Audi Q5:

Audi Q5 - Spy Shots

Audi is going to launch a new off-roader, the Q5 that is going tp reach showrooms late in 2007. The new Q5 will come to compete against cars like the BMW X3 and Land Rover Freelander. The Q5 will be powered by a 2-litre TFSI engine with an output of 261 hp as the new S3. The production car will follow the style of Audi’s Steppenwolf concept

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2008 Audi Q5

The decision has been made: the new Audi Q5 will be built in Germany. The new model will start rolling off the production line at Ingolstadt in 2008. To that end, around EUR 300 million will be invested in the production facilities over the next years. Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, explained: “The decision demonstrates what potential there is for industrial production in Germany.

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