Audi S5 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Audi AG |
Production | 2007–present |
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Designer | Walter de Silva |
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Layout | Front engine, quattro permanent four-wheel drive |
Platform | MLB/MLP (2007–2024) PPC (2024–present) |
Related | Audi A5 |
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Width | 1,854 mm (73.0 in) |
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Chronology | |
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The Audi S5 is one of two high-performance variants of Audi's A5. The B8 and B9 generations were marketed as the coupé, cabriolet, and five-door fastback sedan versions of the B8 and B9 Audi S4 saloon and estate models, while the B10 S5 is the direct replacement of the B9 S4 models.
Like all Audi "S" cars, they are only available with Audi's quattro four-wheel drive (4WD) system, here in S5 using a Torsen-based centre diff system.[1]
Most versions of the S5 are manufactured at Audi's plant in Ingolstadt, Germany; they are available as a coupé, cabriolet, and five-door sportback, which was previously not available in North America until the 2018 model year, which was released in the United States in mid 2017. The cabriolets are built at Audi's factory in Neckarsulm, Germany.