Built on the same MLB platform as used for the two-door A5 coupe, the A5 Sportback wears the same front end and brings a similar interior design, featuring the Audi virtual cockpit, with a 12-inch TFT monitor as well as the optional MMI navigation plus with MMI touch.

Thanks to the use of the new platform, the new model brings more space compared to its predecessor, with an extra 17mm length plus increased shoulder room for the driver and front passenger and rear knee room.

The rear seat back splits 40:20:40 as standard and luggage capacity stands at 480 litres rising to 1,300 litres with the rear seats down.

Engines cover two TFSI and three TDI engine versions producing between 190hp and 286hp. Compared with the previous model, Audi has reduced their fuel consumption by as much as 22 percent while increasing power output by up to 17 percent.

Six-speed manual transmission, seven-speed S tronic dual-clutch transmission or eight-speed tiptronic gearbox are available depending on the engine version. Front-wheel drive is standard, with quattro all-wheel drive available as an option in two versions. It is standard for the 3.0 TDI with 286hp.

Also on offer depending on the market is a bivalent A5 Sportback g-tron featuring a 170hp 2.0 TFSI engine that can run on Audi e-gas or natural gas, but also on gasoline.

New technologies include adaptive cruise control (ACC) Stop&Go system including traffic jam assist, which can brake and accelerate in slow-moving traffic up to a driving speed of 40mph and can even temporarily take charge of steering in certain conditions.

Also new is a predictive efficiency assistant, which provides tailored driving advice to help improve fuel consumption, and collision avoidance assist, which intervenes if the car needs to drive around an obstacle to avoid an accident.

The new Audi A5 and S5 Sportback will roll into showrooms in Germany and other European countries at the start of 2017. The A5 Sportback starts from EUR 37,800. The price for the S5 is EUR 62,500.