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Audi Q5

The Car Guide rating 4.0/5 78% Detailed ratings
Price $42,600 – $60,700 Payments
Fuel consumption 7.5 – 14.1 L/100km
Unchanged for 2015, the Q5 still allows plenty of choices as five versions are on its menu: the 2.0 (200-hp 2.0L turbo four), the 3.0 (272-hp 3.0L V6), the TDI (240-hp turbodiesel 3.0L V6), the Hybrid (a 211-hp version of the 2.0L teamed with a 54-hp electric motor) and the extroverted SQ 5 (supercharged 354-hp 3.0L V6). All Q5s feature quattro all-wheel drive and an eight-speed TipTronic automatic transmission.

The Car Guide rating  78%

Pros

  • Powerful all-wheel drive
  • Quality assembly
  • Available diesel and hybrid
  • engines
  • Increased performance (SQ5)
  • Highway fuel economy (TDI model)

Cons

  • Cost of options
  • Very heavy
  • Some controls are too complicated
  • We would have preferred a turbodiesel (SQ5)
  • Styling looks outdated
Driving 8/10
Safety 8/10
Interior 7/10
Reliability 7/10
Winter driving 9/10
Comfort 8/10

What's new in 2015

No major change

Recalls

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