German modification company Senner Tuning just unveiled a new appearance package for the Audi A5. The kit, which is their fourth package for the A5, includes a carbon fiber front spoiler, carbon fiber side mirror housings, carbon fiber rear bumper, and rear spoiler. Huge 21-inch alloy wheels along with a new lowered suspension kit give the A5 a sportier stance.
ABT AS5 Sportback German tuner Abt Sportsline just got their hands on the A5 Sportback, before most of us can even see it. The Audi A5 Sportback is described “As comfortable as a limousine, elegant as a coupé and almost as practical as an Avant.” After being given the Abt treatment, the new AS5 Sportback can further be described “as dynamic as a true sports car.” The fact that...
Testing out their aluminum Audi Space Frame (ASF) technology used on the R8, TT, and A8, Audi applied the lightweight construction method to a prototype A5 coupe. The lightweight A5 is 242 pounds lighter than its steel-bodied brother, which gives it a power-to-weight ratio of 159-hp per ton, only 11 hp per ton shy of the more powerful 3.2-liter V6 A5.
German tuner AVUS Performance introduced their customized version Audi A5 today along with photos and details. Wrapped in matte black foil the Audi A5 by AVUS Performance has...
Remember the Audi Nuvolari show car? That 2003 concept was design chief Walter de'Silva's first project at Audi; as we now see, it was also a faithful predictor of the new Audi A5, the brand's first full-size coupe since the Audi Coupe Quattro disappeared from the American market in the early 1990s.
The BMW M6 has got some hefty competition coming its way. Checkout these recently released amazing spy photos of a prototype Audi RS5 undergoing testing at the Nurburgring. While the Audi S5 really just an Audi A5 on steroids, the RS5 is the S5 on steroids.
The RS5 will debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September this year. We are pretty sure though that it will go on sale in 2010 in Europe. Stay tuned to Carzi for regular updates. We know that you will.
Audi first unveiled the RS5 in February at the Geneva Auto Show. It was first believed, unfortunately, the car wouldn’t make its way to the United States. Presently, there is some buzz at the New York Auto Show that Audi will finally give in and bring the RS5 to the United States; which would make the Audi the first RS car to make its way across the pond. Keep your fingers crossed that we’ll see a US arrival for the Audi RS5 in the summer of 2011.
Although we haven’t covered anything from German design company Hofele yet, they make some pretty interesting kits for Audis. They aren’t really a tuning company since they only change design elements, but their kits are often worth taking a look.
Students at the University of San Diego happened across an unusual sighting a couple days ago. Apparently Audi was doing a photo shoot of the new A5 Sportback at the school, and these cell phone camera-equipped students snapped a few photos of the car almost completely unveiled...
North American Internaitonal Autoshow 2008 - Canadian Venue, Toronto, Ontario. February 15-24. Album 6 of 9. 122 Photos. Vehicles in this album: Audi A8 L, Audi Q7 4.2 Premium, Audi TTS, Audi R8, Audi S5, Audi A5, Audi A3, Audi RS4.
Finally, we get some good info and images of the new A5 Sportback, set to be released this September as a 2010 model in Europe. We likely won’t be getting it here in the States, unless Audi sees some demand for such a vehicle. The A5 Sportback, which you first saw in the A5 Sportback Spy Pictures article, is made to be a combination of a coupe, sedan, and wagon. It attempts to take the benefits from each and combine it into one great car, which will compete directly with the BMW 5-Series GT.
Audi gave us some details on the newest addition to the A5 line – the A5 Sportback. The idea here is that the Sportback will be as “emotional and elegant as a coupe, as comfortable as a sedan, and as practical as an Avant.” It will have four doors, which makes me wonder why...
Audi unveiled their A5 and S5 Cabriolet (convertible) models. These replace the A4 and S4 Cabriolet, perform better, and get better fuel economy. Engine choices change significantly.
UK gets a new FSI engine for the Audi A5 - the Audi A5 1.8 TFSI. The Audi A5 1.8 TFSI has a 4-cylinder petrol FSI engine that combines direct injection with turbo charging.
The new Audi A5 combines a sporty and an unobtrusive design to a powerful, elegant and individual appearance. “A uniquely beautiful car and thus a real challenge for us,” says Hans-Jürgen Abt. The managing director of Abt Sportsline raved about the new Coupe from Ingolstadt, but he emphasizes that “our designers and engineers were able to improve the outstanding base model even more”.
2008 Audi A5 Coupe
Remember the Audi Nuvolari show car? That 2003 concept was design chief Walter de’Silva’s first project at Audi; as we now see, it was also a faithful predictor of the new Audi A5, the brand’s first full-size coupe since the Audi Coupe Quattro disappeared from the American market in the early 1990s.
Again the well-known 3.0 TDI engine from Audi managed to obtain an important award, this time the Challenge Bibendum award, a challenge created by Michelin in 1998 for the promotion of sustainable road mobility. The Audi A5 3.0 TDI driven by Christoph Klapper and Bernhard Wolfsberge, the official car of Audi AG managed to take the lead in front of the Renault Logan Eco2 and also the VW Jetta Clean TDI who managed to finish the challenge on the 3rd place.
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