The 2012 Audi A5 Sportback, the third member of the Audi A5, offers emotion and elegance of a coupé, the comfort of a sedan, and the practicality of a station wagon.

The Audi A5 Sportback cabin is spacious, with all four seats offering ample room and comfort. The large luggage compartment hatch is integrated harmoniously into the rear end with the low C-pillars. Beneath it is a luggage compartment with a volume of 480 liters (16.95 cu ft), and 980 liters (34.61 cu ft) with the rear seat backs folded down.

Eight engines variant are offered for the Audi A5 Sportback, and all versions come equipped with a fuel-saving recuperation system; the two-liter, four-cylinder models with manual transmission also feature a start-stop system and the on-board computer with efficiency program.

The engines varian for the Audi A5 Sportback: 1.8 TFSI with 118 kW (160 hp), 2.0 TFSI with 132 kW (180 hp), 2.0 TFSI and 2.0 TFSI quattro with 155 kW (211 hp), 3.2 FSI quattro with 195 kW (265 hp), 2.0 TDI with 105 kW (143 hp), 2.0 TDI and 2.0 TDI quattro with 125 kW (170 hp), 2.7 TDI with 140 kW (190 hp), 3.0 TDI quattro with 176 kW (240 hp)

Power is transmitted via a six-speed manual transmission, the continuously variable multitronic or the seven-speed S tronic. The Audi A5 Sportback with 155 kW (211 hp) and the 2.0 TDI with 125 kW (170 hp) are also available with quattro permanent all-wheel drive, which comes standard with the 3.2 FSI and 3.0 TDI models. quattro can be complemented in the two top models with the optional sport differential for the flexible distribution of torque to the rear wheels. The front-wheel drive models come with the ESP stabilization program and an electronic limited slip differential.