A5 Sportback pre-Release

**Zyklon5** · July 3rd, 2009, 12:21

AFAIK european sales are 60% diesel, hence my TDI rant above, but don' t quote me on that ... maybe somebody can give us accurate info.

**f1esp** · July 15th, 2009, 09:32

First pic:

**HKS786** · July 15th, 2009, 14:33

I'm sure we seen that pic on the net months ago! I remember the tint on the rear windows. It looks like a chop to me.

**353S** · July 15th, 2009, 15:03

Originally Posted by f1esp

First pic:

Not real... It's a CGI from fourtitude.com

**f1esp** · July 15th, 2009, 18:52

Ooooopppssss!
HKS & 353: You are both right! :blush:

(...but the real one will be 99.9% like the chop...)

**Leadfoot** · July 15th, 2009, 20:34

Still like the looks but hate the idea of still only offering 4 seats.

Come on Audi, break the trend and offer it with a 5 seat option.

**Zyklon5** · July 16th, 2009, 00:28

Autoblog is first, and surprinsingly it won't make it to the US. Audi must be afraid it would cannibalize sales .... as I don't see any other motive not to get it stateside.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/15/o...ed-not-coming/

Later edit: it has 5 seats

http://www.automobilemag.com/feature.../photo_05.html

**chewym** · July 16th, 2009, 04:07

Looks pretty good. There will also be another car shown tomorrow.

**EKaru** · July 16th, 2009, 04:39

Officially Official: 2010 Audi A5 Sportback revealed, not coming Stateside

**Leadfoot** · July 16th, 2009, 07:54

Great news that it will indeed have 5 seats, this will widen it's appeal greatly. What it also might spell is a need to offer an RS4 in saloon form, what you have here is all the space of a saloon, the practicality of a hatch and the style of a coupe.

**KresoF1** · July 16th, 2009, 07:57

Originally Posted by Leadfoot

Great news that it will indeed have 5 seats, this will widen it's appeal greatly. What it also might spell is a need to offer an RS4 in saloon form, what you have here is all the space of a saloon, the practicality of a hatch and the style of a coupe.

According to official printed German A5 Sportback brochure and price list car is 4 seater.

**roadrunner** · July 16th, 2009, 08:07

Originally Posted by KresoF1

According to official printed German A5 Sportback brochure and price list car is 4 seater.

if you look closely at this pic -> only two seatbelts in the rear = therefore 4 seater

Besides that - great looking Audi

Ingolstadt did it again

**roadrunner** · July 16th, 2009, 08:42

Some more pics:

Not much to say - a beauty

**Leadfoot** · July 16th, 2009, 09:32

Originally Posted by roadrunner

if you look closely at this pic -> only two seatbelts in the rear = therefore 4 seater

Besides that - great looking Audi

Ingolstadt did it again

Great detective work Sherlock.

But I wish this wasn't the case because it would appeal to a much wider customer base if it had a 5 seat option. Though unlike the A5 coupe, 3 series Coupe and others of this type this 4 seater has a normal trimmed middle section between the two rear seats so a simple seat beat could be added as an option.

Voice the opinion that you would prefer it to have a 5 seat option to your dealer, word will get back to Audi and may be Audi will see sense in the future and offer such an option if there is enough interest.

**crespo** · July 16th, 2009, 15:31

Again, I would rather the 5 line stay coupe only, but I have to admit this thing is gorgeous, and practical! Despite my bitching, another home run by Audi.

**The Pretender** · July 16th, 2009, 18:10

Frameless rear-doors Cool.

**Fehli** · July 16th, 2009, 20:14

No S5 Sportback???!!!

**The Pretender** · July 16th, 2009, 20:21

Originally Posted by Fehli

No S5 Sportback???!!!

In due time.

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