Audi’s new A5 2016 is now under the spotlight after a lot of wait. The car presents itself as a magnanimous luxury vehicle. Everyone is eying on it and a lot is expected from this upcoming beauty. It will be available for sale towards the end of this year. Sit back and get an insight as we present in front of you a bird’s eye view of this latest model:
Audi A5 is a two-door coupe which is majorly based on its predecessor A4 with a few evolutionary changes. The style and design present the car to have a relatively sharper look. Inspecting the front bumper, the enhancement of front grille is noteworthy. They are wider and positioned a bit lower creased by larger and more aggressive vents. The headlights look brand new. They are followed by a bonnet with creases prominent than before. The taillights have gone thinner taking inspiration from Audi A4. The advancements in design and revolutionary changes in overall construction have rendered the car to get light on its weight. The A5 is roughly 132lb lighter than its predecessor.
The interior greatly resembles to that of A4. Its vast cabin and quality of materials used in interior design are almost the same. An 8.3 inches wide display is located on the center console.
Audi has planned to launch A5 coupe with five variations in engine among which three are petrol and two are diesel. In case of petrol Audi has offered a four cylinder turbo charged 2.0 liter TFSI engine with 187 horsepower. Some resources confirm that the current lineup is accompanied by a more powerful 248 horsepower engine. As in the case of diesel, a 2.0 litre with 187bhp will be offered with two 3.0 litre V6 choices in 216bhp and 268bhp states.
The four cylinder engines and 216bhp six cylinder diesel will be a standard with a six-speed manual or optional seven-speed S-tronic dual clutch gearbox. It will support both front and four wheel drive forms.
Audi claims an improvement of 0.7 sec over the previous model because it takes 4.7 seconds to do 0-67mph. The top speed however is restricted to 155mph. The combined fuel consumption has also reformed from a previous 36.7mpg to 38.7mpg.
The new Audi A5 coupe is expected to be out in November later this year. This release will be followed by revealing of a four door sport back version early in the coming year 2017. In the spring next year convertible versions are also expected to get an exciting release.
Despite the fact that Audi is yet to reveal the final price of this surprise package, Auto Express is of the view that A5 model will kick off the market from around £32k and the S5 with 349bhp from approximately £44k. However these are not the actual prices as they are yet to be made official. All the Audi lovers keep your fingers crossed!