On August 1, 2025 , Shanghai – The all- new SAIC Audi A5L Sportback was officially launched on the market. The entire series offers six configuration models: Luxury, Exclusive quattro, Smart, Smart quattro, Flagship, and Flagship Smart. The limited-time price starts at 259,900 yuan, and there is also a limited-time cash benefit of 4,000 yuan.
Customers who purchase the car within 90 days of its launch will enjoy multiple limited-time launch benefits. Purchases of the Luxury, Premium Quattro, Smart, or Smart Quattro models will receive a limited-time cash gift of 4,000 yuan. Furthermore, customers who purchase the Luxury model can enjoy a free upgrade to the Front Comfort Package, valued at 15,000 yuan. This includes 3D mesh ventilation for the front seats, pneumatic massage, wrap-around heated seats, driver's seat memory, a heated steering wheel, a projection-activated exterior mirror, auto-dimming exterior mirrors, and automatic tilt-down reverse function, ensuring entry-level luxury. SAIC Audi also offers a 4,000 yuan Worry-Free Driving Gift, which includes three Audi brand maintenance services over two years, ensuring a comfortable and enjoyable driving experience.
The all-new SAIC Audi A5L Sportback's Luxury, Premium quattro, Smart, and Smart quattro models are available for immediate delivery, embarking on a journey of "brilliance and intelligence." Deliveries of the Flagship and Flagship Smart models will begin in November. Pre-order now to secure an exclusive flagship experience.
Positioned as a "luxury intelligent performance sedan," the all-new SAIC Audi A5L Sportback boasts four core advantages: engaging design, intelligent and worry-free operation, reliable safety, and intuitive driving control. It precisely meets the diverse needs of young elites for individual expression, cutting-edge technology, and driving pleasure. Tao Hailong, Party Secretary and General Manager of SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., stated, "In the new era of intelligent driving, we have adhered to the mechanical aesthetics of fuel vehicles while infusing them with an intelligent driving philosophy. This is what a luxury car of the new era should look like."
Design that moves you : both inside and out, aesthetic innovation
The A5L Sportback inherits classic A5 design elements, featuring a fastback styling and frameless doors that exude a dynamic presence. While maintaining the A5's 0.59 wheelbase ratio, the body has been further lengthened and optimized, balancing practicality with elegant aesthetics. To meet the personalized needs of young elites, the A5L Sportback offers three sporty front fascias, marking the debut of Audi's next-generation performance design language in China. These are paired with dual performance packages, Sport and Racing, creating a striking visual impact. The new car is also available in seven carefully curated colors: Racing Red, Intelligent Blue, Tracking Green, Dawn Beige, Smart White, Hurricane Gray, and Extreme Shadow Black, highlighting the dynamic lines while catering to diverse aesthetic preferences. A choice of three interior trim materials, five seat colors, and customizable seatbelt colors allow for personalized expression from the inside out.
In terms of cockpit experience, the A5L Sportback adopts Audi's new generation of intelligent luxury cockpit layout, creating a digital interactive pattern with five screens. The 11.9-inch instrument panel and the 14.5-inch central control screen form a 3D curved integrated screen, which is slightly tilted toward the driver's side, improving the convenience of operation; the 10.9-inch anti-peep entertainment screen exclusively equipped for the co-pilot creates an exclusive audio-visual space for passengers. The PDLC dimmable panoramic skylight equipped on the roof has 9 independent dimming zones, which can achieve a maximum lighting area of 0.839 square meters, and can switch between transparent and matte within 150 milliseconds, with an ultraviolet transmittance as low as 0.1%. In addition, the vehicle is equipped with a BANG & OLUFSEN audio system, the official brand of the Danish royal family. The 20 high-quality speakers bring hall-level immersive sound effects to the driver and passengers.
The lighting system is also a highlight. New matrix LED headlights and OLED taillights complement each other front and back, supporting eight personalized digital signatures. The interior's 30x30-color intelligent ambient lighting is not only freely switchable but also intelligently triggers dynamic light effects for alerts like incoming calls, lane changes, and emergency braking, creating a sense of both formality and security.
Smart and worry-free: cutting-edge technology, convenient and relaxed
As the world's first fuel-powered vehicle equipped with Huawei Qiankun technology, the A5L Sportback is built on Audi's all-new PPC (Premium Platform Combustion) luxury fuel-powered vehicle platform. Thanks to the high integration, scalability, and flexible iteration capabilities provided by the latest E³ 1.2 electronic architecture's distributed domain controllers, the vehicle's five domain controllers work closely together, enabling successful integration with Huawei Qiankun technology and breaking through the technical barriers to assisted driving in fuel-powered vehicles.
The A5L Sportback features the innovative Vehicle Motion Manager (VMM) module, integrating three core chassis systems: drive, braking, and steering. When Huawei Qiankun technology transmits planning and decision signals, VMM enables precise execution, seamlessly integrating intelligent assistance and vehicle control, and delivering a worry-free and effortless intelligent travel experience.
Safe and secure : strict standards, all-round protection
Behind this peace of mind lies the A5L Sportback's unwavering commitment to quality. The new car is equipped with 32 high-performance sensors, including two LiDAR sensors with built-in temperature-controlled self-cleaning systems, ensuring sensing accuracy even in complex environments, providing solid driving support at all times.
The A5L Sportback's body structure comprises 22.2% hot-formed steel, with high-strength steel and higher comprising a whopping 81%, creating a fortress-like structure. To verify safety performance, Audi invested over 100 million yuan in a state-of-the-art crash testing system, completing 71 rigorous crash tests and achieving a five-star safety standard. Furthermore, prior to production, the vehicle undergoes rigorous testing of key components such as the chassis, engine, electronic braking system, and tires, ensuring a reliable safety barrier for customers.
Control at your will : Track genes, surging power
Based on the technological innovations of the all-new PPC luxury fuel vehicle platform, the A5L Sportback is imbued with race-bred driving dynamics. Equipped with the fifth-generation EA888 engine, it boasts a maximum output of 200kW and an injection pressure of 500 bar. Combined with Porsche's VTG variable turbocharging technology and the all-new MHEV Plus mild hybrid system, it accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in just 5.6 seconds. Coupled with the newly upgraded quattro intelligent all-wheel drive system, the car offers the thrill of the track, even in everyday driving.
The A5L Sportback's chassis features five-link independent suspension front and rear, complemented by the progressive steering system, a hallmark of luxury performance cars, significantly enhancing driving quality and dynamic performance. All quattro all-wheel drive models also come standard with Audi's track-grade S-Sport suspension system, integrating a lowered ride height, high-rigidity spring settings, and the next-generation ZF CDC suspension for a seamless driving experience.
The all-new SAIC Audi A5L Sportback, with its unrivaled intelligence and beauty, fully demonstrates the cutting-edge capabilities of a new-era luxury vehicle. It is not only a benchmark for the innovative fusion of mechanical craftsmanship and digital technology, but also injects new vitality into the luxury travel landscape.