Audi revealed this concept car at the Shanghai Motor Show – the Audi Cross Coupe Quattro Concept which might be the base of which the Audi Q5 will be built. The Audi Q5 is basically a smaller SUV positioned a segment lower than the gigantuan Q7, and will most likely share most parts with the upcoming Volkswagen Tiguan. Like the Tiguan, it will go on head to head with te likes of the Acura RDX, Land Rover Freelander 2, 3rd gen Toyota RAV4, and the future Infiniti EX35.
Under this concept’s hood is a Bluetec 2.0 litre TDI putting out 204 horsepower and 400Nm of torque. This engine meets Euro 6 emission standards, yes the number is 6, not the current 5 – Audi’s one step ahead! This fruga 5.9 litres per 100km engine is mated to Audi’s S-Tronic transmission, which is basically Volkswagen’s twin clutch DSG gearbox with a different name.
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Alamak..what's with the bling bling wheels? Maybe the china market fancies such things just now?
It looks agressive with a slight modest outline. Balanced. The rear kinda radical, with a hint of porsche-like influence.
Front as ugly as the Q7
Damn that radiator grille is scary. That'll kill many a squirrel.
dislike the front grill…. more uglier than Q7. the rear.. sigh~~ anyway it's a crossover and it's a concept… wait and see…
A slanted roof at the back just for the sake of not looking like an SUV. stupid marketing gimmick. The slant doesn't serve any purpose, other than limiting headrooom, limiting storage space. stupid marketing toy
Ugly grille, nice bling bling rims, with light?
this car reminds me of the concept car thats built by VW…which is the concept A that idebuts at geneva auto salon 2006.almost the same rear design!
Nice car, but white interior looks out of place in a macho car like this. Hate the tail, it's been raped by a Porche.
eh? and the point of this car is?
It has the same quattro AWD as normal Audis, not much more storage room, so other than a bit of extra ride height, why not just get a A6 Estate?
Even the old A6 All-road was a flop. People would just rather pay less and get the A6 Estate.
grill look damn ganas man! like space vehicle only, but the exhaust kinda planted in the rear bumper, nice!!!
interior looks larger than kembara… but not the boot!
ugly looks!
but the Euro6 are great! hope bolehland would get Euro4 soon….. ha ha ha Euro3 pun not reach yet… cough..cough..cough..my car cough becoz of bolehland Euro2 petrol….
OMG Choclate + Vanilla mix leathers….yuzkkkzz! Are they into LG phones! maybe china likes it…ohhh mama!
love the grille…
the profile view's a lil odd… but still, a very interesting vehicle
Overall, I think this looks better than the X3. X3 is like a pumped up 3 series. However, head n leg space in the rear is seriously lacking but since this is only a concept, I'm sure they'll fix that for the production model. Wouldn't worry too much coz A4 has always been more spacious than 3 series and I doubt this can be smaller than the A4.