Audi A5

The Audi A5 is a series of compact executive and grand touring coupé cars that Audi has built since June 2007. The range also includes the cabriolet and the Sportback, a five-door liftback with a fastback roofline, all derived from the A4 saloon and estate. It was shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2007, with design taken from the Nuvolari quattro concept, and it returned Audi to the compact executive coupé market after the Audi 80 based coupé ended in 1996. The first generation, Type 8T, belongs to the B8 family and the second, Type 8W6, to B9; both derive from the Volkswagen MLB architecture. It launched with a 3.2 litre FSI V6 of 195 kW, and the cabriolet followed in early 2009.