Tests and Features

Last month, Audi invited The Car Guide to Mexico in order to get a first crack at the second-generation Q5. A popular country for all-inclusive vacation getaways, the German brand rather chose it for establishing its new North-American assembly plant, which will notably feed the Canadian and U.S. markets. It …

The Audi Q5 originally hit the Canadian market in 2009 and soon became the best-selling model not only in Audi’s lineup, but also in the compact luxury SUV segment. No wonder this product is now so crucial to the four-ring brand’s success. While the all-new, second-generation Q5 made its global …

The Audi Q5 was unveiled just last week at the Paris Motor Show, but The Car Guide is already packing its bags for an exclusive preview of the vehicle at the new model’s assembly plant in San José Chiapa, Mexico. In fact, the next-gen Q5 will be made at a …

It was written in the stars. As the compact SUV market soared in popularity, luxury automakers realized that this was a bandwagon that could not be missed. That’s how it came to be that Audi stole first place in the compact SUVs over $40,000 category with their 2014 Q5 .

Enthusiasm for sport utility vehicles continues to mount. Whereas sedans once topped demand, now it’s SUVs. They’re trendy, practical and, most importantly, they’re different than what we’re used to driving. While many people find luxury SUVs too expensive for their budgets, compact luxury SUVs are a relatively affordable way for …

The Car Guide is currently enjoying an extended test drive of the Audi Q5 TDI. One of this SUV’s defining characteristics is its fuel economy: just 7.3 L/100 km on the highway, as proven in one of the photos shown here. And its engine purrs at less than 1,800 rpm …

The Q5’s success speaks for itself and now Audi, the Ingolstadt-based manufacturer, is launching a new version with a few subtle modifications to the body. This marks the start of a series of technical modifications for the 2013 model-year. The esthetic changes made to Audi’s best-seller aren’t exactly obvious: there …

Last year, when Audi held an international information session on its plans for hybrid and all-electric vehicles, three vehicle categories were introduced. The first category featured a hybrid engine and a battery that recharges using kinetic energy recovered from the brakes. The second category also had a hybrid engine, but …

Since its recent launch, Audi’s little SUV has done nothing but make people happy. First, there are those who can’t buy the Q7 because it’s too expensive and those who want to upgrade to something more versatile than their A4. And of course, there are all the others who don’t …