Audi Australia prepares product onslaught for 2025 

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Audi’s Australian arm has confirmed it will be bringing a wide variety of models and variants to Australia starting immediately, including new hybrid and battery-electric vehicles.

In total, Audi has told Australian media it will have 20 new models, variants and updates in Australia over the following 12 month period. 

More electric vehicles will join the existing E-Tron GT and Q8 E-Tron range in Australia on new platforms.

A new dedicated combustion platform, called PPC, will also launch for the first time in the A5/S5 model. 

Here’s a very first local look at what to expect from the German luxury brand now and into the future. 

Models available now

The Audi Q3 is on sale now in Australia and gains new spec updates, with a new Q3 35 TFSI Dynamic Black Edition also locked in, priced at $62,900 driveaway for the wagon and $64,900 for the Sportback variant. 

Meanwhile, the updated Audi Q5 will also see the availability of a Dynamic Black Edition, featuring on the 35 TDI and 45 TFSI models. 

The more powerful SQ5 will also gain a Dynamic Black Edition pack for $2500 and will be available very early in 2025. Big news for the SQ5 is that the model will see the return of the 3.0-litre TFSI petrol engine that produces 260kW and 500Nm. Australia will be the only market to offer both diesel and petrol engines.

The new Q8 with plug-in hybrid power is also available now, while the updated RSQ8 won’t launch until the middle of 2025. The RS version will be the most powerful ICE Audi yet, producing 471kW/850Nm. 

Models coming in the first half of 2025

Audi has promised many new Audis are arriving in the first half of 2025. 

The Audi Q4 E-Tron will arrive before the middle of 2025 with an $84,900 starting price, with Audi deciding to wait for the updated E-Tron model before launching the vehicle locally. There will be a launch offer on the Q4 E-Tron, with buyers also gaining a 12-month Chargefox subscription.

Next up is the all-new A5 and S5 which have been built on a new PPC (Premium Platform Combustion) platform. New mild-hybrid plus engines will feature in Australia for these models. Audi has confirmed that odd number models will be combustion, with even numbers for the electric cars. The S5 will be available as a wagon, or Avant. 

Audi’s Q6 E-Tron is set to launch at a similar time, with Audi Australia stating that it’s “one of the most important Audis ever launched”. The Q6 E-Tron is built upon the Porsche co-developed PPE (Premium Platform Electric) architecture. The model will use Android operating systems, feature plenty of tech and safety and will be offered in high-spec guise for Australia. All Aussie Q6 E-Trons will feature both a 10.9-inch passenger display and Matrix LED headlights. 

The SQ6 E-Tron will be offered with standard air suspension and rear OLED tail lights that are configurable and offer different functions such as warning triangles if AEB is applied. 

Audi’s A6 E-Tron range is also due before we hit the middle of 2025, featuring performance rear-drive and S variants. It’ll be the most aerodynamic Audi ever and will also utilise 800-volt electrical architecture.

The E-Tron GT two-door has also been updated in line with its related Porsche Taycan cousin and will be available in S, RS and RS performance trims. As the most powerful production Audi, the E-Tron RS Performance packs 680kW/1027Nm from a dual-motor setup. The model also gains a larger battery pack and new active suspension. 

Audi’s A3 range is “a major product improvement” on the design and tech front, as well as performance. The S3 gets higher performance – 245kW/420Nm – while the turbo five-cylinder RS3 will also receive a facelift. It’s the last car in the new car market to offer a five-cylinder turbo-petrol powertrain. 

And, last but not least, the smallest Audi, the A1, will be significantly updated and is due here in the first half of 2025.

Later in 2025

The next-gen Audi Q5 will be the second model to feature Audi’s PPC platform and is set to launch toward the end of 2025. ‘Mild hybrid plus’ engines are set to feature, while the model will retain the choice of a TFSI engine with “increased performance”. 

Audi’s mild hybrid plus system is essentially a 48-volt starter generator system but with two electric motors and a bigger 1.76kWh battery pack. One electric motor is mounted on the engine, while another is fitted to the back of the transmission.