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• New S5 Sportback completes A5 model range for Australia
• Characterised by efficiency, dynamism and exceptional handling
• Will contribute to overall sales of 12,000 + units in 2010
The new Audi S5 Sportback has arrived in Australia and is available
immediately through the Audi national dealer network. The S5 Sportback
has a manufacturer’s list price of $129,300.
The elegant coupe-like silhouette, LED headlights and the four frameless
doors make the S5 Sportback a standout on the road. However, the driving
dynamics of this latest model are not to be overshadowed by its style, with
the potent 3.0 TFSI engine with supercharging packing 245kW of powerful
punch and 440 Nm of torque between 2,900 and 5,300 rpm.
Mr Uwe Hagen, Managing Director of Audi Australia Pty Ltd, said “the S5
Sportback is a great addition to our unique A5 Sportback range. It is not
only practical enough for daily use, it is also sporty and fun to drive”.
“We intend to continue to develop our excellent range of products
available for the Australian market as we head towards our goal of offering
42 models globally by 2015. The S5 Sportback is the 26th model on offer in
Australia at the present time,” Mr Hagen said.
“Our customers are always looking for a benchmark experience, and we
intend to fulfil this with emotional, technologically-advanced products
that are also efficient, the best customer experiences and a progressivelyminded
way of thinking,” Mr Hagen said.
In a year that Audi celebrates its 30 years of quattro technology, it is only
fitting to launch a S5 Sportback standard with the company’s class-leading
quattro drivetrain.
In the year of its creation, in 1980, quattro technology was a unique idea -
a hollow shaft in the transmission that transmits engine power to both the
front and rear wheels with a centre differential.
The S5 Sportback not only has quattro technology as standard but gives
drivers the opportunity to select a sport differential (optional) for an even
more responsive dynamic drive.
The S5 Sportback will complement the existing A5 range in Australia,
adding to the popular A5 Sportback, A5 Cabriolet, S5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe
and the S5 Coupe models on offer.
It is expected that the S5 Sportback will average around ten unit sales per
month.
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