Audi Q5 2.0 TDI Engine Performance Car Specification PDF Review Result
To add to the suspense Audi isn’t very modest when describing the Q5. In glossy books the car is shown in the most glamorous settings and described as: “the new reference in its class” and “a driving experience that knows no equal”.
Anticipation But between the lines of this boasting text there is an important message. The Q5 is not an indestructible and invincible off-roader but mainly a life style vehicle. The Q5 emphasises on design and sportiness. That is confirmed by its looks: the Q5 is significantly lower and more streamlined than the average SUV. The Q5 is a cross between a large estate and a modest SUV cars. The lines are especially elegant, like only Audi can. It is understandable that people feel an urge to buy this car just by looking at the pictures. More than with other cars the colour influences the looks. In black the Q5 looks large, dangerous and “bad”. In lighter colours the refined lines are brought out best. The test car in “Dakar Beige” has something adventurous.
Equipment The moment your backside slides onto the driver’s seat you feel superior and privileged. This is all made just beautifully! Normally Audi distinguishes itself by a clean and immaculate finish, but the Q5 goes up another notch. To emphasise that the Q5 is not an entry level car, it can be fitted with all the equipment that is also available for the larger Audi-models. The test car is fitted with so many extras, that the price of the options alone would buy a decent city car. But, with all those extras the Q5 is luxury on wheels.
A highly recommendable option is the sublime sounding B&O sound system. The Q5 is equipped with the third generation of Audi’s “Multi Media Interface” (MMI). It still has more buttons and is less easy to use than similar systems from other brands, but -for now- it has two unique options.
The sat-nav does not only calculate the shortest or fastest route to a destination, but can also give the most economic route. When zooming in on the map, not only streets are shown but outlines of buildings appear in 3d!
Very handy are the parking camera and “Side Assist” (a warning will be shown when there’s a vehicle in the blind spot of the mirrors). Forget about the heated/cooled cup holder: it hardly works. The cabin of the this “compact” SUV is remarkably spacious, both in the front and the back. From an ergonomic point of view the Q5 doesn’t have the slightest error or discomfort. The bench folds flat by just pulling a lever. From a perfect flat cargo floor to a power tailgate: Audi has thought of everything.
Driving Surrounded by beautiful materials and high-tech electronics the Q5 gives the privileged feeling that makes owning a car like this so desirable. That feeling only gets stronger when driving the Q5. Although the driver doesn’t sit up so high that he/she feels king of the road, the driving characteristics are good that the Q5 does give one a feeling of superiority.
Even the base engine, the 2.0 litre diesel, performs very well. Shortly after starting the testdrive the car was actually stopped at the side of the road to check the name plate on the back to make sure this really is just a 2.0 TDI. When put in cold hard numbers the performance of the basic engine isn’t very impressive, but the Q5 feels very quick. Furthermore: the Q5 is very quiet and performs with ease. No matter how many revs the engine makes, there’s always lots of power available. When really provoked even this basic engine can get the Q5 into a spectacular four wheel drift!
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