breeze of freshness for the Audi Q5

On the market for 3 years now, the second generation of the Audi Q5 is getting a little makeover.

The clearly stated objective for this restyling is to make the SUV more attractive to customers. For this, the face has been deeply revised with more aggressiveness. Refined singleframe and honeycomb grille, redesigned light signature and less prominent “air intakes” are on the program. At the rear, it's lighter, we notice the black strip coming to emphasize more frankly the new OLED lights and a more attractive diffuser. Finally, still to improve its statutory aspect, the ground clearance is slightly raised.

No revolution inside, except the appearance of a gigantic 10.1-inch floating screen, touch-sensitive of course. In a still very welcoming interior, the manufacturer advocates quality and customization to feel like at home. The famous Virtual Cockpit is still there, of course.

Under the hood, the launch version will feature a largely redesigned 40 TDI with lighter parts and sharply reduced nitrogen oxide emissions thanks to a new dual-metered SCR catalyst system with dual AdBlue injection. Also thanks to the traditional 12V light hybridization, WLTP consumption then drops from 6.4 to 5.4 l / 100 km and from 169 to 143 g / km for C0² emissions. Enough to save a lot of money at the pump but also on the purchase with a reduced penalty. Otherwise, several other engines will be available. It will be possible to opt for a 2-wheel drive variant, but also the V6 TDI, two TFSI 2.0 or two power levels for the rechargeable hybrid TFSI transmission.

This new vintage will be launched in France from autonomous 2020 at prices unknown for the moment. Currently, the Audi Q5 starts at 46,020 € with the 163 hp 35 TDI S tronic.