Little Luxury SUV Audi Q5 2009

The latest is the 2009 Audi Q5, a nice little luxury SUV that takes its air big brother Q7, but draws most of its mechanical A4 sport sedan. Although its roots are all A4, Q5 is more of a resemblance to the style of the Audi Q7 SUV. The Q7 is a three-row luxury cruiser praised for its performance and impeccable road cabin, but complained of pavement-crushing weight of its unimpressive and the interior space. The Q5 hand Q7 be strong while doing a better job in the department of size relative to its segment rivals.

Compared with the A4 Avant wagon, the Q5 has 5 more cubic feet of maximum trunk space. Normally one would say that this is not worth the added Q5 and top-heavy weight handling, but the front is not available with the V6, and it is not significantly cheaper. For now, the 2009 Q5 comes only with the V6, which makes a robust 270 horsepower, 5 more than the A4. The Q5’s wheelbase part of the A4, and employs essentially the same 3.2-liter V6 engine, Quattro all-wheel-drive and interior design. Not surprisingly, he feels remarkably like the A4 behind the wheel. However, the Q5 is shorter than 3 inches, 3 inches wide and of course with other ground.

Standard equipment on the Premium includes 18-inch alloy wheels, heated exterior mirrors, eight-way power front seats, a tilt and the telescopic steering column, tri-zone automatic climate control, a trip computer and 10 top - stereo speakers with a CD/MP3 player, auxiliary input jack, an SD card slot and satellite radio. Bluetooth and iPod interface are optional. A six-speed automatic transmission is the only transmission available. Audi provides a 0-60-mph time of 6.7 seconds. Estimated fuel economy of 18 mpg city, 23 mpg highway and 20 mpg combined, which is on an equal footing with its competitors. Towing capacity is above average, with a rating 4400 pounds when properly equipped.

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