Audi A5: Breeding a new range of Audi models

TCC has the news why the Audi A5 is so important for Audi.

Last week, the world took its first look at the Audi A5 and S5, two coupes that will play a big role in boosting Audi's image around the world. But underneath, the cars' fundamentals are far more important to the brand's future, as Audi CEO Rupert Stadler told TheCarConnection inGeneva.

The A5 range will include the usual variety of models. To the A5/S5 lineup, Audi also will add an R version. While there are some model lines that will not have the ultimate-performance R versions - the A3 and A8, specifically - the S5 won't go long before it becomes an RS5.

Stadler also hinted that a convertible version of the A5 is coming.

More importantly, the A5 is the first of a new generation of Audis to be built from a set of modular structures. The A5's running gear will spawn the next A4, likely to debut at the Frankfurt auto show. Because those modular sets of components can be upsized and downsized, they likely will spawn the next A6, possibly even the next A8. Audi has exclusive first use of the modules, though eventually they will be spread throughout the VW Group, Stadler says.

Along with the A4, a new compact crossover vehicle, the Q5, will be drawn from the same component family.

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Source: The Car Connection

Audi A5: Breeding a new range of Audi models

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