Audi has announced new details regarding their upcoming BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo competitor, the A5 Sportback.

Designed to be as “emotional and elegant as a coupe, as comfortable as a sedan, and as practical as an Avant”, the A5 Sportback is essentially a five-door coupe. Although the teaser video only shows an artist stretching the A5 Sportback’s design, Audi states that the new model features a large rear hatch, a graceful tapering roofline which is 36 mm (1.4″) lower than the A4 Sedan’s, and four frameless doors with “dynamic window styling”.

Performance options include a newly developed ESP system with an electronic differential lock for improved steering response, Audi drive select, adaptive shock absorbers, and dynamic steering with continuously variable assistance.

Look for the new A5 to start arriving in European showrooms this September with a base price of €36,050.

[Source: Audi]

Audi has unveiled the Sportback Concept at the Detroit Motor Show today.

The German car manufacturer admits the design is coupe-influenced, which is also evident in the four seat arrangement (eg. two rear seats instead of three) of the Sportback Concept. Audi seems to be following a trend with this car, as coupe sedans have only been a recent development. Models such as the VW Passat CC, Mercedes-Benz CLS and the BMW X6 are the most obvious examples.

The Sportback Concept is powered by a 3.0 liter V6 diesel generating 225 bhp and will be the cleanest diesel yet from Audi.

[Source: Audi]

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