Meeting customer demands means taking aim at a constantly moving target, which can often lead to some interesting crossbreeding between the established automobile segments. The Audi S5 Sportback is one good example. Offering a nice mix of attractive exterior design, practicality, luxury, and performance, the S5 Sportback seeks to appeal to a sort of “jack-of-all-trades” mentality, circumventing a singular focus in favor of a broader charm. While European audiences have enjoyed the balancing act since 2010, those of us residing in the U.S. have been left out in the cold. Now, there’s a second generation on the horizon, and rumors are swirling that it’s coming stateside.
Essentially a sportier take on the A5 lineup, the S5 is offered in three body styles, with a two-door coupe and two-door convertible joining the aforementioned five-door liftback. The new S5 Sportback was previously caught doing some cold-weather testing in Sweden, but more recently, it was seen a little closer to home, poking around the roads adjacent to the Nurburgring, presumably on its way to or from a hot-lap session.
The new S5 Sportback is expected to debut sometime later this year, most likely in October at the Paris Motor Show. We’re still waiting on the official details from Ingolstadt, but until they surface, we’ve put together the following speculative review.
Continue reading to learn more about the 2017 Audi S5 Sportback.
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