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Our Fleet Test Drive: Audi A5 Sportback - 11th Report

Date: 04 July 2011   |   Author: Guy Bird

[2] Bike in boot
Category: Sports
P11D price: £29,310
Key rival: BMW 3 Series

'Premium large hatchbacks' were a previously quirky idea, and Saab was the king of them until it lost its bottle and went for a saloon in its current but now ageing 9-3.

More recently, two German manufacturers have revisited the idea - Audi with its A5 and A7 Sportback and BMW less successfully with its oddly proportioned GT. But get the proportions right as Audi has and you get great looks plus space, a dream ticket you couldn't dream of from a similar-priced coupe.

I've banged on about the load lugging capability of the Sportback before (480 litres with the rear seats down and 980 with them folded) but it is the access to that space that really makes it so practical. Its hatch hole is 1m x 1.08m, and that's plenty big enough to swallow a full-sized adult bike whole without detaching the bike's front wheel and with only the car's rear seats folded. It's a useful trick and one I've used on more than one occasion.

Audi A5 Sportback 2.0 TDI SE Multitronic 143hp
Mileage2134
Claimed combined
consumption
48.7mpg
Our average
consumption
43.5mpg
P11D price£29,310
Model price range£25,455-£38,725
CO2 (tax) 152g/km/22%
BIK 20/40%
per month
£107/£215
Service interval up to 19,000mls/2yrs
Insurancegroup 22E
Warranty3yrs/60,000mls
Boot space (min/max)480/980 litres
Engine size/power1968cc/143hp
Top speed/0-62mph127mph/9.7secs
Why we’re running itTo see if the A5 really
can combine practicality
with style in everyday living
PositiveExterior looks,
interior quality,
practicality
NegativeThirsty auto, satnav
functionality



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