Reader Spy: Audi A5 Sportback caught under canvas
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports/GTs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchbacks</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-a5-sportback-spy-pics/2101538/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/a5-sportback-front-opt.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>Audi A5 Sportback spy shots - Click above for gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Although Audi has said that it won't be bringing the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/search/?q=a5+sportback&invocatio nType=wl-auto&searchsubmit=">A5 Sportback</a> to these shores, that didn't stop them from doing exactly that recently. Whether for testing purposes or marketing work, a Sportback was spotted here in Southern California recently and was luckily captured by frequent AB commenter Zamafir. Although the car was covered in camo, Zamafir says he also saw the vehicle in the flesh and offered his thoughts on the car:<br /><blockquote>
<div align="left"><em>I had the chance to poke my head around the A5 sportback this morning, it's a wonderful car. Out of respect for the gentlemen handling it I didn't snap any shots of the car with the camouflage off, but it's very much what you would expect the A4 with an A5 rear superimposed upon it to look like. It's very very cogently penned. All the lines are very crisp, and I honestly prefer the profile from the side to the A5 and the BMW 5 series GT. </em><br /><br /><em>Inside the dash is the standard A5 affair with a different sort of trim than I'm used to seeing here in the US, though It's an ingolstadt car so who know if it'll make it over. Kind of a perforated metal look. Most importantly, the rear seats are quite a bit more roomy than I had expected. About on par with the A4. It's hard to tell from the spy shots but there is a reasonable amount of head room in the back thanks to the way the roof liner kind of arches up towards the rear inside. Visibility out the rear windows is a little obscured by their dramatic cut downwards and backwards to facilitate the sloping rear.</em><br /></div>
</blockquote><em>Thanks, Zamafir!</em><br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-a5-sportback-spy-pics/">Audi A5 Sportback spy pics</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-a5-sportback-spy-pics/2101538/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/a5-sportback-front_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-a5-sportback-spy-pics/2101539/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/a5-sportback-rear_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><em><strong><br /><small>Photos copyright (C)2009 Zamafir / Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-a5-sportback-teaser/">Audi A5 Sportback teaser</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-a5-sportback-teaser/2089159/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/a5090004_large_thumbnail. jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-a5-sportback-teaser/2088031/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/audia5sportback_thumbnail .jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/23/reader-spy-audi-a5-sportback-caught-under-canvas/">Reader Spy: Audi A5 Sportback caught under canvas</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/23/reader-spy-audi-a5-sportback-caught-under-canvas/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19075680/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/23/reader-spy-audi-a5-sportback-caught-under-canvas/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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