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Audi A5 Sportback (2009) teaser photo, sketch and video

By Ben Pulman First Official Pictures 17 June 2009 00:01 This is the first picture of Audi’s new A5 Sportback, essentially an (oxymoronic) four-door version of its A5 Coupe. It’s the first time Audi has officially acknowledged the existence of the car, and along with the solitary photo, the company has also issued a design sketch and video to drum up interest ahead of the A5 Sportback’s launch later in 2009. Bingo – that’s exactly Ingolstadt’s catchphrase for the new car.

Audi showcases bright future

AUDI IS to showcase new front lighting technology that uses super-powerful laser diodes just a few thousandths of a millimetre in diameter. But at the same time, the tiny diodes are claimed to be able to light the road ahead for an incredible 500 metres. That gives the technology about double the reach of today’s best LED headlights, with around three times as much overall light output.

Listen again to Autodesk's 'What is new in Autodesk Alias v2014'

The latest episode in the Autodesk Webinar series, 'What is new in Autodesk Alias v2014', took place on 17 September, but if you missed it you can listen to it here. Participants saw how the latest release is focused on onboarding new users and enhancing the productivity of those experienced in Alias programs and could see areas that applied to them – designers experimenting with ideas, modelers refining designs, Class A surfacers delivering efficient controlled data and visualization experts developing stunning visualizations. All will provide added value throughout their company's design workflow.