2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet (Rendering)
Last month, Audi unveiled the second
generation Audi A5 in Ingolstadt and announced that the all-new mid-size coupe
will go on sale in Germany in Autumn 2016 (September-November). The second-gen
A5 coupe will be tailed by the second-gen A5 Cabriolet and second-gen A5
Sportback. The next-gen A5 Cabriolet, as per a leaked internal document, is
planned to be launched in North America in May 2017, meaning that first markets
including Germany and others in Europe will likely get it in late-2016 or
early-2017.
A speculative rendering from IAB’s
automotive illustrator Shoeb Kalania previews the 2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet in
near-production guise. Like the second-gen A5 Coupe, the second-gen A5
Cabriolet will likely be introduced along with its S performance variant.
The next-gen Audi A5 Cabriolet, along
with the new family design, will likely come with the latest signature Audi
features such as the new, wider and flatter Singleframe grille, Matrix LED
headlights, dynamic turn signals, Audi virtual cockpit and MMI infotainment
system with MMI touch.
The next-gen Audi A5 Cabriolet will be
underpinned by the Volkswagen Group’s MLB-Evo. The new generation model will
likely be around 50 kg lighter than the first generation model. Powering the
all-new A5 Cabriolet/S5 Cabriolet will likely be the same engines employed in
the all-new A5 Coupe/S5 Coupe: 190 PS 2.0 TFSI, 252 PS 2.0
TFSI, 354 PS 3.0 TFSI (S5 only), 190 PS 2.0 TDI, 218
PS 3.0 TDI and 286 PS 3.0 TDI. Similarly, transmission choices should
include 6-speed manual, 7-speed S tronic and 8-speed tiptronic.
