Unless you've missed the memo, the Audi A4 as we know it is being retired. The Ingolstadt-based luxury brand will transition the model to the A5 moniker, and that will impact the S and RS performance versions as well. In addition, the A4/S4 Sedan is being retired altogether, leaving only the A5/S5 for the next generation. Spies have now sent us images of next S5 in Sportback guise while wearing the full production body along with the final lights.
While the S5 Avant (yes, get used to this name) wagon has already been caught multiple times, it's our first time seeing the S5 being tested in Sportback guise. It's unclear at this point whether Audi will be retaining the car's suffix, or it will be simply known as the S5. This prototype looks like it has a tailgate rather than a trunk lid, hinting once again at the imminent demise of the conventional sedan.
