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Is the 2021 Audi A5 Sportback a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 17 sedans

3rdof 17

  • No. Top half on 1 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 22.0 cu ft.
  • 3rd of 17 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: cargo (3rd of 17), mpg (10th of 23).
  • Weakest: power (19th of 24, tied with 1).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2021 · SEDANSE-ClassMercedes-Benz E-ClassA4 All…Audi A4 AllroadA5 Spo…Audi A5 SportbackModel 3Tesla Model 33 Seri…BMW 3 SeriesClarit…Honda Clarity Hybrid Plug-inMaximaNissan MaximaA6Audi A6TLXAcura TLXQ50INFINITI Q50A4Audi A4S4Audi S4CT5Cadillac CT5S60Volvo S60ISLexus ISCT4Cadillac CT4G70Genesis G70Alfa Romeo GiuliaHonda Clarity Fuel CellKia StingerMercedes-Benz CLAMercedes-Benz E-Class All TerrainSubaru WRX STIVolkswagen ArteonNo number3rd of 17
24 sedans from 2021, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 Audi A5 Sportback in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$41,80018th of 2426%
Best combined mpg26 mpg10th of 2341%
Most horsepower268 hp19th of 2417%
Cargo behind rear seats22.0 cu ft3rd of 1788%
Rear legroom35.1 in15th of 2430%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Mercedes-Benz E-Class 35.0 cu ft
  2. Audi A4 Allroad 24.2 cu ft
  3. Audi A5 Sportback 22.0 cu ft
  4. Tesla Model 3 19.8 cu ft
  5. BMW 3 Series 17.0 cu ft
  6. Honda Clarity Hybrid Plug-in 16.0 cu ft
  7. Nissan Maxima 14.3 cu ft
  8. Audi A6 13.7 cu ft
Show all 17
  1. Acura TLX 13.5 cu ft
  2. INFINITI Q50 13.5 cu ft
  3. Audi A4 12.0 cu ft
  4. Audi S4 12.0 cu ft
  5. Cadillac CT5 11.9 cu ft
  6. Volvo S60 11.6 cu ft
  7. Lexus IS 10.8 cu ft
  8. Cadillac CT4 10.7 cu ft
  9. Genesis G70 10.5 cu ft

No figure: Alfa Romeo Giulia, Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, Kia Stinger, Mercedes-Benz CLA, Mercedes-Benz E-Class All Terrain, Subaru WRX STI, Volkswagen Arteon.

Sedans in 2021: 86. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked