2023 Audi A5 vs. 2023 Audi A6 Comparison | Specs, Features, & Performance

You have two fine choices when it comes to the 2023 Audi A5 and 2023 Audi A6 luxury sedan. Which model is right for you? The team at Audi Hoffman Estates in Hoffman Estates, IL, put together this comparison to illuminate the similarities and differences between them.

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Exterior Design & Specs

Unique to the 2023 Audi A5 are the three body style options. The Audi A5 Sportback features a wider rear opening than the Audi A5 Coupe and Audi A5 Cabriolet. All are beautifully sculpted with a long tapered hood and S line® details like sporty bumpers, fender badging, and dual exhaust tailpipes. An acoustic folding roof with three layers of insulation is featured on the A5 Cabriolet. 

Matrix-design LED headlights with headlight washers — including Audi laser light on the A5 Prestige trim — plus LED tail lights with dynamic turn signals and animation represent the latest thinking in state-of-the-art Audi lighting systems.

Longer and wider, the 2023 Audi A6 also features S line® exterior styling and uniquely offers power soft-closing doors on the top-level Prestige trim for the ultimate in premium luxury. The A6 comes with full LED headlights and upgrades to HD matrix-design LED headlights and LED tail lights with dynamic turn signals on the Prestige trim.

You’ll find 18-inch wheels on the A5 and 19-inch wheels on the A6.

2023 Audi A5 vs. A6 Interior Features

Both the 2023 Audi A5 and 2023 Audi A6 feature luxurious interiors with premium materials like leather seating surfaces and distinctive wood inlays. The Audi A5 features Gray Oak natural wood while the Audi A6 has Dark Brown walnut wood.

An adaptive, programmable, fully digital thin-film transistor (TFT) gauge cluster that acts like an infotainment system is featured on both the A5 and A6. It pairs to the MMI® system, and you can control functions like music selection, phone calls, and map views from the buttons on your steering wheel. 

Interior features you’ll find on both the A5 and A6 include:

• Power panoramic sunroof
• Audi virtual cockpit (Audi virtual cockpit plus on A6)
• Leather seating surfaces
• Heated, ventilated front seats and heated rear seats
• Three-zone automatic climate control (four-zone on A6 Prestige)
• Leather-wrapped, three-spoke multifunction steering wheel with shift paddles
• Ten-speaker Audi sound system or a 19-speaker 755W Bang & Olufsen® 3D sound system (available 23 speakers on A6)
• MMI® Navigation plus system with 10.1-in. touchscreen
• Bluetooth® preparation
• Audi smartphone interface
• SiriusXM® Satellite Radio
• Audi phone box with signal booster and wireless charger

Engine, Transmission, & Fuel Economy

A turbocharged four-cylinder engine, tuned to two levels of performance, is offered with the 2023 Audi A5 Coupe while the A5 Sportback and A5 Cabriolet come equipped with the higher tuned engine option. Only the 2023 Audi A6 offers V6 performance.

Engine options offered on both the A5 and A6 join to a smooth-shifting seven-speed S tronic® dual-clutch transmission and come with quattro® all-wheel drive (AWD) with ultra® technology.

Exterior Color Options

2023 Audi A5

• Ibis White
• Brilliant Black
• Daytona Gray pearl
• Chronos Gray metallic
• Florett Silver metallic
• Navarra Blue metallic
• Tango Red metallic
• Mythos Black metallic
• Glacier White metallic
• District Green metallic
• Manhattan Gray metallic

2023 Audi A6

• Brilliant Black
• Daytona Gray pearl
• Firmament Blue metallic
• Chronos Gray metallic
• Mythos Black metallic
• Glacier White metallic
• Ultra Blue metallic
• Tango Red metallic
• Florett Silver metallic

Safety & Driver Assistance Technology

An adaptive cruise control system with Traffic Jam assist on the 2023 Audi A5 supports you on the highway by helping you maintain your speed and following distance. Using lane markings and surrounding traffic as inputs, Traffic Jam assist provides steering, braking, and throttle support when you’re in heavy traffic. Once traffic starts moving again, you resume full control.

Also unique on the 2023 Audi A5 is park assist, which leverages sensor technology and steering wheel maneuvers to help you locate and park your vehicle. 

The 2023 Audi A6 comes with adaptive cruise assist with lane guidance, which supports you by adapting to the specific traffic situation you’re in, through targeted acceleration and braking to help you maintain an ideal speed and following distance. 

Among the advanced safety and driver assistance features you’ll find on both models:

• Audi advanced key
• Head-up display
• Auto-dimming interior rear view mirror with digital compass and Integrated Toll Module®
• Top view camera system
• Rear view camera
• Advanced airbag system
• Lane departure warning
• Audi pre sense® basic, city, and rear
• Audi drive select
• Audi connect® services
• Tire pressure monitoring system
• Audi side assist with rear cross traffic assist and vehicle exit warning
• Audi active lane assist
• Traffic sign recognition