AUDI HAS REVEALED that the upcoming 2010 Audi A5 Sportback will be joined at its Frankfurt Motor Show debut next month by the high performance S5 Sportback.

Motivated by the same supercharged 3.0 litre V6 powering the current Audi S4 sedan, the S5 Sportback will produce 250kW and 440Nm of torque, coming online between 2900rpm [...]

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AUDI’S UPCOMING A5 Sportback will be the first car in the A5 stable to differ substantially from the two-door coupe mould that - until now - has been the basis of the range.

But one area where it definitely won’t differ is in the aural entertainment department. Like the A5 Coupe, the Sportback will also benefit [...]

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AUDI HAS RELEASED the first teaser image of the upcoming A5 Sportback, a be-hatched five-door version of its svelte A5 coupe that’s slated to go on sale in Europe in September this year.

The A5 Sportback’s Australian release is scheduled for the first quarter of 2010. Engines and drivetrains have yet to be confirmed, but expect [...]

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News has surfaced in the past few days that September’s Frankfurt Motor Show is expected play host to the all-new Audi A5 Sportback, and according to Auto Motor und Sport, the new Audi will go on sale in Europe by the end of the year.

The wheelbase of the A5 Sportback is identical to that of [...]

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Since the reveal of the three-door Audi A1 Metroproject Concept way back in October 2007 (a car we probably would have seen in the showrooms by now if not for the global financial crisis), Audi and small-car fans have been eagerly awaiting news of a production version.

The A1 Metroproject Concept was followed almost exactly a [...]

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One wing not enough? Two wings still “not quite there”? You got problems buddy, but luckily for you Ralliart’s latest release for the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback allows you to plonk a grand total of three wings atop the hot-hatch’s sloping rump!

Is it wing overload? Would the addition of two extra wings (okay, a wing [...]

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How hot is hot enough? We strapped the O’Kane rabbit into the Ralliart Lancer and let him loose to find out. He came back (damn) with a note-pad filled with heretical views. Here is his report.

Forget about racetracks and dragstrips: tight, twisting country backroads are arguably the ultimate proving ground of road-going sportscars.

Out here, bumpstop-smashing [...]

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Audi Australia has announced that its updated and delicious-looking 2009 A3 Sportback is now on sale across the country, offering a commodious cabin, handsome styling and a range of fuel-sipping engines.

The biggest external changes for the new model are limited to a mildly revised front and rear bumper, a new bonnet, wing mirror-mounted LED indicators, [...]

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Some things are just plain wrong. Like pineapple on pizza. Like bicycle pants. And like putting “BMW” and “bargain” in the same sentence. That’s gotta be wrong. So what’s going on with the BMW 125i Coupe? Who ever heard of a BMW-badged two-door coupe, a growling three-litre straight six in the snout (like we’re talking [...]

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Mitsubishi Motors Australia has announced that the shapely 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback is now on sale throughout the country, expanding the Lancer range and giving Mitsubishi a direct competitor to the Lancer’s long time rival, the Subaru Impreza.

The Australian Sportback line-up consists of the base model ES, the mid-range VR and sporty-ish VRX. The ES [...]

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Mitsubishi has released pricing for its WRX-fighting Lancer Ralliart sedan and Sportback, which is now available for order in Australia.

At $42,490 AUD for both sedan or Sportback, the Lancer Ralliart retails for $2500 more than its main competitor, the Subaru WRX. However, Mitsubishi Australia CEO Robert McEniry is confident that the impressive mechanical package offered [...]

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As expected, Mitsubishi has lifted the lid on the Lancer Sportback and Ralliart Lancer models at the 2008 Australian International Motor Show.  We’ve covered both of these cars extensively, such as here, here, and whaddya know, here, and are looking forward to getting behind the wheel.

The sportback’s base model will find power courtesy of a [...]

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