AudiQ5

For the 2011 model year, many of Audi's B8 platform vehicles with all-wheel-drive will join the Q7 in getting a new eight-speed automatic transmission. The quattro-equipped A4 sedan, A5 coupe and Q5 crossover with the 2.0-liter TFSI inline-four will all swap a six-speed for the new transmission. ...

One of the few car companies that has remained profitable through the current economic downturn is the Volkswagen Group. Among the group's brands, Audi is doing particularly well and plans to spend big bucks on both redesigned and additional ...

Audi has added a pair of new entry level engines to its mid-sized Q5 crossover and A4 allroad model lines. Both vehicles are now available with a 143 hp 2.0-liter diesel four cylinder. This common rail injected unit is the same engine offered in ...

Audi's Q5 hybrid program has apparently been revived again with a production launch coming as soon as late next year. In a change from the usual pattern, this one is expected to launch in the U.S. market before the rest of the world gets it. Aside from ...

Audi's new Q5 mid-size SUV goes on sale here in the U.S. in March and the company is touting its fuel efficiency as a selling point in these lean economic times. Unfortunately, at launch, the U.S.-market Q5 will only have one powertrain option, the direct injected 3.2L V6 with a 6-speed automatic ...

First, Audi announced that it would be offering both its Q7 large SUV and Q5 midsize SUV with optional hybrid powertrains. All summer long, it seemed that the German automaker went back and forth with its Q7, ultimately deciding to focus in on diesel technology in lieu of the hybrid. We were still ...

America got its first look at Audi's new Q5 mid-size SUV during the recent Audi Mileage Marathon. Those examples were powered by the company's 3.0L V6 diesel engine. So far there is no word from Audi on when or if Americans will ever be able to buy a Q5 TDI. For the moment the only Q5 powertrain ...

click the Mileage Marathon vehicles for a high res galleryAudi has announced plans to demonstrate the fuel efficiency of its new diesel vehicles by running a cross-country marathon this fall. The automaker is providing 23 TDI vehicles that will be driven by up to 184 drivers from around the world, ...

The only thing that seems to be certain about Audi's hybrid plans is that absolutely nothing is certain. Just since the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, Audi officials have said they will build a Q7 hybrid in 2009, then at the Detroit Auto Show in January they said they would build an A4 hybrid ...