The venerable internal-combustion-engined Audi A4 line is calling it a day after roughly three decades of service. Its replacement is now called the Audi A5. Surprise, surprise.

The new Audi naming strategy sees even-numbered models designated as fully electric vehicles, while odd-numbered models will be designated as internal-combustion-engined vehicles.

The all-new A5 is now Audi’s compact sports sedan contender vying for sales against BMW’s 3-Series and Merc’s C-Class, among others in this highly competitive class.

Built atop the brand’s all-new Premium Platform Combustion (PPC) architecture, the A5 is bigger than the model it replaces. The new A5 is 66mm longer, 12.7mm wider, and 15.24mm taller despite looking swoopier than before.

The A5 will come in two body styles, a sedan and a station wagon (or Avant, in Audi-speak).

The full OLED lighting, the revised single-frame grille with additional air intakes at the lower section of the bumper, and the slim headlights combine with a full-width rear strip for the taillights.

The sedan gets a subtle ducktail spoiler built into the trunk, while the Avant gets a stylishly raked D-pillar on its taut roofline. Gorgeous alloy wheels underneath sharply chiseled and muscular fenders are another A5 key feature.

Interestingly, the sedan gets a complete hatchback-style rear opening instead of just the trunk, like the sedan liftbacks of old.

Three turbocharged high-efficiency engines will be available upon launch.

There’s a 2.0-liter TFSI four-cylinder gasoline in two states of tune (one with 150hp and the other with 200hp). Both come with variable turbine geometry to help deliver low-end responsiveness and torque with good top-end breathing for the autobahn.

The other engine is a mild-hybrid 2.0 TDI diesel with 200hp and supplanted by a 48V mild-hybrid system capable of generating an additional 22hp.

On a side note, it is interesting to still see a diesel in Audi’s newest lineup post-Dieselgate, with the four-ringed brand all but promising to abandon “dirty diesels.”

The daddy of the lineup at launch is the S5, with a turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 producing 365hp that comes with both variable turbine geometry and mild hybrid technology.

Audi promises better ride and handling as well, especially if you option your A5 with adaptive dampers that promise a whole new level of refinement and handling prowess.

As with all Audis, it’s the interior where the brand is truly peerless in its layout and design.

The new operating system, in particular, increases interaction with the vehicle thanks to the E3 (End-to-End) electronic architecture. The slim, free-standing Audi MMI panoramic display has a curved design and uses OLED technology.

It consists of the Audi virtual cockpit with an 11.9-inch visible screen and a 14.5-inch MMI touch display.

Audi complements the digital stage for the front passengers with the optional 10.9-inch MMI front passenger display, integrated into the dashboard design for a total of three screens inside the cockpit. It also has a configurable heads-up display.

Exciting times ahead for Audi as the brand slowly rolls out its new combustion and fully electrified models. Hopefully, we will get these models soon in the country.