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Audi Confirms 2008 Q5 SUV

It may be a little late to the party, but Audi isn't being shy about jumping into the SUV game. With the Q7 still in its launch phase, Automotive News is reporting that Audi has already decided to go ahead with its long rumored Q5 SUV. Slotting in below the Q7 in Audi's lineup, the Q5 will be positioned to go head to head with BMW's X3. And that's not all...
Ulrich Hackenberg, Audi's head of concept development, also hinted that an even smaller Q3 is being considered. This would be an Audi version of the Volkswagen Marrakesh SUV already headed for production in Wolfsburg.

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4 Comments

tryan says:

04:20 AM, 02/ 6/06

If I were Audi, I'd keep Q5 plans on the burner until I see how the launch of the Q7 goes over....

sabastian says:

08:13 AM, 02/ 6/06

Exactly. I'm a little nervous about Audi coming out with all these SUV's when the market is tending toward an SUV backlash. If I were Audi, I would work on gettiing DSG into all my cars and then maybe think about some hybrid drivetrains.

ateixeira says:

11:53 AM, 02/ 6/06

Q3 would be too small, that one should be sold by VW, not Audi.
 
But the Q5 is a good idea. The allroad quattro never sold well, in fact its sales numbers are dwarfed by similarly priced SUVs.
 
Give the Q5 a 2.0T Quattro powertrain (V6 optional), keep a lid on prices, and they'll have a wide audience to capture.

ennnorak says:

03:36 PM, 01/11/07

Timing of Q5 is perfect for me as my wife wants a small SUV. I will test drive it only if it has a Torsen center differential and not the cheap VW AWD system that Audi is trying to pass off as a Quattro on the A3.

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