After much anticipation and lot of waiting, the prices for the new Audi Q5 have been announced. The car will be in the showrooms in late 2008 with a price tag starting at 38,300 Euros. It is in the same price range as its competitors BMW X3, Volvo XC60 and Mercedes GLK. Quite a crowded market for the once only member BMW X3.

We can choose from one petrol engine and two diesels. The petrol powerplant is the 2.0 TFSI with 211 bhp. It takes 7.2 seconds to get to 100 km/h and the fuel consumotion is 8.5 litres/100 km on average. The 2.0 TDI has 170 bhp and gets to 100 kn/h in 9.5 seconds. The 3.0 TDI has 240 bhp and gets to 100km/h in 6.5 seconds, with a fuel consumption of 7.5 liters for 100 km.

Source: TopSpeed

Last weekend, at the Bejing Auto Show, the new Audi Q5 made its world debut. The new crossover from Audi will have a tough competition, in a market where Mercedes Benz also presented the new GLK and the BMW already has the X3. However, Audi made the Q5 sportier than the competition, the car measuring 4.63 meters (15.19 feet) in length, 1.88 meters (6.17 feet) in width and 1.65 meters (5.41 feet) in height.

With its sporty elegance and artfully sculpted forms, the design of the Q5 is perfectly in tune with the character of Audi as a brand. The front end is dominated by expressive headlights on both sides of the large single-frame grille; on request, they can be outfitted with bi-xenon lamps and LED daytime running lights. Viewed from the side, the large wheels and rising edges are especially prominent features.

The sporty look is completed by the large front single-frame grille, the bi-xenon lamps and the LED daytime running lights and, at the rear, the aluminum wraparound tailgate and the taillights which are also available in LED technology. Audi offers three different options for the external trim of the Q5 – black (standard), contrasting color or full paint finish in the color of the car, and two body packages are available as well: the S line exterior package and the alternative off-road style package with underbody protection in the front and back and 19-inch wheels.

Audi Q5 will be available with three engine choices, one petrol and two diesel engines, all turbocharged. The four-cylinder 2.0 TFSI has been entirely redesigned and develops 155 kw (211 hp) and peak torque of 350 Nm (258.15 lb-ft). Fitted with this engine, the Q5 sprints from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 7.2 seconds, reaching a top speed of 222 km/h (137.94 mph), while having a fuel consumption of 8.5 liters per 100 km (27.67 mpg).

The first diesel option is the 2.0 TDI, which produces 125 kW (170 hp) and peak torque of 350 Nm (258.15 lb-ft) and takes the Audi Q5 0 to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 9.5 seconds, peaking at a top speed of 204 km/h (126.76 mph) and having a fuel consumption of 6.7 liters per 100 km (35.11 mpg).

The top of the line is the 3.0 TDI V6 engine, which develops 176 kW (240 hp), with 500 Nm (368.78 lb-ft) of torque available between 1,500 and 3,000 rpm and it takes the Audi Q5 from 0 to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 6.5 seconds, accelerating to a top speed of 225 km/h (139.81 mph). On average, the three-liter engine consumes 7.7 liters of fuel per 100 km (30.55 mpg).

More details on the new Audi Q5 and a full photo gallery, after the jump.

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With its world debut scheduled for the Beijing Auto Show, which will start on April 20, the new Audi Q5 will be revealed for the first time on April 19, on the Audi Q5 microsite (click here). The special website was launched a few weeks ago and offers you the possibility to register for the newsletter and be the first ones to find out all the details about the new Audi Q5. For now there are only some wallpapers on the site, but all you Audi fans would better hurry and register because, besides the info on the Q5, you’ll also get the chance to win a test drive in Audi’s new competitor for the BMW X3, the Mercedes Benz GLK or the recently introduced Volvo VX60.

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Someone over at Audi will definitely have his ass kicked, because here’s what hit the net these days. It’s Audi’s product launch schedule until 2012. We have some highly anticipated cars on the list, like the A5/S5 Cabrio, R8 Targo, Q3 or the A7, plus the exact launch dates for each one. Here’s the complete list, including the Audi plants where each model will be built:

* September 2007: B8 A4 - Ingolstadt (Germany), Changchun (China), Vogosca (Bosnia)
* September 2007: C6 RS6 - Neckarsulm (Germany)
* January 2008: A3 Cabrio - Gyor (Hungary)
* March 2008: B8 A4 Avant - Ingolstadt (Germany), Changchun (China)
* June 2008: A3 Facelift - Brussels (Belgium), Ingolstadt (Germany)
* July 2008: Q5 - Ingolstadt (Germany), Changchun (China)
* August 2008: TT-S - Gyor (Hungary)
* September 2008: R8 V10 - Neckarsulm (Germany)
* December 2008: Q7 Hybrid - Bratislava (Slovakia)
* January 2009: A5 Cabrio - Ingolstadt (Germany)
* February 2009: RS5 - Neckarsulm (Germany)
* March 2009: R8 Targa - Neckarsulm (Germany)
* June 2009: A7 Coupe - Neckarsulm (Germany)
* July 2009: Q3 - Unknown, Changchun (China)
* August 2009: TT-RS - Gyor (Hungary)
* September 2009: A5 Sportback - Ingolstadt (Germany)
* December 2009: A1 - Brussels (Belgium)
* February 2010: Q5 Hybrid - Ingolstadt (Germany), Changchun (China)
* June 2010: New D4 A8 - Neckarsulm (Germany)
* October 2010: New A3 - Brussels (Belgium), Ingolstadt (Germany)
* January 2011: A7 Cabrio - Neckarsulm (Germany)
* January 2011: New C7 A6 - Neckarsulm (Germany), Changchun (China), Vogosca (Bosnia)
* May 2011: C7 A6 Avant - Neckarsulm (Germany), Changchun (China)
* June 2011: R4 - Unknown
* October 2011: A1 Cabrio - Brussels (Belgium)
* January 2012: A4 Facelift - Ingolstadt (Germany), Changchun (China)

You can see the leaked document after the jump.

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Carmagazine caught the upcoming small SUV from Audi, the Q5, which will probably make its debut at the Detroit Motor Show. Even though camouflaged, we can see that the production version is almost ready and get a real good idea of how it will be. And you can also see some more details in our previous post (click here). Enjoy!

Here are the latest spy shots of the upcoming Audi Q5, caught by AutoExpress.co.uk. Audi’s crossover will be powered by a 204 hp 2.0 liter TDI engine using Audi’s latest Bluetec technology and is mated with a new twin-clutch S tronic automated manual box. The engine uses common-rail fuel injection and a new exhaust system cuts gas emissions. Audi will probably also offer some other TDI and FSI petrol engines.

Another innovation Audi will use for the Q5 is the Drive Select which enables you to select the settings of the engine, transmission, steering and adaptive suspension depending via the Multi Media Interface (MMI), while handling will be improved by a new quattro system. View more photos of the Audi Q5after the jump.
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Scared that the its new SUVs will get lost in the 2008 year-end sales blowout, Audi decided to delay the launch of three new SUV models in the United States. These three cars are the brand new Q5, which hasn’t been yet released, plus a hybrid and a diesel version of the popular Audi Q7.

So, the cars will be launched at the beginning of 2009, thus allowing Audi to market them as 2010 models. The Audi Q5, which we don’t really know much about right now will be Audi’s aim at BMW’s X3 and Mercedes Benz’s upcoming GLK. The other models delayed will be a diesel Q7, equipped with a 3.0 liter V6 turbo-diesel engine, developing 230 hp and 400 lb.-ft. of torque and a V6 hybrid Q7, packing 280 hp.
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