Audi S5

Audi S5
Overview
ManufacturerAudi AG
Production2007–present
Assembly
DesignerWalter de Silva
Body and chassis
Class
Body style
LayoutFront engine, quattro permanent four-wheel drive
PlatformMLB/MLP (2007–2024)
PPC (2024–present)
RelatedAudi A5
Powertrain
Engine
  • 3.0 L CAKA/CCBA V6 T FSI
  • 3.0 L CWGD V6 T FSI
  • 3.0 L TDI V6 diesel (2019-2024, European markets only)
  • 4.2 L CAU V8 FSI
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • Coupé & Cabriolet: 2,751 mm (108.3 in)
  • Sportback: 2,811 mm (110.7 in)
Length
  • Coupé & Cabriolet: 4,640 mm (183 in)
  • Sportback: 4,718 mm (185.7 in)
Width1,854 mm (73.0 in)
Height
  • Coupé: 1,369 mm (53.9 in)
  • Cabriolet: 1,380 mm (54 in)
  • Sportback: 1,382 mm (54.4 in)
Kerb weight
  • Coupé: 1,750 kg (3,860 lb)
  • Cabriolet: 1,955 kg (4,310 lb)
  • Sportback: 1,820 kg (4,010 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorAudi S2

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.

  1. ^ ETKA official factory data[clarification needed]