Audi is readying a redesigned Q5 crossover, and the revamp will embody the SQ5 trim. New spy photographs seize the sportier instance out testing for the primary time, and the corporate can’t conceal the mannequin’s precise efficiency nature.
Audi covers the revamped crossover beneath a full-body camouflage wrap. This hides the mannequin’s design particulars, however no quantity of camouflage might conceal the quad exhaust pipes protruding the rear. The crossover additionally seems to put on greater brakes.
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The contemporary photographs seize a glimpse of the SQ5’s inside, however Audi is wise to cowl it up. The Q5’s inside ought to resemble that of the brand new Audi A4, with a display in entrance of the motive force and one other on the sprint for the infotainment capabilities. Audi’s common crossover ought to arrive with all the newest applied sciences and options.
The SQ5 doesn’t look that totally different from the earlier prototypes we now have noticed. The brand new crossover ought to arrive with a single-frame grille flanked by air curtains and narrower headlights. A large decrease bumper opening spans throughout the underside of its face. The rear options stand-in taillight models.
Whatever the powertrain that Audi opts to propel the redesigned SQ5, the engine ought to produce between 350-370 horsepower (260-275 kilowatts). It’s unclear if Audi will hold a V6 underneath its hood or choose to downsize to a four-cylinder engine possibility. It’s attainable that Audi might pair the chosen powertrain with a mild-hybrid setup for additional effectivity and energy.
We don’t have any particular particulars about the remainder of the crossover’s powertrain lineup but, however we count on Audi to supply a wide range of gasoline and diesel engines, with electrification doubtless being an important element. The Q5 ought to arrive in a plug-in hybrid configuration, and an all-electric Q5 E-Tron can be coming.
Audi hasn’t introduced when the brand new Q5 and the warmer SQ5 might debut, however we don’t count on the sportier variant to interrupt cowl till round 2024. The common Q5 and its variants ought to debut and go on sale forward of the SQ5. The brand new Q5 ought to arrive at sellers for the 2024 mannequin yr.
