Months after unveiling the Audi Q3 Sportback and the e-tron Sportback, Audi has now unveiled its third crossover utility vehicle (CUV), the new Q5 Sportback. The new Audi Q5 Sportback will roll off the assembly line at the San José Chiapa plant in Mexico. They can be ordered now and will be launched on international markets in the first half of 2021. For the Chinese market, the CUV will be built in CKD production at the Changchun plant.
Dynamic appearance
The 2021 Audi Q5 Sportback with the large air inlets, and the octagonal Singleframe, sports a powerful presence similar to the latest Q models from Audi. The headlights with their distinctive daytime running light signature feature LED or optional Matrix LED technology. The continuous, elegantly sweeping shoulder line emphasizes the wheels and with them the quattro all-wheel drive. The side sill trim on the doors imbues the CUV with stability and robustness. The greenhouse extends low over the body and begins its downward slope early so that the third side window tapers sharply to the rear. The starkly sloped rear window and the seemingly high-mounted rear bumper give the Q5 Sportback a dynamic and powerful appearance.
Lower air drag
The 2021 Audi Q5 Sportback is seven millimeters longer than its sister model, the Q5. It shares the same height (1.66 m) and width (1.89 m), but at 0.30 the drag also turns out lower. The new Audi Q5 Sportback’s low center of gravity enhances its stability. The long wheelbase of 2.82 meters provides ample room on board.
Tail lamps with digital OLED technology
The 2021 Audi Q5 Sportback offers the rear lights featuring innovative digital OLED technology upon request. Each light includes three organic light-emitting diodes, which radiate an especially homogeneous red light. Each LED is divided into six segments, which can be controlled individually. Customers can select from three rear light signatures when ordering their vehicle, each of which includes a dynamic coming and leaving home lighting scenario. An additional sporty graphic is displayed when “dynamic” mode is chosen in the Audi drive select system. If another vehicle approaches the stationary Q5 Sportback from the rear to within less than two meters, all OLED segments illuminate, providing proximity detection.
Twelve paint finishes
2021 Audi Q5 Sportback is available in the “advanced” and “S line” exterior lines. Differences lie in the Singleframe, the side air inlets and in particular the rear bumper. There are 12 paint finishes and a variety of trims for the add-on parts to choose from, including the black styling package and both full and contrasting paint finishes.
3rd gen modular infotainment system
