Road test: Audi S5 Sportback 3.0 TFSI Quattro S tronic
First came the A5 Coupé and Convertible, then the A5 Sportback which combined 5-door hatchback practicality – not something German manufacturers have been much bothered about in recent times – with sleek coupé styling. Now comes the powerful S5 Sportback, a model that seemingly has almost every box ticked.
If the 3.2-litre, 261bhp FSI A5 doesn’t quite do it for you, then this new 3-litre TFSI-engined S5 with a fulsome 328bhp and 325lb/ft of torque probably should. (The ‘T’ in current Audi nomenclature stands not necessarily for ‘turbocharged’ but for any forced induction, in this case ‘supercharged’.) Feeding power through a 7-speed twin clutch transmission, the S5 can bolt to 62mph in 5.4 secs and easily reach its 155mph (limited) top speed. Those are the raw figures, but behind the wheel they matter little as there’s always a surfeit of oomph on tap accompanied by the rewarding sound of the smooth, supercharged V6.
Read the full Audi S5 Sportback 3.0 TFSI Quattro S tronic road test
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