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Audi Q5 - now 354 hp
June 05, 2013
Audi Q5 - now 354 hp

Audi has announced the release of yet another "charged" crossover, which will be called SQ5 TFSI. Previously, the Germans had shown diesel SQ5, which has a 3.0-liter engine with 313 hpHowever, diesel cars are poor demand in the U.S., China and South America (and in Russia to him, too, are wary.) That's why the leadership Audi has decided to start production of the petrol version SQ5. 

The premiere of this machine will be a few days at the Auto Show in Detroit. "Mad" crossover engine also receives 3.0-liter, but thanks to a double supercharging it will produce 354 hp and a torque of 470 N ∙ m (Along with the engine will run 8-step "robot» Tiptronic). Drive - the only full. 

According to Audi, the new SQ5 TFSI can accelerate 0-100 km / h in only 5.3 s and the maximum speed of the machine is artificially limited electronically to 250 km / h In this case, the Germans claim that the average fuel consumption of 354-strong crossover will be only 8.5 liters per 100 kilometers.

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