New Audi RS Q5 to raise the quick SUV bar
Audi isn’t timid when it concerns performance SUVs. We’ve already seen the the RS Q3 add some major speed to the lower end of its Q SUV variety as well as and with an RS Q8 on the method to operate as a flagship, there’s a conspicuous space in the middle. That is, literally, where the new Audi RS Q5 comes in.
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We won’t have long to wait up until the RS Q5 makes land-fall however in the meantime our special picture previews exactly how the vehicle might look. In the engine bay we expect to discover the 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 from the Audi RS5 Coupe with power being channeled to all four wheels through a quattro all-wheel-drive system, as is the Audi way.
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The Audi RS Q3 utilised the engine from the RS3 hot hatch however in detuned type to ensure that it created 335bhp against the RS3’s 395bhp. Although it shares an engine with the RS5 Coupe, a similar reduction in power is not on the cards for the much more premium RS Q5. It ought to make the exact same 444bhp as the RS5 Coupe.
The RS Q5 will inevitably be heavier than the RS5 Coupe it shares an engine with however a 0-62mph time well under 5 seconds seems likely. We’ll likewise see a top speed restricted to 155mph.
As the picture suggests, we can expect the typical strong Audi RS styling treatment with sculpted air intakes, LED headlamps as well as big wheels shod with low profile tyres. Inside, the Audi Q5 interior with be increased up a notch or two with sports seats as well as steering wheel together with carbon fibre trim inserts as well as a high level of devices as standard.
Rivals for the RS Q5 are plentiful, as well as it’s expected that the performance SUV industry will broaden even more in the coming years, however options that match the RS Q5’s output are harder to find by. The hot Audi will mainly do battle with the new BMW X3 in 355bhp M40i guise as well as the Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 with its 362bhp performance. You’ll requirement the Porsche Macan Turbo with the optional performance pack to get as much as the 444bhp benchmark Audi will set with the RS Q5, though.
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