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Audi Q5, Audi A4 allroad quattro get new entry-level engines

Posted: Jul 10, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, 2010 Releases, Audi, Hybrids, Green News

Audi announced today that it is offering two new entry-level engines on the 2009 Audi Q5 and the 2010 Audi A4 allroad quattro.
Effective immediately, customers can order the 143-hp 2.0 TDI 4-cylinder with common rail high-pressure injection on the Audi Q5 and the A4 allroad quattro. The 2.0 TDI allows the Q5 to average an [...]

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2009 Audi Q5 gets Top Safety Pick award from IIHS

Posted: Jun 09, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Audi

The new 2009 Audi Q5 crossover has just earned the Top Safety Pick award for 2009 from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The 2009 Q5 received a rating of “good” in side impact, offset frontal and rear impact tests.
The 2009 Audi Q5 also received a 5-star rating from the NHTSA for frontal, side [...]

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Videos: 2009 Audi Q5 identity theft commercials from the Oscars

Posted: Feb 23, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Audi, Videos

Joining the eight Hyundai ad spots last night during the 81st Academy Awards were two Audi 30-second spots featuring the new 2009 Audi Q5.
For us, the Audi commercials beat the Hyundai ads this time around with their clever use of the identity theft theme. The two ad spots take a direct shot at the Lexus [...]

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2009 Audi Q5 pricing starts at $37,200

Posted: Feb 06, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Audi

Following the details on the U.S. spec 2009 Audi Q5, Audi has dropped the pricing info on the all-new compact crossover that will hit showrooms next week. The 2009 Audi Q5 will be available in three equipment levels with pricing starting at $37,200 for the Audi Q5 Premium. The Audi Q5 Premium Plus and the Q5 [...]

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2009 Audi Q5 will have best-in-class fuel-economy and towing capacity in the U.S.

Posted: Jan 29, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Audi

Audi has released all the details on the 2009 Audi Q5 for the stateside. The compact SUV or Crossover or whatever you want to call it will arrive in U.S. showrooms in March 2009 and will be available with a choice of only one powertrain like its main competitor the BMW X3.
Power will come from [...]

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Audi Q5 Hybrid coming to the U.S. in late 2010

Posted: Jan 12, 2009

Filed under: Audi, Auto Shows, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

The on and off again reports of an Audi Q5 hybrid for the U.S. are on again today after Wolfgang Hatz, head of powertrain development for Volkswagen, said that the hybrid Q5 will come to the U.S. in late 2010. Speaking at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show yesterday, Hatz said that in order to stay competitive, [...]

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Video: Audi Q5 “Unbox the Box” commercial

Posted: Dec 30, 2008

Filed under: Audi, Videos

Audi has launched a new quirky yet impressive commercial in Europe for the new Audi Q5. “Unbox the Box” features an animated carton character building an Audi Q5 out of a cardboard box and features the famous American folk singer Woody Guthrie’s “Car Song”.
The ad was created and directed by Aaron Duffy and Russell Brooke. [...]

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Audi Q5 Hybrid put on hold, Audi to concentrate on diesel instead

Posted: Dec 16, 2008

Filed under: Audi, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

After killing plans for an Audi Q7 Hybrid earlier this year, Audi has decided to put plans for a Q5 Hybrid on hold – indefinitely. Audi says that it would rather focus on diesel technology for now until it can make nickel metal hydride batteries safer.
“Audi won’t produce a petrol-electric hybrid until we can make nickel [...]