The AUDI E5 Sportback won the 2026 China Car of the Year award, voted on by a panel of industry media experts. The E5 Sportback is the first model from a newly established brand to receive this accolade just one year after the marque’s debut.
The first series-production model of the newly established AUDI brand, created specifically for the Chinese market – the AUDI E5 Sportback – rolled off the assembly line on August 18 in Anting.
The four-door AUDI E5 Sportback is a bold, fully electric fastback with dynamic proportions (length: 4,881 millimeters, width 1,959 millimeters, height 1,478 millimeters). It offers a power output of up to 579 kilowatts and a maximum range of 770 kilometers (478 miles).