Audi · 2025–present
AUDI E5 Sportback
The AUDI E5 Sportback (Chinese: 奥迪E5; pinyin: Àodí E5) is a battery electric compact executive shooting brake produced by SAIC Volkswagen under the China-only AUDI marque. It is the first vehicle co-developed between Chinese car manufacturer SAIC Motor and Audi. The car does not feature the four rings logo and the AUDI name is stylised in capitals, as it is considered a distinct brand for the Chinese market.
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Overview
The AUDI E5 Sportback is based on SAIC Motor's IM L6, sharing the electric motor, battery, electric control system, and the same platform, as part of a collaboration between Audi and SAIC. The E5 Sportback was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2025 following the E concept being first shown at the Guangzhou Auto Show in November 2024, demonstrating a new design direction based on the "Advanced Digitized Platform". The E5 Sportback reached dealerships for display in May 2025. Deliveries are slated to start in late August/early September 2025. Features. The E5's powertrain features an adaptive air suspension as well as support for all wheel steering. In the interior there is a pillar-to-pillar 4K screen that also integrates the screens displayed by the cameras that replace the traditional wing mirrors.[1] The display is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip. The LiDAR-based AUDI 360 Assisted Driving system is also present on the E5 Sportback. Also included in the interior is an ambient natural lighting system and hidden air vents with a three-signature-scent fragrance diffuser.
Powertrain
The E5 Sportback features a 800 volt architecture and is powered by dual motors producing a total of 764 bhp (570 kW; 775 PS) powered by a 100 kW·h battery and can accelerate from 0–100 km/h (62 mph) in a claimed 3.6 seconds.
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Specifications
- name
- AUDI E5 Sportback
- Manufacturer
- SAIC Volkswagen
- aka
- AUDI E (concept)
- Production
- August 2025 – present
- Assembly
- China: Shanghai (SAIC Volkswagen)
- Designer
- Kamil Łabanowicz
- Class
- Compact executive car (D)
- Body style
- 5-door shooting brake
- Layout
- Rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive, Dual-motor, all-wheel-drive
- Platform
- Advanced Digitized Platform
- Related
- IM L6 / MG IM5
- Battery
- 100 kWh NMC CATL
- Wheelbase
- 2950 mm
- Length
- 4881 mm
- Width
- 1959 mm
- Height
- 1478 mm
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134078603CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AUDI_E5CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1363574158 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2025_SAIC-Audi_E5_Sportback_(front).jpgCC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: User3204 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.