For another, Edmunds projects that the new design language will emphasize the four-wheel-drive setup that has become Audi's hallmark. We understand that to mean more muscular wheel arches ...

The obvious answer is to upgrade to something with four-wheel drive – but you might not fancy ... For another, it’s more recent and therefore a newer design, with more up-to-date technology ...

This understandably seemed to rankle Audi fans, but we now have confirmation from the automaker that the new S5 will solider on as it did before, with traditional Quattro all-wheel drive.

Hiding behind this description is the next generation four-wheel drive with which Audi combines the advantages of the proven quattro drive ... subject of lightweight design and construction ...

This mid-level trim comes with 19in alloy wheels, rear privacy glass, more aggressive exterior styling, a sportier steering wheel design ... is 149mph. A four-wheel drive quattro version is ...