Audi Is Fighting To Keep The Five-Cylinder Engine Alive

Audi is still evaluating the future of the inline-five, despite earlier indications that the engine was on its way out.

Hybridization could save the 2.5 TFSI engine.

But low production volumes make the investment difficult to justify.

For a while, it looked like Audi’s legendary five-cylinder engine was heading for the history books. Now, the Four Rings are having second thoughts. Audi Sport boss Rolf Michl has revealed that the company is still evaluating the future of the turbocharged 2.5-liter engine, suggesting the inline-five could survive into another generation.

That is a pretty significant plot twist considering Audi had previously…

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