wheels.[60]
RS 5 Coupé, RS 5 Cabriolet (2013–) [edit]
Available in Coupé and Cabriolet bodies, it is a version of A5 with four.two FSI engine rated at 450 PS (331 kW; 444 hp) and 500 North⋅m (369 ft⋅lbf), vii-speed South-Tronic transmission, quattro permanent all-wheel drive arrangement with crown-gear center differential and torque vectoring (optional quattro with sport differential rear axle), twenty mm (0.79 in) lower body, electromechanical power steering, exclusive 19-inch forged alloy wheels, optional carbon cobweb-ceramic brake discs, Audi drive select dynamics system, optional RS sport intermission with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC).[61]
Litigation [edit]
Audi had problems with the oil consumption in the engines of the models between the years 2009 to 2011.[62] More than 200 car owners in Switzerland were afflicted too.[63] In Switzerland, cars with less than 100,000 kilometres (62,000 mi) and below 5 years one-time tin can accept the hardware replaced and paid for by Audi. If the automobile is betwixt 100,000 and 200,000 kilometres (62,000 and 124,000 mi) and beneath v years, Audi fully pays the hardware just only one-half of the work.
Second generation (2016–present) [edit]
| Audi A5 (8W6) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Audi |
| Production | 2016–present |
| Model years | 2018–present[eighteen] |
| Assembly | Germany: Ingolstadt |
| Designer | Jakob Hirzel[64] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group MLBevo platform |
| Related | Audi A4 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.four 50 EA211 TFSI I4 (152 PS) (35 TFSI) ii.0 L EA113 TFSI I4 + Mild Hybrid 48V (190 PS) (40 TFSI / 40 TFSI S-Line) 2.0L TFSI + CNG I4 (170 PS) (thousand-Tron) 2.0 L EA113 CDLA TFSI I4 + Mild Hybrid 48V (252 PS) (45 TFSI/45 TFSI Quattro) iii.0 Fifty TFSI V6 (354 PS) (S5) 2.9 L BiTurbo TFSI V6 (450 PS) (RS5) 2.0 50 TDI I4 (190 PS) 3.0 L TDI V6 (218 PS) 3.0 L TDI V6 (286 PS) |
| Manual | half dozen-speed transmission 7-speed S-Tronic dual-clutch automatic viii-speed tiptronic automated (A5 iii.0 TDI & S5 & RS5) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | A5 Coupé & Cabriolet: two,764 mm (108.eight in) S5 Coupé: 2,765 mm (108.9 in) A5 Sportback: 2,824 mm (111.two in) S5 Sportback: 2,825 mm (111.2 in) |
| Length | A5 Coupé & Cabriolet: four,673–four,697 mm (184.0–184.nine in) S5 Coupé iv,673–4,697 mm (184.0–184.9 in) A5 Sportback: 4,733 mm (186.3 in) S5 Sportback: 4,752 mm (187.1 in) |
| Width | A5 & S5 Coupé i,846 mm (72.7 in) A5 & S5 Sportback 1,843 mm (72.6 in) |
| Pinnacle | A5 Coupé: one,371 mm (54.0 in) S5 Coupé: 1,368 mm (53.9 in) A5 Sportback: ane,386 mm (54.6 in) S5 Sportback: one,384 mm (54.five in) |
Audi A5 Sportback 3.0 TDI quattro (Britain)
Audi A5 Cabriolet 2.0 S Line quattro (Uk)
Audi A5 Coupé S-Line TDi (UK)
Audi A5 Cabriolet Facelift (Germany)
Audi A5 Sportback Facelift (Germany)
The all-new A5 and S5 Coupé, based on the ninth generation of the Volkswagen Group MLB Platform, were unveiled in June 2016. 2 petrol and two diesel engines are offered for the A5. They are two.0 litre TFSI with either 140 kW (190 PS; 188 hp) or 185 kW (252 PS; 248 hp), and the diesel motors are 2.0 TDI and three.0 TDI, between 140 kW (190 PS; 188 hp) and 210 kW (286 PS; 282 hp). All the 2.0-liter powerplants tin can be paired with half dozen-speed manual gearbox (in sure countries only), or vii/8-speed S Tronic/Tiptronic which is standard on the 3.0 TDI. The notable feature on the Audi's latest coupé is the Virtual Cockpit instrument panel, an edge-to-border brandish behind the steering cycle inspired by the airplane cockpit. The factory option for the A5 is the Due south line parcel which consists of a sportier front bumper with an aluminum line, diffuser on the rear bumper, and S line badges on the front end fenders and side panel.
The Audi A5 and the S5 Sportback were unveiled in September 2016. They are powered by the same engines as the A5 and S5 Coupé respectively.
S5 (2017) [edit]
Audi S5 Sportback quattro (The states)
The S5 is powered by a turbocharged 260 kW (354 PS; 349 hp) 3.0-litre TFSI engine that worked with an 8-speed automated transmission. Inside the S5 has standard front bucket seats with diamond-shaped stitching, and a flat-bottom steering bicycle with S badging.
RS5 [edit]
2018 Audi RS5 Coupé finished in Misano Cherry
The RS v Coupé is powered by a ii.ix liter TFSI V6 twin turbo engine producing 331 kW (450 PS; 444 hp) and 600 N⋅m (443 lb⋅ft) of torque that is besides used in the Panamera 4S. It is sixty kg (132 lb) lighter than its predecessor. Power is delivered to the quattro system with a 8-speed automated transmission. The RS v accelerates from 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) in three.nine seconds, with a top speed of 280 km/h (174 mph). Information technology likewise comes with a honeycomb grille, wider fenders, and aggressively-styled front bumper with bigger openings than the A5 and S5. [65]
Further developments include a new chassis featuring a v-link forepart and rear suspension coupled to Audi Sport's Dynamic Ride Control system offer variable damping command. Other options included with a carbon-cobweb engine encompass and ceramic front brakes.
The RS five Sportback was unveiled at the 2018 New York Auto Bear witness.
The RS 5 facelift was unveiled on Dec 10, 2019.
Special editions
Panther edition
2019 Audi RS5 Sportback - Panther Edition (Usa)
Audi of America Product Planner, Anthony Garbis, has been credited[66] for designing a express run of 100 "Panther Edition" RS5s (75 Sportback and 25 Coupe) in late 2019. The Panther edition bundle retailed for $13,800 and included several exclusive options, most notably: Panther Black crystal outcome pigment, an Alcantara apartment-bottom steering cycle, twenty" five-twin-spoke edge blueprint wheels and Crescendo Carmine stitching on the seats, steering cycle and seat belts.
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