The Audi Q5 is a midsize crossover that is stylish and sporty. The sportiness factor comes from the Audi engine; the only engine offered in the Q5 is a 3.2-liter six-cylinder. The venerable six-cylinder is a holdover from the previous year’s model, and has received rave reviews from drivers and critics alike. The reason for the revisions is simple; the engine is a great balance between performance and fuel economy.
The engine is capable of producing two hundred and seventy horsepower at six thousand three hundred revolutions per minute, and produces two hundred and forty-three pounds of torque at three thousand revolutions per minute. The engine is unchanged from last year’s model, and it produces the same power and torque values as the 2009 model.
The engine uses a dual overhead camshaft valve train that requires premium unleaded gasoline. All this power is transmitted through a 6-speed automatic transmission with the “tiptronic” function that is fed to all four wheels through Audi’s “quattro” all-wheel drive system. The Audi Q5’s engine is capable of pushing the crossover through the quarter mile in fifteen and a half seconds at a top speed of ninety-three miles per hour. The engine also returns an acceleration time of zero to sixty seven and one tenth of a second.
Yet despite all this performance, the Audi is also very thrifty in the fuel economy department. The Environmental Protection Agency has rated the Q5 at eighteen miles per gallon in the city and 23 miles per gallon on the highway. And ballast we forget that this is a crossover vehicle, the Audi Q5 has the capacity to tow four thousand four hundred pounds when properly installed. The Audit Q5 is a complete vehicle that has a variety of skills for the active driver.
