Friday, May 4, 2012

Audi Car Review :2013 Audi Q5

Are you an Audi lover? Do you expect 2013 Audi Q5? Now let's take a look at this brand new car together.

A Few New Cues


The great majority of the Q5's exterior is left the same, but designers did aim to improve the Q5's front ligament to bring it more in accordance with the brand's recent introductions. The grille's upper corners now tuck inward, while the insert boasts chrome strips that continue into the car grille section tucked beneath the license plate bracket. Fog lamp surrounds are also slightly reshaped, while the lamps themselves are surrounded with a chrome ring. Headlamps keep their existing shape, but now boast slender light pipe accents that frame the assembly itself -- a technique also used on the tail lamps as well.

Updates inside are even more limited, even though the thin veneer door, dash, and console trim first provided on the A7 is now an alternative. An updated type of the MMI infotainment system is now supplied, and can be combined with Audi Connect, a 3G-based data service that provides real-time weather and Google Maps data, traffic information, and an in-car WiFi hot spot.

Engine Choices: And Then There Were Quattro


The big news for 2013, on the other hand, is all beneath the surface. While Audi only sells the Q5 in North America with two engine choices, that figure will soon grow to four.

Volkswagen's ubiquitous direct-injection, turbocharged, 2.0-liter I-4 remains the entry-level engine, but a few revisions for the new model year -- including a new cylinder head that incorporates the exhaust manifold -- help improve efficiency. Power is also improved, as Audi rates the engine at 225 hp -- an increase of 14 hp -- while torque remains unchanged at 258 lb-ft.

A gasoline-fueled six-cylinder remains available, but it's not the aging 3.2-liter V-6 currently offered. Instead, Audi's direct-injection, supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 (which first debuted in the 2009 S4) serves as the top-end gasoline engine. The forced-induction six-cylinder provides 272 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque in Q5 guise. Both gasoline engines are paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission and Quattro all-wheel-drive as standard equipment.

At long last, the 2013 Q5 gains a TDI diesel option -- but it's not the small, thrifty 2.0-liter turbo-diesel I-4, like that used in the A3 TDI. Although such an engine will be offered in Europe, U.S.-spec Q5 TDI models are relegated to the 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V-6. Though Audi claims it delivers outstanding fuel economy on the European test cycle, it also packs a formidable punch. 245 hp doesn't sound that impressive, but the diesel six-cylinder delivers a whopping 428 lb-ft of torque. Mated with a standard seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and Quattro driveline, that power is enough to sprint the Q5 from 0-62 mph in 6.5 seconds and on to a top-end of 140 mph.

Both models should arrive at U.S. dealers in the fall of 2012, but the 2013 Q5 TDI and Q5 Hybrid models won't reach our market until later in 2013. With the incredible car parts and outstanding exterior styling, this version can be your best choice.

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