Used Audi A5 Sportback 2007-2016 review

It may have started life sitting between the A4 and A6 saloons, with something of the feel of a niche product, but the success of the Audi A5 Coupé soon meant it was joined by a convertible model and this Sportback version.

By Sportback, Audi means a blending of coupé style with saloon practicality, and you get a pair of extra doors and a useful hatchback rear tailgate over the regular coupé. It’s lower, wider and shorter than the contemporary A4 saloon on which it’s based, so some space has been sacrificed inside on the altar of design.