The Audi Q5 will as soon as once more be provided in sleeker Sportback coupe SUV guise with its new era, giving the four-ring model a rival to the likes of the Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe.
Following the reveal of the next-generation Q5 and extra highly effective SQ5 in September, Audi has now revealed Sportback variations of those fashions.
Audi Australia says it anticipates the Sportback fashions will land in late 2025, shortly after the common Q5 and SQ5.
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As with the outgoing Q5 and SQ5 Sportback, the brand new fashions characteristic a sleeker roofline and extra rakish tailgate than their extra conventional SUV counterparts.
Additionally they characteristic outstanding shoulders just like the common Q5 and SQ5, however with a extra outlined crease throughout the tailgate and a belt line that curves up extra prominently on the rear.
The sleeker form does eat into boot house considerably. Audi claims 515L of baggage capability within the Q5 Sportback and 470L within the SQ5 Sportback, increasing to 1415L and 1388L respectively.
Nonetheless, the common Q5 has as much as 1473L of boot house.
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SQ5 Sportback
Whereas Audi Australia hasn’t confirmed the native lineup, in Europe the Q5 Sportback will likely be provided with each ‘exterior superior’ and S line guises.
The latter brings bigger entrance air intakes and a sportier rear diffuser, amongst different aesthetic tweaks, whereas the SQ5 has distinctive exterior touches of its personal.
Inside, the Sportbacks are basically unchanged from the common Q5 and SQ5.
An 11.9-inch digital instrument cluster and 14.5-inch infotainment touchscreen sit inside one wraparound meeting, whereas a passenger show can also be obtainable.
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Q5 Sportback
The brand new-generation Q5 household ditches conventional local weather buttons and knobs for on-screen controls, whereas the standard gear shifter has been changed with a push-button panel that additionally homes the electrical parking brake swap.
Audi has additionally utilized what it calls a Softwrap, trim that extends from the doorways, throughout the dashboard, and right down to the centre console. Sustainable supplies like Dinamica microfibre can be found, primarily created from recycled polyester.
All Q5s – like the brand new A5 household – journey on Audi’s new Premium Platform Combustion.
All fashions additionally use a seven-speed dual-clutch automated transmission. That features the SQ5, which beforehand used an eight-speed torque-converter automated.
Additionally they all characteristic what Audi calls MHEV plus expertise, a 48V mild-hybrid system that’s able to “restricted” all-electric manoeuvring and parking and which may run the electrical air-conditioning compressor.
The system contains a powertrain generator producing as much as 18kW and 230Nm, in addition to a 1.7kWh lithium-ion battery.
The next powertrains will likely be obtainable from launch in Europe:
| Q5 2.0 TFSI | Q5 2.0 TDI | SQ5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 2.0L turbo-petrol 4cyl | 2.0L turbo-diesel 4cyl | 3.0L turbo-petrol V6 |
| Energy | 150kW | 150kW | 270kW |
| Torque | 340Nm | 400Nm | 550Nm |
| Drive sort | Entrance- or all-wheel drive | All-wheel drive | All-wheel drive |
Audi claims a towing capability of as much as 2400kg.
Further powertrains will observe, together with plug-in hybrids.
Whereas Audi hasn’t gone into a lot element concerning the new Sportbacks, it has beforehand confirmed the common Q5 will journey on metal springs with passive dampers as commonplace. Elective is an air suspension setup with adaptive dampers.
Audi Australia at the moment gives a equally giant vary of Sportback fashions because it does of the common Q5/SQ5, although you’ll be able to solely get the coupe SUVs with all-wheel drive.
The outgoing vary opens at $90,483 for the Q5 Sportback 40 TDI quattro S line.
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