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The second-generation Audi Q5 Sportback is coming quickly, and the model’s native group has indicated it’ll be touchdown in native dealerships through the fourth quarter (October to December) of 2025.
Talking with CarExpert on the launch of the third-generation Q5 SUV – on which the Sportback relies – senior executives from Audi Australia’s group mentioned the brand new mannequin shall be extra aligned with the SUV vary by way of specification and is predicted to be a preferred vendor.
“There’s a terrific alternative for the brand new car being designed from ground-up,” mentioned Matthew Dale, head of product at Audi Australia, referencing the unique Q5 Sportback’s late introduction through the second-gen Q5’s lifecycle.
Product supervisor at Audi Australia, Peter Strudwicke, added: “Plenty of issues the Sportback gained [over the Q5 SUV in the previous generation], we’ve really made customary. They’ll undoubtedly be nearer aligned”.
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Mr Strudwicke famous the unique Q5 Sportback was working at a 30:70 ratio of general Q5 gross sales in Australia after launching Down Beneath in 2021 as a part of the facelifted second-generation Q5 vary, 4 years after the second-gen mannequin first arrived in Australian showrooms.
The primary-gen Q5 Sportback arrived in Australia in August 2021 and commanded a roughly $6000 premium over the equal Q5 SUV relying on variant.
Within the non-SQ5 grades, nevertheless, it featured extra gear as customary just like the S line bundle, which added niceties like sporty exterior styling, sport entrance seats and mirrors with heating, auto dimming and dipping features.
Based mostly on Mr Strudwicke’s feedback, we’ll probably see the brand new Q5 Sportback vary shrink the worth gaps and supply nearly the identical variant lineup, principally permitting prospects to decide on a trim stage after which the physique model with none noticeable changes to plain specification or engine alternative.
Just like the Q5 SUV, the Q5 Sportback is offered globally with 2.0 TFSI 150kW (FWD and quattro AWD), 2.0 TDI 150kW quattro and SQ5 3.0 TFSI 270kW quattro engines with 48V mild-hybrid help; together with e-hybrid 220kW and e-hybrid 270kW plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variants.
Audi Australia has already taken the front-drive TFSI 150kW and TDI 150kW quattro fashions, together with the high-performance SQ5, all of which at the moment are on sale.
The Q5 e-hybrid will come, probably in 2026, although it’s unclear whether or not we’ll get simply the high-output PHEV or each – the previous appears extra probably, primarily based on earlier type.
Revealed final November, the brand new Q5 Sportback is to the Q5 what the BMW X4 is to the X3, or what the Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe is to the GLC.
A sharply raked rear roofline and fastback tailgate headline the key styling adjustments, with distinctive touches like a extra distinguished rear beltline emphasising its extra athletic stance.
The sleeker form does eat into boot house considerably. Audi claims 515L of bags capability within the Q5 Sportback and 470L within the SQ5 Sportback, increasing to 1415L and 1388L respectively.
It’s in any other case fairly just like the Q5 SUV and the platform-sharing Audi A5 vary, with the model’s newest in-car know-how and shows in addition to the aforementioned mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrain choices.
Keep tuned for a full worth and specs breakdown within the lead-up to the Q5 Sportback’s launch later this 12 months.
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