Although the new Audi A5 five-door liftback is being cheekily marketed as a “sedan” in many parts of the world, there’s now a true sedan in A5 range, but it’s unlikely to be sold outside of China. In July Audi launched the third-generation A5 . As part of the brand’s model name realignment , the new combustion-engined A5 range replaces outgoing A4 , with even-numbered names now reserved for electric vehicles.
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At its July launch, the new A5 was revealed as in both wagon and five-door liftback variants, with the latter replacing both the existing A4 sedan and A5 Sportback lift-back. The new A5 L unveiled at the 2024 Guangzhou motor show at the end of last week follows the path trod by the larger A7 L. It not only adds some inches to the wheelbase to improve rear seat space, but also converts the five-door liftback rear end into a true booted sedan.
Foreign brands often develop exclusive long wheelbase variants for the China market where rear-seat comfort is a priority. Chinese buyers overwhelmingly prefer sedans compared to other non-crossover body styles. Measuring 4902mm long, and riding on a 2965mm wheelbase, the A5 L sedan is 73mm longer overall than the A5 liftback.
The A5 L has longer rear doors to accommodate the car’s 65mm longer wheelbase. Unfortunately Audi hasn’t released any official photos of the A5 L’s interior, so we d.