Has Audi RUINED the new A4?
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Published 2024-07-16
Meet the all-new Audi A5 & S5!
Now there’s one big change we need to address right off the bat - the new A5 & S5 are available as either a saloon or estate, and they’ve replaced the A4 & S4!
Why the change? Well as Audi moves towards releasing more electric-powered cars, it’s changed its naming conventions. All odd-numbered cars (i.e. A3, A5 & A7) will come with internal combustion engines, while all even-numbered cars (i.e. A4 & A6) will only be available as all-electric cars.
So the big news here is that the new A5 & S5 will both be available as ICE cars! The range kicks off with a 2-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine, which will be able to produce 150hp or 204hp, depending on which configuration you go for. There will also be a 2-litre diesel available that comes with mild hybrid tech included, which can also produce 204hp.
If you’re looking for a bit more power, you’ll want to choose the new S5! It’s powered by a 3-litre V6 turbo as well as having mild hybrid tech included, and this will be able to produce 367hp while also propelling you to 62mph in just 4.5 seconds.
In terms of the design, both the saloon & estate look great. Up front, Audi has reduced the size of the grille and enhanced the size of the air intakes both below and to the side of it, and there’s a set of slim & smart OLED headlights on either side. Along the side you’ll find smart electronic door handles, and around the back there’s a new protruding light bar design as well as a set of real quad tailpipes!
Step inside and the design is brilliant. There’s a huge curved digital dial and infotainment screen, and there’s even a second screen just for the passenger! It looks like most of the functionality is controlled through the infotainment screen, but then that’s no different to recent Audis and we didn’t have many complaints there! All in all, it looks like the new A5 & S5 will be a great place to be for a long drive!
The A5 range kicks off from around £42,000, rising up to £68,000 for the S5. So is it worth it? Stick with Mat and see for yourself!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:20 Reveal
03:29 Exterior Design
07:58 Interior
13:29 Engines
15:33 Practicality
17:14 Price & Release Date
All Comments (21)
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RIP Audi A4, RS4,S4. You made audi successful and rich.
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6:24 Audi is afraid of the stick of truth. Great job Mat
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VW: We are bringing back physical buttons on steering wheels Audi: Here's NINE touch buttons on a SINGLE side of the wheel
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I’m not liking the name changes companies are doing. Why not use E4 for electric. A is basic, S is sporty and RS is racy.
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No phones allowed while driving, yet there they are, covering complete dashboard with screens making you interact with them and operate while driving…
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Before he even said, it looks like a BMW, I was like, damn that looks like a bmw ! So yes definitely agree !!
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This is what happens when Marketing people take over that have no interest and knowledge of the product 🙄
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Cars get even bigger but parking spaces don't. I love an estate car but there has to be a practical size limit
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Audi has to bring the red badges in the front back, the S-models look like the base models now
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The rear of the sedan looks so much like the 2023/24 440i gran coupe😂
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She's dressed like a doctor. And just like that, they killed the A4? Damn..
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Mercedes and Audi looking like a BMW but BMW aint looking like a BMW 😂
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Coupé looks like current BMW 4-series Gran Coupé from the side 😅
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nice i-drive system they got there at audi now. Looks like a kia stinger and a BMW got smushed together
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So, A4 is A5, Combustion platform based on electric, with front looking like Hyundai and side looking like a BMW. Thank you!
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A four door Audi A5 is like sticking rear doors on a Ford Capri and no-one would ever actually be stupid enough to do that. Wait-what?
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The current car is 4762mm. If this is 7cm longer that puts it at 4832mm. Which is crazy for an A4, puts it’s close to the realms of a W212 E class.
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Audi's interior design last generation was perfect. Nicely integrated drivers display, simple clean graphics, a simple infotainment screen and dedicated climate controls. This just feels worse and frankly a bit dangerous.
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I dont know if they have ruined the A4, but they sure have ruined the A5 Sportback
