Audi S5 TFSI Sportback Quattro S Tronic

Do you need an RS model when Audi’s slick S5 is on the scene?

Ray Leathern

Offering a good balance between refinement and performance, the smart money is spent here

Damian Adams

Having recently launched into the local market – along with an overwhelming flurry of new performance-focused metal from Audi Sport – the updated S5 Sportback risks getting overlooked in the sea of S and RS models. With its elegant frameless windows and sloping rear end, it has always been something of a niche offering and now faces even fewer serious competitors as the SUV onslaught continues. Revised for 2021, the A5 family – including Coupé, Convertible and Sportback – has received sharper exterior styling, a wider grille and the cabin has been brought up to date with