The premium coupé market will see a new four-ringed contender enter the ring with the new Audi A5, which finally makes its way to Malaysia. The second-generation model is being previewed in showrooms in five-door Sportback form, offering plenty of swish for your cash.
Available in a sole sport 2.0 TFSI quattro trim, the fully imported A5 Sportback will retail at RM339,900 on-the-road without insurance, together with a five-year, unlimited-mileage warranty. By comparison, the BMW 430i Coupé and Mercedes-Benz C 300 Coupé, both two-door only, are priced beyond the RM400k mark, although they both come in the desirable M Sport and AMG Line trims respectively.
On the outside, this new model is still recognisably an A5, retaining the svelte roofline and wavy shoulder line of the Satoshi Wada-penned original. It’s been modernised somewhat, with a flatter “singleframe” grille, trapezoidal head- and tail lights and a clamshell bonnet with twin strakes. Full-LED headlights with two-pronged daytime running lights come as standard, along with 19-inch multi-spoke alloy wheels.
Inside, the A5 gets the same full-width air vent design as the B9 A4, plus the full suite of Audi’s latest technologies. These include the 12.3-inch Audi virtual cockpit digital instrument display as well as the MMI navigation plus infotainment system – the latter adds an 8.3-inch freestanding screen and the MMI touch rotary controller ahead of the gearlever.
The interior is dressed in leather and leatherette upholstery with Silver Aluminium Ellipse trim and black fabric headlining. Other standard features include keyless entry, push-button start, triple-zone automatic climate control, power-adjustable sports seats with driver’s side memory, adaptive dampers, a 10-speaker, 180-watt sound system, a reverse camera and a powered tailgate. No autonomous emergency braking, unfortunately.
Power comes from a 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine that produces 252 hp at 5,000 to 6,000 rpm and 370 Nm of torque from 1,600 to 4,500 rpm, paired to a seven-speed S tronic dual-clutch transmission and quattro permanent all-wheel drive.
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should setup CKD for A5 & S5 sportsback to fight with Mesedis C43 AMG…
Audi is officially dead in Malaysia. I don’t know why Audi still wants to launch.
Audi Germany should set up direct in Malaysia as opposed to give it to sleepy lembap GLC DRB to run the brand.
They want but they are not allowed.
Audi Germany took back the distributorship since 2016. DRB is not a GLC.
And yes Audi is not as creative with the design as before..new models look the same
They been talking about CKD since 2015. But it’s all talk kok sing song oni. End or the day kena tapau by MBM and BMW Malaysia
PT crew,
1/ Got lane-keeping assist?
2/ Got adaptive cruise control?
Nope.
Oh wow.. they even have a spare tyre.. nice! The design is nice.. except for the air vent/s hard t clean that dust …
I love this car
actually the price and spec is quite good. but sadly no money to buy.
OMG, finally this is the Best Buy in Audi range, consider the new 330i mapper cost 330k and both without autonomous braking and adaptive cruise control
Sexy car!! And it’s exactly the same price as the Q5. Sadly, it’s also equally light on specs. I’d take the A5 over the Q5. Headroom be damned when it looks this good.
Shame… shame… tak malu ka? At this price, still no driver assistance system (DAS)?!?! Even a Myvi at RM55k pun ada DAS la…
Mana dtg pekebun jual sayur kat sini?
Too many doors for this A5. Will they bring in the proper A5 Coupe?
ugly aircon vent design
What a shame without the autonomous emergency braking. This is a nice car but I will not considered it with no autonomous emergency braking, same as the new Q5.
Haha those who bought the 2017 gray import models for 339k will be crying now.
Stinger has a nicer design and a lot cheaper
No s-line model ya…