If you just bought a 2020 Audi A5 or A5
Sportback and you’re sore about not being able to get the RS or even the S
model, Bavarian tuner ABT Sportsline could help you feel a little better about
your purchase. Visually, the tuner offers a brand new rear spoiler (carbon
gloss), either 19- or 20-inch wheels (painted dark but with different available
finishes), height adjustable suspension springs (lowering the car from 15-40 mm
/ 0.6 – 1.57 inches), and a few interior mods.
The springs can be fitted to both
front-wheel drive and quattro all-wheel drive models, as well as to those that
don’t feature Audi’s electronic damper control system. As for the interior,
buyers can opt for a custom start-stop switch cap, shift knob cover and
integrated entrance lights with logo projection (the tuner’s logo, not Audi’s).
Thankfully, there are performance upgrades
too. For example, if you own a pre-facelift A5 45 TDI model, ABT will increase
power from 231 PS and 500 Nm of torque to 268 PS and 540 Nm. With these newer models, you can also boost power on 40
TDI (stock 190 PS) or 45 TFSI (stock 265 PS) variants,
although these upgrades aren’t ready just yet – ABT engineers are still working
on the engine software for the ECU, and further tests need to be carried out.
Last year, we saw a similarly
sporty-looking Audi Sportback by ABT (Euro spec), except that was the S5
variant. It had its 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 boosted to 384 PS and
760 Nm of torque.
