The 2008 Audi Q5 has been confirmed and production will take place in Ingolstadt, Germany. Before this, the group was deciding where to build the Audi Q5, as there are some qualms about production in Germany due to high labour costs. After all, many manufacturers have turned to China to cut costs as labour there is cheap. However, Audi decided the dedication, experience and ability of it’s German workforce are invaluable assets and they contribute to the final quality of the car.
Audi cars are currently built either in it’s plant in Ingolstadt (A3, A3 Sportback, A4, A4 Avant, TT Coupe, TT Roadster) or another plant in Neckarsulm (A6, A8 and soon the Audi R8), with a total production of 510,416 and 241,710 respectively last year.
The Audi Q5 is a cross-over SUV type of vehicle, much like the Mitsubishi Airtrek and the Subaru Forester built from a car platform instead of an SUV platform. It will use the Audi A4 platform. Engine offerings are likely the 2.0 FSI, 3.2 litre V6, and 2.0 litre TDI turbodiesel units.
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like its sibling..the q7…got long wheel base and long body…IMO,design wise is ok…like other audi's…thanx to de silva's touch…as usual…alwiz produce a wonderful design as he did to many audis,seats and alfa romeo b4…but…not as beauty and handsome as nissan murano….as usual..the price will be high here…
its look like A3….but bigger…simply nice…
actually for the future planning…for a next few years audi are planning to build q3 version which refer to audi a3…not confirm yet but that is the rumor from audi design studio and thier future planning…most of audis got same front dsg which using a big one hole grille as thier new marque for the cars…u'll see it on audi tt also…got one big hole grille…
fugly.
The front looks like it's transplanted straight from an A4 which isn't the prettiest of the Audi faces.
Q3? I know the Q7 is meant to compete with the likes of the Range Rovers and X5's. But where does this Q5 and Q3 slot in?
oh and the New TT is abso-forking-lutely sexay!
Against the BMW X3? Volvo XC50?
q5 is compete with the bmw x3 and nissan murano,land rover discovery….paul..actually volvo xc90 is the same class as the bmw x5 and range rover…dats y many journalist said that xc90 is cheaper in its class and much affordable than others in its class like x5 and range rover….
q3 is targeting market for the honda crv,toyota rav4 and nissan x trail bcoz nowaday both 3 models are conquering the european merkat for small SUV
sori paul…x prasan…xc50???is it exist??
ok paul…thanx coz ure mentioning about xc50…quite impressive dsg tho…thanx…hv look at it…i miss about that news…
It's quite a shame to see companies like BMW, Mercedes and now Audi going down the path of brand dilution. It may be profitable but i don't agree with it.
BMW's and the like were something you'd aspire to own because it was 'exclusive' and a sign of 'you've made it'. Now every tom dick and harry can own one (i've got nothing against them btw).
Cars like the A-Class and 1-Series are rubbish imo. If you had a 5-Series in the driveway, your neighbours would be saying 'my, he must be doing well for himself'. But if you had a 1-Series they would be saying 'what an idiot, he could have gotten a fully loaded VW Golf GTi for that price'.
Cos i hate it when people who own cars like the 1-series and a-class acting all snooty etc thinking they are in the same league as those who own 6-series and sl-class's just because it's wearing the same badge.
wut to say…merc has set the benchmark…to produce crs for all clases….a,b,c,e,cls,s,cl,clk,slk,r-class…many more…that y audi and german set it too becoz both three carmakers are the leaders for german luxurious…
ooppss…sorry..i mean audi and beemer…not audi and german..
raybrig85:
http://paultan.org/archives/2005/10/25/2007-volvo…
IMO, the face of current generation of Audi's really strike a home run design wise. That grille in particular is majestic, regal, masculine and sporty. It's like Royce Rolce and the next gen Mitsu Evo fused.
The Q7 is an absolute gorgeous giant. Make its presense felt, in an awespiring way. A bit too big, I'm 5'6 :). It'll be great if the Q5 can be everything the Q7 is, in a smaller package.
I don't think they'll be using Q as that Nissan brand Infiniti? already licensed the Q. They had a lawsuit when the Q7 was launched. Apparently now they're only allowed to use Q on the Q7
Q is stand for what???is it quattro??….quattro7,quattro5…can be aite??
paul…hv any idea…Q stand for wut???and the word Q i think will be use for all audi SUV model including q5 and q3…not only q7 aite???
haa…now i know y they are using Q…it stand for quattro….in quattro's 25th anniversary…audi sets a new standard…build the q7..continuing the successful idea of quattro all wheel drive and taking it into a promising future..combining the dynamic of the sedan with the qualities of an off-roader…then q7 made it world debut…and the word Q will remain to all audi SUV in the future…like now..we hv q5 then q3 in the next few years…
paul…bole accept ka this info???guyz…how??bole accept ka???