Spied: A5 Sportback caught undisguised

Spied: A5 Sportback caught undisguised - in the U.S.

By Andrew on Sat, Jun 27, 2009

In what could only be a photo shoot for official photos for the release, the A5 Sportback was caught completely undisguised, sporting it’s new fastback design. The A5 Sportback, which, ironically, has similar styling cues along the body from 4-door A4 model with strong design cues for the front and rear pulled from the A5. Expect about 480 liters of space for in the trunk/gate area, a good substitute for those who need more space than a sedan without going with an SUV or a longer Avant wagon.

The A5 Sportback, due out later this fall, will unfortunately not make it to the United States as Audi is still unsure of how the Sportback would perform in this market and if it would be worth the cost to federalize the cars. Ironically, though, these pictures were snapped in California, despite not going on sale here. However, the rest of the world can expect the Sportback to carry the same engines as the A4/5 line-up with the 2.0TFSi 4-cylinder, 3.2L FSi V6, as well as the diesel 2.0 TDI and 3.0 TDI.

Expect the A5 to go on sale this fall and likely battle head to head with BMW’s up coming 5 Series GT, also due out sometime in the next few months.

(Source: World Car Fans via Fourtitude)