It was only a matter of time before Audi anted up with a four-door coupe in the compact luxury D-segment. After all, BMW teased all rivals into this new market segment when unveiling its 4 Series Gran…
New Audi S5 Sportback leads its four-door coupe competitors in performance
It was only a matter of time before Audi anted up with a four-door coupe in the compact luxury D-segment. After all, BMW teased all rivals into this new market segment when unveiling its 4 Series Gran Coupe at the 2014 Geneva motor show and then releasing it as a 2015 model, and Mercedes, which invented the four-door coupe concept with the release of its 2005 CLS, has been stirring up the smaller subcompact luxury class with its diminutive yet strong selling CLA since 2013. Enter the new 2018 A5 Sportback and its S5 Sportback sibling, which like the Ingolstadt, Germany-based brand's A7 and S7 Sportback models are actually five-door coupes thanks to a handy rear liftback. This is the same formula used for the 4 Series Gran Coupe with much success, the only other "premium competitor" to join the two being the upcoming 2018 Buick Regal Sportback (kudos to Buick for bravery). Audi deviates from BMW by delivering an S-badged performance version of its new Sportback, the Bavarian automaker having Read Full Story