Audi’s A5 and sportier S5 have been the brand?s coupe and convertible offerings in the mid-size space, but for the new-generation version arriving for 2018, they’ll be joined for the first time by a four-door fastback, the Sportback. The company has just released pricing for the A5/S5 family, and the Sportback is the least expensive of the bunch, undercutting the two-door coupe by $200.
The Sportback is offered in both A5 and S5 guise, with Quattro all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission standard on both. The A5 is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four with 252 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque, while the S5 gets a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 good for 354 horsepower and 369 lb-ft. The A5 Sportback, in Premium trim, starts at $43,575, which makes it the lowest-priced A5 variant. The S5, which skips the Premium trim level and starts at Premium Plus, has a base price of $55,375, which again is the lowest figure we find for the S5. It also represents an upcharge of $8800 over the Premium Plus A5 Sportback. Both the A5 and S5 also are offered in top-spec Prestige trim, at $51,175 (A5) and $59,775 (S5).
The two-door coupe is $200 dearer, whether we’re talking A5 or S5. So that’s $43,775 for the four-cylinder Premium and $55,575 for the V-6 Premium Plus. Interestingly, the A5 coupe?but not the Sportback?offers the additional choice of pairing the turbo four with a six-speed manual transmission. Pricing for the manual is identic...