The Audi Q5 is, to our eyes, the best –looking of the compact premium SUVs. In 2.0 gasoline direct injection guise, it’s now available from local distributor PGA Cars Inc. PGA will soon open a new dealership at Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
Here’s more from PGA Cars:
In the “2011 All-wheel Drive Car of the Year”, the quattro drive system recorded another success making it for a 2nd year in a row.
To date, Audi has sold more automobiles with all-wheel drive than any other premium manufacturer. When Audi celebrated it’s “30 years of quattro, one of the brand’s greatest success stories, in 2010, there were 437,792 vehicles produced with quattro drive and around 38 percent of all cars produced worldwide were equipped with the all-wheel drive technology.
The Q5 being offered here in the Philippines has the quattro drive. It comes with a 2.0 Turbo Fuel Stratified Injection engine that puts out 211 hp, available torque of 350 Nm at 1500 to 4200 rpm and a 7 speed S-tronic transmission. Top speed is at 222 km/h and fuel consumption is 11.76 km/liter.
Audi’s performance SUV drives with sporty precision and unwavering stability, while always providing a comfortable ride. Its ESP stabilization system incorporates new functions that the competition is unable to match. For instance, the ESP has a sensor that identifies when a roof rack is fitted and then knows that the Audi Q5’s center of gravity is higher – this is significant, because the roof load may be as much as 100 kilograms.
In this instance the ESP cuts in slightly earlier once the handling limits are approached; this allows the system to adopt a very dynamic basic characteristic. With a trailer load of 2.4 metric tons (braked, at a gradient of 8%) the Q5 is a powerful towing vehicle.
Excellent on rough terrain, its climbing performance is an exceptionally high 31 degrees. The ground clearance is a substantial 20 centimeters (7.87 in) and a wading depth of 50 centimeters (19.69 in) is permitted when driving through water.
On the road, too, a whole package of optional high-end technologies make the experience of driving the Audi Q5 even more captivating.
The Audi drive select control system manages the engine’s throttle response, the power assistance for the steering and the S tronic shift points in automatic mode. The driver determines at the push of a button whether these functions should have a predominantly comfortable, balanced or sporty response. If the MMI navigation plus system is also fitted, there is a fourth characteristic map that the driver can program as preferred.
Audi drive select can also be extended with two other innovative technologies – electronic control for the shock absorbers, and Audi dynamic steering. Equipped with a superposition gear, it varies the steering ratio and power assistance continuously depending on road speed – between a direct ratio at low speed and an indirect ratio at high speed. Near the handling limits, the dynamic steering stabilizes the Audi Q5 in tandem with the ESP by applying minor adjustments to the steering with lightning speed.
The electromechanical parking brake, the intelligent key, the automatic air conditioning and the display in the instrument cluster are standard; on the Audi Q5 2.0 TDI with manual transmission, the display shows the correct gear as a recommendation for efficient driving.
For more information on the Audi Q5 and other available models, visit Audi Philippines showroom at 201 EDSA Mandaluyong City or contact 7270381 to 5.
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