When Audi's A5 is just too small

AUDI is inviting coupe connoisseurs who reckon the A5 just isn't accomodating enough to try out an all-new model it announced earlier this week.

The A7 Sportback, which carries over the slinky four door coupe formula from the smaller A5 Sportback but on a much larger level, is hoping to steal sales from the Mercedes-Benz CLS when it goes on sale in the UK next year, starting at a little under £43,000.

“The sought-after Audi Sportback formula can now be enjoyed on an even grander scale in the all new A7 Sportback, which in a similar vein to its A5 namesake discreetly integrates saloon car versatility and hatchback practicality into an elegant premium coupe silhouette,” said a spokesperson for Audi UK of the new arrival.

“By reinterpreting the concept for the larger executive class, the A7 Sportback will project the Vorsprung durch Technik brand into yet another new segment when it joins the UK range.”

Audi will bring the familiar Quattro four wheel drive system along to the party when the A7 Sportback arrives in the UK, along with a choice of two petrol and two diesel engines, and a sleek bodyshell that's longer, lower and wider than the A6 saloon.