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11-13-2008, 12:28 PM | #1 | |
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Spy Shot Audi's New A5 SportBack/Five Door Coupe
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11-13-2008, 12:46 PM | #2 |
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11-13-2008, 01:48 PM | #3 |
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That is Stunning!
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11-14-2008, 08:49 AM | #5 |
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06-26-2009, 08:14 AM | #6 | |
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Audi A5 Sportback caught almost undisguised
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http://www.fourtitude.com/news/publi...cle_5075.shtml Automotive enthusiasts must revel in the modern age of citizen journalists, though we guess professional spy photogs and car companies may not be as enthused. Take for instance the once-easy process of a photo shoot of a car not yet revealed… like the Audi A5 Sportback. While such a process may once have been easy, getting that footage or those glamour shots now, and on a busy campus like the University of California San Diego, without getting caught by any infinite number of student iPhone or Blackberry cameras is a virtual impossibility. In this case, two particularly aware students did a little more than a double take. The first student, and the more close-up experience goes by the username Zamafir on Autoblog. You likely saw the under-cover shots of his as well as his written experience on that site yesterday. An admitted Audi enthusiast, Zamafir was kind enough to give this more Audi-focused website a slightly higher level of detail. Leaving the parking office, I spotted an object which immediately sent a shiver down my spine, raised all the hairs on the back of my neck, and brought my pulse up to an unhealthy level - an Audi, A5 Sportback, shrouded in heavy camouflage. Yes, if you are certifiably 100% a car nut and 100% an Audi Fan Boy as I am, you’d have instantly recognized an unrevealed car with a profile no one has ever seen, shrouded in heavy fabric. I immediately walked up to the gentleman in the driver’s seat and asked if I could take a picture of the car. The right side was completely uncovered, it’s silver body panels shining in the morning sun. Visibly uncomfortable, he declined my request. As much as I’d love to be the first to post complete production shot of the car, I also value the jobs of those in the industry and related fields and respected his request not to shoot the car. Staring at the car, iPhone respectfully pocketed, I couldn’t help by marvel at just how well Audi pulled off a competitor to the 5 series GT. It’s an interesting design, an amalgamation of an A4 and the A5’s sloping rear behind the C-pillar, but a bit more substantial to help provide greater head room in the back. The rear light cluster is more elegant than either the A4 Avant or A5, though the entirety of the rear is what really strikes you. I’m a big fan of the BMW 5 series GT, one of the few I think, and the A5 Sportback manages to provide a similar sort of rear (in respect to the cars which sire it) while looking substantially more modern and more intentionally penned. It really does look nicer than the A4 or A5, and I love the A5 coupe. The rear window especially has an almost Aston-like line to it. After admiring the side and front for a while I continued to talk to the car’s chaperone - a fellow car nut and all-round good guy in general. We traded stories about driving various entertaining cars, the R8, IS-F, etc. He mentioned he’d recently had the chance to give the R8 V10 Spyder a good flogging and couldn’t stop grinning about that. He was pretty impressed about the amount I knew about the car. I proffered the release date, pricing and what competitors it was aimed at. At this point he asked I I’d like to look inside, stoked, I ducked my head in. “No, really, sit” Who am I to resist the chance to sit in a car which hasn’t even debuted? Inside the car is very familiar, the dash pretty much the standard A5/A4 affair, as to be expected, but the seating in back is what surprised me. The roof slopes back towards the integrated spoiler with a fairly steep rake, yet the downward slide begins in earnest right where your head sits. The result is a very attractive outward profile and substantially more room in the back than the A5. In fact, the headliner even makes a slight rise to accommodate more headroom. One other bit of interest in the interior is the metal trim used, almost a perforated aluminum, something I’d not seen before in an Audi. I’m very excited for this car, simply because it provides a more sporting, even more attractive option for buyers looking for something with the versatility of a hatch, but comfort and style as well. At the Q5 driving experience I became smitten with Audi’s CUV and appreciated many of it’s unique details which helped it achieve a bar higher than