After quite a lot of pictures of Audi’s new baby SUV, the Q5, appearing with lots of sticky tape disguises, the no-nonsense Germans at Auto Bild have captured the new car in the flesh, totally uncovered.
The Audi Q5 will join the Audi Q7 as the Audi brand’s second model in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. “The Audi Q5 will be an overtly sporty vehicle that will add an important product to the Audi model range. The Audi Q5 will take us a big step closer to vehicle sales of 1.4 million per year, a target that we have set ourselves for 2015,” continued Winterkorn.
The Q5’s Quattro all-wheel-drive system has a 40/60 percent front/rear torque bias. Likely engines include a direct-injection 2.0-liter four and a 3.2-liter V-6. The 4.2-liter V-8 could power an S-line version. A six-speed manual or seven-speed DSG do the shifting.
In order to be able to use V-8 engines, which are considered essential for the U.S. market, the engines in this SUV will be mounted lengthwise, not transversely.
We expected the Audi Q5 to debut at Los Angeles Auto Show, but it seems we were wrong. and the X3’s competitor will debut in January 2008 at Detroit Motor Show. Until then, here’s a pretty cool spy video of the Audi’s latest SUV.
Audi has announced that the Q5 premium SUV will be launched at the Los Angeles auto show in November. The Q5 will come to compete with BMW X3 and new Mercedes-Benz GLK > More
No doubt, this are the clearest spy shots of the Q5. And this is what helped AutoExpress to make a clear view of how the Q5 will look like. The Q5 will be launched at the 2008 Geneva motor Show and will go on sale later after. > More
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Audi’s baby SUV is taking its first steps and will be available on showrooms next year, after being unveiled at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, next March. The 2008 Q5 enters a fresh market sector for Audi, joining other compact SUVs such as Mercedes’ imminent MLK.
The new model takes inspiration from the Q7 and Cross Coupé quattro revealed at last month’s Shanghai Motor Show. It features Audi’s trademark front grille, distinctive LED headlights and a steeply curved roofline. Beefy wheelarches (...) > More
Audi confirmed their plans to build a smaller crossover. The Q5 will be based on the Roadjet Concept, and will be built in Ingolstadt . Production is expected to begin in 2008, with the 2009 models to be the first to arrive in the States.
The Q5 will offer optional air suspension and possibly even the Roadjet concept’s "dynamic steering" and "drive select" options. In addition, a production version of Audi’s car-to-car communications system may find its way into the Q5 - although it will (...) > More
In the coming years an enormous tide of new models rolls on. AutoNews.de had published a list with the future model from Audi until 2010. AUDI A1 The AUDI A1 series will be less for everyday life use and more designed on driving fun. The probable direction of attack: The A1 is to make competition for the mini of BMW. A complex chassis and strong engines might distinguish the compact Ingolstadter. So far there is no official confirmation from AUDI for the building of the A1.
AUDI A5 Coupe (... > More
Audi is working on a new compact SUV to take a place below the Q7 in the company’s model range. The Q5 will be based on the same platform as the next-generation Audi A4 and will come to compete with the BMW X3, Land Rover Freelander and the upcoming Volvo XC50 and Mercedes GLK. It will go on sale in 2008 at an expected price of $35000. The Q5 will be produced at Audi’s plant in Ingolstadt with a development price tag close to $400 mill > More
The new Audi Q5 will start rolling off the production line at Ingolstadt in 2008. The Audi Q5 will join the Audi Q7 as the Audi brand’s second model in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment > More
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