Just saw an Audi S5 Sportback in the wild.

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Published 10/04/2017 at 19:55

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Not bad, but I have to say, I just don’t get it. Why not just have a liftback option for the A4 instead (think first gen Mazda6)? Why did they take the coupe-designated A5 and add 2 doors and make it a liftback? Did they really need to make a direct competitor to the 4-series GC?

Audi America is maddening.

Why is the S3 only a sedan?

Why is the A3 sportback e-tron only?

Why is the only wagon the A4 allroad?

Why do I even care when we all know I can’t afford any of these?

And what’s the deal with airline food?

Thank you.


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Kinja'd!!! "Nibby" (nibby68)
10/04/2017 at 20:03, STARS: 1

you can’t even afford an A8L? plebeian.

Kinja'd!!! "CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/04/2017 at 20:04, STARS: 4

Why don’t we get the V10 TT RS6 Avant?! That should be the only question!!

Kinja'd!!! "bmil128" (bmil128)
10/04/2017 at 20:57, STARS: 0

The S5 has a wider track than the S4 as does the Sportback. And they are in very high demand, sales people I know say they can’t keep them in stock.

Kinja'd!!! "That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
10/04/2017 at 21:06, STARS: 0

Good to see Audi get on the “four door version of the two door version of a four door car” trend that BMW pioneered.

Kinja'd!!! "BahamaTodd" (bahamatodd)
10/04/2017 at 22:05, STARS: 0

Here’s a good presentation from an Audi designer on how they came up with the A5 sportback design, and didn’t base it on the A4. There is also some initial discussion on the design of the A7.

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Kinja'd!!! "BahamaTodd" (bahamatodd)
10/04/2017 at 22:25, STARS: 0

Hypothetical A4 Sportback:

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Actual A5 Sportback:

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Kinja'd!!! "BahamaTodd" (bahamatodd)
10/04/2017 at 22:29, STARS: 0

That hypothetical A4 looks a lot like the Insignia/Regal

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Kinja'd!!! "Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin)
10/04/2017 at 23:04, STARS: 0

Why is the A3 sport back etron FWD only? Why don’t German car brands make any sense?

Kinja'd!!! "Svend" (svend)
10/05/2017 at 00:23, STARS: 1

I just looked.

I wasn’t aware we in the U.K. even got the A3 and S3 in saloon/sedan form.

I always thought the people who wanted a saloon A3 just bought an A4, just as if they wanted an estate A3, they bought the A4 Avant.

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If it helps we only get the 4 and the 6 in the U.K. in estate or allroad form.

A4/6 Avant.

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A4/6 Allroad.

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S4/6 Avant.

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RS6.

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Kinja'd!!! "WiscoProud" (wiscoproud)
10/05/2017 at 11:38, STARS: 0

I like them, but I wish they would have made the back look more like the A7. THAT is a sexy vehicle.