New 2025 AUDI A5 AVANT - Drive

In the United States, the A5 receives a powerful 2.0-liter turbocharged engine developing 268 hp, an improvement of 7 hp over the outgoing A5 Sportback 45 TFSI’s 261 hp. Equipped with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, we’re expected all variants slated for our market to receive standard all-wheel drive.
Stepping up to the sportier Audi S5 equips a 3.0-liter turbocharged V-6 engine developing 362 hp. Like the regular A5, the S5 makes use of a dual-clutch automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. Performance upgrades include a sport differential with torque vectoring and an adjustable all-wheel drive clutch.
Audi will build the A5 at its Neckarsulm factory just north of Stuttgart, Germany. While pricing has yet to be confirmed, we expect Premium, Premium Plus, and Prestige trim levels will return to our market. However, expect the A5’s base price to rise over that of the Sportback, especially as the base engine is now as powerful as the outgoing A5’s upgraded tune.
That model started just under $50,000, so we expect the new A5 will start in that ballpark. Sportier S5 variants should begin around $59,000. We anticipate that the new Audi A5 lineup will arrive mid-2025. Currently, Audi says the B10 generation will enter production as a 2025 model year vehicle, but depending on how things go, it could arrive for 2026 instead.