JD15

https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/ceo-gernot-doellner-the-audi-a5-family-marks-the-next-step-in-our-model-initiative-16101

TheTurbanator

Some design details were revealed in this LinkedIn post of all places. Tons of sketches, what look like electronic door handles, and thankfully the emblem is on the grille still rather than being half on, half off like the A3 refresh.

https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/...13307153252352

Glisse

Always amuses / bemuses me when designers draw up the car with 30'" wheels at ET10 and zero suspension travel. Maybe they should try with 19" wheels and get that to look good...

JD15

The designers should be forced to take a three-hour road trip on the average American highway in their concept cars.

Lord XL

That Avant looks good in those sketches. Let's see what we get in the reveal.

NoMoreBMWs

I'm clinging to the faint hope that the Avant will be available in Canada, either as a 2025 or 2026 model, either in S or RS trim, either as a mild or plug in hybrid..

JohnEnglish

I’m hoping for a sunglasses holder like the B8 generation had.

The head of Audi Sport confirmed a few years ago that the B10 RS would keep the same engine and would add plug in hybrid capability for power gains. I assume the S cars will do the same.

NoMoreBMWs

Right now I'm assuming that the information that the S will be a 375 hp mild hybrid is correct. Also the reversion to a DCT which would be good since Audi never quite got the ZF8 right. Presumably in the Sportback this will be a 2026 model, but if the Avant is offered it might be a 2025. The plug in should be RS only.

erictsang

This forum is about to get wildly confusing with all the name changes, that being said:

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/07...get-in-the-us/

JohnEnglish

If anything, it'll be better. Having separate forums for the A4 and A5 models is silly. I get they do that to increase pageviews but it makes it harder for people using the forum to find relevant information.