Audi Q5 dominated the headlines over a month ago when several so-called ‘first images’ of the five-seater SUV found their way through various websites online. It was initially reported to make its world debut at Geneva, but this speculation was quashed when Audi announced its Q7 V12 TDI sometime later instead. After a month of silence, rumours over the debut of the Q5 are now surfacing again.
Autoweek reports that the Q5 will be unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show next month, packed with Audi's new seven-speed DSG/S-Tronic. It will be based on Audi’s MLP platform (which apparently will also underpin Porsche’s upcoming five-seater SUV), with a longitudinally placed engine. The new gearbox can handle up to 405 lb-ft of torque and 8,500 rpm of engine revs; and will initially appear in future Quattro models as well as in the new A4, and subsequently in all front-wheel-drive models.
Audi Q5 to Debut at Beijing Motor Show?
Larson / Audi Q5 - Artist's Rendering
Getting Seven-Speed DSG
By Raghuram Supramanium
March 16, 2008 11:36 PM
Filed Under: Audi, Auto China, German
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rockreid
March 17, 2008 4:35 AM
I hope the real Q5 looks more like this latest photochop than any other including those SUPPOSEDLY real pics from Autobild last month. The S5 front end looks better than the A6-influenced front end. Ship it with a 3.0L TDI or sport-mode hybrid for the USA and I am sold.
rockreid
March 17, 2008 4:37 AM
I hope the real Q5 looks more like this latest photochop than any other previous ones including those SUPPOSEDLY real pics from Autobild last month. The sharper S5 front end looks better than the rounder A6-influenced front end. Ship it with a 3.0L TDI or sport-mode Hybrid for the USA and I am sold.
autoque
March 17, 2008 5:52 AM
Wonder if the seven-speed DSG will be wet or dry dual clutch. And it sounds like Porsche Cayenne is getting smaller since it says Q5 is going to be a base on which the next generation Cayenne's gonna be built.
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