Audi Q5 tested in Austria
Audi Q5 is the answer to the X3 from BMW and for Mercedes GLK. This will be built at the Ingolstadt factory, in Germany. To make everything perfect, they have tested in Austria. For its production, Audi invested 300 mil Euros, which will keep 1,700 employees busy. Q5 is based on the same MPS (Modular Long Platform) inner structure, as the A5 and upcoming A4, and the production will start in 2008. Its platform make possible to offer any kind of engines, meaning that the new high efficient diesel engine will be offered, too. Maybe, they will be the 2.0 litre TDI and the 3.0 litre V6 TDI. It might be even the 4.2 litre V8 on the S-line version. All Q5s have an updated version of the Quattro all wheel drive system, with 6 speed manual gearbox, or with the new 7 speed DSG gearbox. I expect the Q5 to come equipped with adjustable air suspension, with hill descent control and without the 3d row of seats, but remaining a 5 seater.
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