Is the Audi A5 prone to scraping its undercarriage?
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Audi A5 is relatively prone to scraping its undercarriage. As a coupe model, the Audi A5 has a naturally low body design. While driving in urban areas is generally fine, encountering rough rural roads or entering/exiting underground garages can easily lead to undercarriage scraping. More details are as follows: 1. You can install an engine guard plate. Avoid using undercarriage armor, as its primary purpose is corrosion protection and offers limited collision resistance. 2. Undercarriage armor is not a plate but rather a sprayed layer of paint, essentially a protective coating. A chemical substance, typically 2~4mm thick, is applied to the entire underside surface. Once hardened, it forms a protective 'armor' for the vehicle's undercarriage. In contrast, the engine guard plate is a steel plate.
As a friend who often helps others choose cars, I think the A5's ground clearance depends on the specific configuration. The official data shows about 13 cm when unloaded, but it actually feels slightly lower than a regular sedan when driving. I've driven the Sportback version over speed bumps, and when fully loaded, you really need to be more careful—especially with those raised slopes in shopping mall entrances, as they can easily scrape the underside. However, the underbody guard is made of special material, so while it makes a loud noise when scraping, the protection is decent. Here are three things to consider when choosing: cars with sport suspension are 1-2 cm lower than the standard version; the front lip on rear-wheel-drive models protrudes more; and 19-inch wheels reduce ground clearance by 0.8 cm compared to 17-inch ones. For daily commuting, avoiding potholes is usually enough, but rough rural roads are best avoided.