the A4 Avant in terms of the overall impression it gives. The A5 Sportback makes the same upwardly mobile stride. It provides a more modern, crisp antithesis to the taller Q5 or the A4 Avant. It is sportier – the A5 design language an inspired alterative to the A4 Avant. It’s simply gorgeous from the outside, as mentioned, the design of the C-pillar, the way in which it tapers into the trunk, the width and heft of the overall design, replete with many sinew creases. It all goes a great deal towards masking the car’s actual size and is a definite one-up compared to the 5 series GT. While the interior isn’t remarkably new up front, and certainly not a revolution in design as the 5 series GT is to the 5 series, it’s not meant to be. The A7 will take care of that. For those looking for something even more beautiful than the A4 or even the A5, and with all the versatility of the Q5, the Audi A5 Sportback will most certainly bring your enthusiasm to a boil. I cannot wait for the A5 Sportback driving experience. I simply can’t stop gushing about how well the proportions work in person. BMW should be concerned. The Audi A5 and A7 sandwich is going to leave little sales in the middle for the 5 series GT. From the accounts we’ve heard, the shoot and the A5 Sportback stayed on location for a few hours. While there, another student also spotted the car and shot some images of the Sportback unmasked. Most of the images were shot through glass though and are slightly obscured. Intel thus far on the A5 Sportback points to a car that is likely only for the European market, though Audi hasn’t ruled out North American sales if demand warrants. High-placed sources say the Sportback will share drivetrain and packaging options with the A5 and S5. So yes, there will be a 3.0T-powered S5 Sportback even though the car shown here is clearly an A5. Another source told us months ago that an RS 5 Sportback was not planned in the mould of the box-fendered 4.2-liter V8 RS 5. Later rumors in the press suggested a Porsche-developed 3.0T RS 5 was in order for the Sportback, but we have reason to believe, based on our own discussions with Audi representatives, that this idea of a Porsche-spawned RS 5 Sportback was just a rumor. As of right now, the first expected Auto Show debut of the A5 Sportback is expected to be Frankfurt in September. We have very good reason to believe though that the A5 Sportback will also debut at Audi’s centenary celebration in mid July and that likely explains why Audi is knocking out footage of the car now. As for the UCSD students, they’re eager to see if the car returns today for further on-site work. We’re told the point of the shoot was to get the car in front of UCSD’s new music building. Perhaps the crew and the car will return. We’d love to see more and bet there are many who’d agree. Check out more photos from the University of California San Diego photo shoot via the gallery link below |
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06-26-2009, 10:22 AM | #7 |
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06-26-2009, 10:31 AM | #8 |
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06-27-2009, 02:34 PM | #9 |
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LMFAO at the dumb and dumber car!!!
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06-27-2009, 02:37 PM | #10 |
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I'll take that white car in the background
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06-27-2009, 08:40 PM | #11 |
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I just don't see the attraction to these things. I really like wagons and hatches, but the new swoopy back hatches aren't doing it for me. This A5, the A7, the BMW X6, the Mitsu RA all have the same roof line and I just don't find them attractive. I must be in the minority.
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06-27-2009, 09:42 PM | #12 |
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Very nice!
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06-28-2009, 12:09 PM | #13 |
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that thing looks handsome as hell... i like it
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06-28-2009, 03:43 PM | #14 |
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Five door coupe!? Whaaaaaaaat? Please tell me that is not how they plan on marketing it.
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06-28-2009, 04:38 PM | #15 |
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is this just a passat cc in audi skin?
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07-08-2009, 01:29 PM | #16 |
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Audi A5 Sportback: New photos and details from Audi's secret lab We have new photos and details of the Sportback, right from Audi's secret lab showing you how much detail is going into the construction of the car. Awesome insights! See a translated version here |
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