Audi Q5 - The Q5 is Audi's version of the compact 4x4

News About the Audi Q5
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The Audi Q5 is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV to be released by German automaker Audi for the 2009 or 2010 model year.

It will be built using the new Audi MLP platform (Modular Longitudinal Platform) debuting in the 2008 Audi A5 luxury coupe. As a mid-sizer, the Q5 will be the second Audi model in the "Q" range, after the full-size Q7, and will compete with the Acura MDX, Lexus RX, Lincoln MKX, Mercedes-Benz M-Class and Volvo XC90.

The Q5 will slot between the Q3 and Q7.

The new vehicle will be built in Audi's home town of Ingolstadt. It will need an investment of about $400 million in production tooling and expansion.

Power is expected to come in both diesel and gas-powered flavors, possibly including the 4.2-liter FSI V8. Strap a few turbos onto that mill and we may even get a RSQ5. We doubt it, if for no other reason than that badge may be a bit awkward on the boot.

About The Audi Q 5

Audi will follow up its Q7 SUV with the smaller, sportier Q5, which is set to debut in September. Although you might expect the Q5 to be twinned with VW's compact crossover, the Tiguan, it will instead be related mechanically to the next Audi A4.

That platform's north-south engine layout will allow Audi to offer a full range of V-6 engines (and even a V-8).

Audi's current Quattro all-wheel-drive system will be standard when the Q5 arrives but will undergo significant revisions the following year. The upgraded Quattro will be lighter and more fuel efficient, and it will feature a variable, on-demand torque split.

Unlike the Q7, the Q5 does without a third row of seats.

more about the Audi Q5:

Cargo capacity behind the rear seats is said to be about 18 cubic feet. Audi will position the Q5 half a notch above the BMW X3 and the upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLK (which debuts at about the same time), so we expect a price premium of about five percent over the X3 and the GLK.

We'll see VW/Audi's ubiquitous 2.0-liter direct-injection turbocharged four and 3.2-liter direct-injection V-6. The most powerful version will get a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6, which will deliver 330 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque. But even that model won't be the top dog for long if the proposed Q5S is approved. It would get 400 hp and massive, angular fender flares inspired by those on the original Audi Coupe Quattro.

Audi Q5 Spy Photos

We found more spy shots of the upcoming Audi Q5 which will be unveiled in Geneva 2008 and hitting the road in 2009

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