In March, Audi CEO Markus Duesmann told Auto Bild the next-generation A4 will go by the "A5" moniker as part of a revamped naming strategy to have odd numbers for ICE cars and even numbers for EVs. The A4 will return one day as a purely electric sedan to rival the Mercedes EQC and BMW i3 saloons, though their names haven't been confirmed.
There will be one last dance for performance-oriented ICEs as Audi Sport is working on a final generation of exciting sedans and wagons. According to Evo Magazine, the S5 and S5 Avant won't get bitten by the downsizing bug and are reportedly going to retain V6 power. While the outgoing S4 and S5 models use a diesel engine in Europe, the report claims the TDI could be dropped in favor of a twin-turbo 2.9-liter V6 sourced from the current RS4 Avant.
