Audi actually planned a hybrid Q5 for launch — then scrapped it because the nickel metal hydride battery pack kept failing crash tests.
Lead trim: Base · 8-spd auto · 2.0L · up to 268 hp
Audi Q58R · 2009–2017
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FactAudi actually planned a hybrid Q5 for launch — then scrapped it because the nickel metal hydride battery pack kept failing crash tests.
Collectors Spotted in the Audi Q5 Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Audi Q5 yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
5 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base · 6-spd auto · 3.2L | 2009–2012 | 3.2 L V6 | 266 hp | 243 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| Base · 8-spd auto · 2.0L | 2011–2017 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 211 hp | 258 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S8) | — |
| Base · 8-spd auto · 3.0L | 2014–2016 | 3.0 L 6-cyl | 268 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S8) | — |
| Base · 8-spd auto · 3.0L | 2013–2017 | 3.0 L 6-cyl | 268 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S8) | — |
| Hybrid | 2013–2016 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | 241 hp | 354 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S8) | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the Base · 8-spd auto · 2.0L trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
Audi builds the third-gen Q5 in Mexico, sells it alongside the old one in America for a full model year.
Buyers in North America stopped getting a German-built Q5 with this generation — Audi shifted production to a brand-new factory in Puebla, Mexico.
Audi actually planned a hybrid Q5 for launch — then scrapped it because the nickel metal hydride battery pack kept failing crash tests.
Rivals
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