Audi A5 Sportback, half wagon, half coupe

Posted on August 11, 2007 
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Audi A5 Sportback

Confused? Well, it’s neither an Avant nor a five-door Sportback as we know them. Rather, it’s designed to be half wagon, half coupé. So this secret new A5 variant has a neat electrically powered tailgate that should combine the practicality of a five-door with the style of a coupe. So does that make it a coupate, or an estoupé? No, we’re not sure either…

As CAR Online’s exclusive images show, Audi is clearly intent on carving out a niche of its own after Mercedes stole a march on the ‘four door coupé’ segment with the CLS, which will be facelifted next year before a replacement in 2011. BMW too has showcased a 7-series based CLS rival – our July issue cover star, the Concept CS.

So, not content to simply follow the pack, Audi plans an aggressive two-product strategy to tackle the emerging practical coupe class, starting with the A5 Sportback you see here. Read on for the full story.

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