practicality and performance, and we spent a week with one to find out. Editor-in-Chief, Greg Migliore: The S5 Sportback is a powerful, elegant car. Audi nailed the design. The lines are strong ...

The S5 Sportback begins at £47,200 ... This one uses a turbocharged 3-litre inline six and lags the Audi and Mercedes' performance figures, but at £44,420 it's cheaper than both.