New Audi A5 launched as correct sedan in China

Audi A5L launches at 2024 Guangzhou auto present
The A5L is a long-wheelbase A5 with a traditional trunk lid
A5s certain for the U.S. function a liftback design

The new Audi A5 that goes on sale subsequent spring because the alternative for each the present A5 Sportback and gas-powered A4 is referred to by Audi as a sedan, however that is a misnomer, because the automobile is definitely a liftback—the place a sloped rear window and trunk lid open collectively as one aspect.

There’s a correct sedan model of the brand new A5 coming, although just for China, the place it will likely be offered because the A5L. The debut befell on Friday on the 2024 Guangzhou auto present.

The A5L is a long-wheelbase variant of the brand new A5 household, however as an alternative of the liftback of the common A5, the A5L has a set rear window, leaving solely the trunk lid to open. The roof line can also be much less curved, leading to extra headroom for rear-seat occupants. Audi did the identical with an A7L that was launched in China three years in the past.

The A5L has a wheelbase of 116.7 inches and an total size of 193 inches. The common A5 has corresponding numbers of 114.1 and 190.1 inches. A lot of the further size advantages rear-seat passengers with extra beneficiant legroom, one thing that is essential in China the place long-wheelbase automobiles are sometimes used for chauffeur companies.

2025 Audi A5 L (China spec)

The A5L might be inbuilt China by Audi and native accomplice FAW.

The brand new A5 additionally comes with a wagon physique fashion, although Audi hasn’t introduced whether or not any of the wagons, a physique fashion Audi calls an Avant, will make it to the U.S. The present A5’s coupe and convertible physique types will not make a return with the brand new technology.

The Guangzhou auto present runs till Nov. 24. Audi additionally used the occasion for the launch of its new China-only AUDI model. The model (all caps, and minus the four-ring emblem) will give attention to electrical automobiles designed to satisfy the necessity of Chinese language clients, significantly within the space of connectivity and automatic driving expertise. A minimum of three automobiles might be launched by AUDI ranging from mid-2025, and an idea in Guangzhou hints at what’s to come back.