They all say you should buy Audi's station wagons. Now, here come the affordable ones. Where are you guys?

"As long as BBA launches an offensive, everything will be okay!"

Netizens adapted this joke of the "little mustache", and now it seems to have truly become a portrayal of the Audi E5 Sportback.

A few days ago, the Audi E5 Sportback officially started its pre - sale, with an entry - level price of 235,900 yuan. It's the first time to see the initial price of a BBA model competing with that of new - force car brands.

However, even at this price, the sales response of the E5 Sportback remains lukewarm.

Is it because the "four - ring logo" has been changed to "AUDI"?

With this question in mind, Brother Neck went to a SAIC Audi dealership near the company to take a look.

After seeing it, I think it deserves more expectations.

Actually, when Audi first launched the AUDI brand, I was always skeptical, and we even published an article about it at that time.

But this time, it's really obvious that Audi is in a hurry.

Let's start with the configuration. The E5 Sportback comes in four versions.

Among the four versions, practical features such as car paint, 360° panoramic imaging, Momenta's L2 - level assisted driving, and front - seat ventilation and heating are basically standard or offered as pre - sale benefits.

As for the configuration differences between the versions, Audi hasn't revealed them yet, but there are already configuration tables on third - party platforms.

It's not hard to see that the differences mainly focus on power and the rights and interests of optional packages.

The rear - wheel - drive Pioneer version with the lowest configuration has a CLTC range of 618 km and an acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds.

However, since it's the base version, there's only one cockpit comfort package available for the comfort configuration (Bose audio, front - seat massage, rear - seat heating, anti - glare exterior mirrors, rear - seat soundproof and privacy glass, ETC).

The rear - wheel - drive Pioneer Plus version, which costs 34,000 yuan more, comes with this cockpit comfort package for free.

At the same time, the battery is replaced with CATL's ternary lithium battery, the range increases by 155 km, and the acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is improved to 5 seconds.

There are also many more optional features, such as HUD, matrix headlights, air suspension + CDC, rear - wheel steering, and light - sensitive sunroof.

It seems that this should be the main - promoted version.

If you don't need such a long range, there's also the two - motor all - wheel - drive Pioneer quattro version at the same price.

It's equivalent to sacrificing 150 km of range for a motor power of 386 kW, and the acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h reaches 3.9 seconds.

As for the top - of - the - line Flagship quattro version priced at 319,900 yuan, it also comes standard with CDC, air suspension, and rear - wheel steering, and the acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is further improved to 3.4 seconds.

What do you guys think of these SKUs?

Although the practice of bundling optional packages for sales is still very old - fashioned, the overall situation is much clearer. After all, their previous numerous versions were really confusing...

Configuration table of the Audi A5L Sportback.

Now that we've looked at the configuration, let's take a look at the car itself.

When it comes to station wagons, we can always trust Audi. The E5 Sportback basically restores the styling of the original AUDI - E concept car.

Generally speaking, since a concept car is just a "concept", designers can ignore regulations, mechanics, and funds, and design in the most aesthetically pleasing direction.

Often, when it comes to mass production, it's the case of "the ideal is full, but the reality is skinny".

The above picture is the E5 Sportback, and the below picture is the AUDI - E concept car.

Audi's ability to restore the concept car this time reflects their manufacturing process and mature design process.

After the E5 Sportback came out, although it was still limited by the battery pack and couldn't have a lower body, they didn't give up on the long hood and the full rear end, which deserves praise.

In addition to the station - wagon styling, "lights" are also Audi's forte.

The headlights of the E5 Sportback are definitely the most unique among the current monotonous new - energy through - type headlights, with extremely high recognition.

They've installed a ring - shaped light curtain on both the front and rear of the car, and the flashing of the light beads is quite ceremonial.

Here's a picture of the effect when we actually opened the trunk.

Actually, this ring - shaped light curtain is hardly good - looking when it's not lit up. A big black border around it will limit our line of sight, making the front of the car look very narrow.

However, Audi has compensated for this visual effect by making the two sides of the hood bulge and the middle dive down, and also adding a design of real air ducts.

However... do you feel like something is missing?

How about this?

In addition to the exterior lights, the ambient lights inside the E5 Sportback are also quite interesting.

Audi has obviously considered the combination of ambient lights and various interior materials.

For example, on the door panels, the light on the wood looks a bit harsh, so a layered design is used, and the wood is in a round - bar shape, allowing the light to have a gradual transition.

As for the ambient lights on the center console shining on the ultra - fiber leather, an appropriate distance needs to be maintained to prevent the leather from "absorbing" all the light.

Actually, this kind of ambient - light play is quite rare in previous Audi models (Mercedes: LOL).

Making the ambient lights more variable can be regarded as Audi's answer to the problems of the minimalist interior of new - energy vehicles and providing emotional value.

The Audi A6 Avant only has a few ambient lights, but it has rich mechanical buttons to make up for it.

The center console of this car is also worth mentioning.

First of all, the small touch screen below is much more convenient than bending down to click on the center - console screen.

There's also a small protrusion in the middle of the screen, which Audi calls the "Smart Island", actually a voice assistant.