These are new spy-photos of the all-new Audi A5 Sportback, the four-door variant of the A5 which itself is the coupé-version of the A4 saloon. You are looking at the second generation of the car, and you are looking at the S-version, the so called S5. The model is expected to debut in 2016 as a 2017 model year and feature the latest tech the Germans have to offer.

Like the new A5 coupé, the Sportback is going to be based around the same MLB Evo platform used by the Q7. Through the use of high-strength steel and aluminium for the outer panels, engineers will be able to shave about 100 kilograms.

Purely based on the photos, we can deduce that the A5 Sportback will become a little wider and longer, acting like a grownup car on the road. Styling is a step in the right direction, but still has hints of the older model.

When the first-generation A5 was launched, Walter Da Silva said it was the best car he had ever penned. Both new ones, however, the A5 coupé and Sportback, seem to be an evolutionary development of the current designs. Even with the camouflage on, you can still tell that this car has a wide grille and headlights with a three-dimensional design.

From the back, the LED taillights seem similar to those on the 2016 A4. The arch of the boom is really long, so you could actually confuse this with the A7 Sportback.

Powertrains will range from frugal to extremely exciting. At the Vienna Motor Symposium, Audi unveiled a new 2-litre TFSI that's said to produce 190 hp yet consumes a diesel-like 5 litres per 100 kilometres. However, there will also be plenty of 2.0 TDI models as well, with outputs ranging from 120 to about 220 hp. At least one e-tron model will be offered, based on a diesel motor with additional electric power over the rear wheels. Going up the range a little, we expect the A5 Sportback 3.0 TDI to combined with standard quattro to deliver 272 hp. The S5 could be offered with both a petrol 3-litre and a twin-turbo diesel. The RS5 will downsize from its naturally aspirated 4.2-litre V8 to a 3.6-litre twin-turbo offering nearly 500 horsepower. All these plans, however, date from before the diesel-gate scandal and might be changed over the coming months.

The A5 Sportback pictured here might follow at the Paris Show in September.

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