AUDI S5 SPORTBACK REVEALED

Another Audi, another S model. This time it's the turn of the A5 Sportback, which will be shown at Frankfurt later this month with a meaty 329bhp motor.

Power comes from Audi's three litre supercharged V6, and with 325lb ft of torque delivered between 2,900 and 5,300rpm performance should be typically punchy. Audi quotes a 0-62mph time of 5.4secs with an electronically limited 155mph maximum, and also boasts that the car's combined economy figure of 29.1mpg is the best in its class.

The S5 Sportback comes with a seven-speed S tronic dual clutch transmission with quattro all wheel drive, but if you ask nicely they'll also fit the 'torque-vectoring' sport differential which distributes power on the rear axle between the wheels to help maximise traction.

The car comes with sportier suspension settings, and rides on 18 inch alloys with 245/40 tyres. The S5 logo appears on the brake calipers, as well as on the nose and tail, and there's not a great deal else to to distinguish the car visually from the outside. Inside, you get to luxuriate in Silk Nappa leather luxury on a pair of electrically adjustable sports seats.

UK sales start in the the Spring next year, but UK prices have not been finalised yet. However the base price in Germany will be 57,900 Euros which xe.com works out at £51,116.