The all-new Audi A5 coupe will make its world debut at the Geneva auto show in February, a senior company source has told the U.K.’s Autocar. The A5 will be the first Audi to use the new MLP platform, which promises better weight distribution than any previous Audi.
The Audi source said the new chassis can be tuned to deliver understeer, neutral handling or oversteer at the limit. “Our research revealed that the majority of drivers prefer understeer at the limit, but the A5 chassis can also be tuned for more expert drivers,” the source is quoted as saying.
The A5 is based on the Nuvolari concept car, which was on display at the Geneva Motor Show in 2003. Recent spy photos suggest the A5 is considerably larger than the current A4, almost the size of today’s A6. It is estimated to measure 4.70 m in overall length. (See recent spy photo gallery).
