AUDI E5 Sportback

AUDI · liftback · SAIC-Audi ADP

Liftback from AUDI, Premium segment, built in China. Available.

AUDI E5 Sportback: line drawing of the liftback body; Battery 100 kWh, Range 773 km CLTC, DC peak not published Battery 100 kWh Range 773 km CLTC DC peak not published
Power
579 kW (776 hp)
Price from
¥235,900
Platform
SAIC-Audi ADP
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AUDI E5 Sportback rides on the SAIC-Audi ADP (dedicated EV, 800 V)

Launched 16 Sep 2025; deliveries from 22 Sep 2025; under 2,000 a month (cnevpost, May 2026).

Variants and trims: Pioneer, Pioneer Plus, Pioneer quattro, Flagship quattro. Spread across variants: power (kW) 220 to 579; battery (kWh) 76 to 100; CLTC range (km) 618 to 773; price 235900 to 319900.

General

General

AUDI E5 Sportback
MakeAUDI (company profile)
FamilyE5
ModelE5 Sportback
Variants and trimsPioneer, Pioneer Plus, Pioneer quattro, Flagship quattro
Market segmentPremium
StatusAvailable
Price from¥235,900 CNY - MSRP (China launch, Sep 2025)
MarketsCN
Built inChina (Anting (SAIC Volkswagen))
ParentSAIC Audi (SAIC Motor and AUDI AG)
Brand originChina
PartnersSAIC Motor (platform, plant); Momenta (ADAS); CATL (cells); Huawei not used

Price basis and currency follow the market named; see EV Pricing: MSRP vs Real-World Cost.

Body and Design

Body and design

Body and seating
Body styleliftback
Seats5
Seat rows2
Doors5
Door typeconventional

Performance

Performance

Performance and range
Range (CLTC)773 km (480 mi)
Peak power579 kW (776 hp)
0-100 km/h3.4 s
DriveRWD or AWD
Motors2

Range is listed per test cycle and never mixed: see EV Range Explained: EPA vs WLTP vs CLTC and factors that cut real-world range.

Battery and Charging

Battery and charging

Battery and charging
Battery (usable)100 kWh
ChemistryLFP / NMC
Cell supplierCATL; SAIC-CATL JV
Voltage class800 V

Battery is usable capacity where the maker publishes it (gross vs usable); DC peak is the maker's peak rate, not an average (charging speed, rate and time).

Platform and Architecture

SAIC-Audi ADP

Platform and software-defined vehicle profile: 800 V class.

SAIC-Audi ADP
OwnerSAIC Motor / Audi
Platform typededicated EV
Also used byAUDI (E5 Sportback, E7X)
Voltage class800 V
Platform launched2025
Platform statusactive

Advanced Digitized Platform for the China-only AUDI brand (E5 Sportback).

Architecture, OTA scope, SDV maturity and inverter type are platform properties: each platform is classified once and its models inherit the values unless the model differs (marked model-specific). Definitions: SDV capabilities explained. More on SAIC EV Platforms.

Cabin Intelligence

Cabin intelligence

Screens, HUD, assistant and audio
Screenscenter; passenger

Autonomy Readiness

Momenta navigation assist (city and highway) (L2+)

Driver assistance and autonomy
ADAS systemMomenta navigation assist (city and highway)
Automation levelL2+
Supervisionsupervised
ComputeNVIDIA DRIVE Orin X
Sensors1 lidar (Hesai), 3 radars, 12 ultrasonic, 11 cameras (27 sensors)
Lidaryes
ADAS supplierMomenta

Levels follow SAE J3016 driving automation levels; compute families are compared in Autonomy Compute Platforms.

Lineup

In the AUDI lineup

All AUDI battery-electric models: AUDI EV portfolio. Listed in Electric Cars and SUVs.

Other AUDI models
ModelBodyStatus
E7XSUVon sale

Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
AUDI E5 Sportback
Sources
ElectronsX passenger EV dataset; carnewschina.com, cnevpost.com
Updated
2026-11-02