Audi India seems to be all set to usher in a cheaper variant of it’s hot selling Q5 SUV by plonking in the 2 liter TDI Engine into the Q5′s engine bay. This engine, which is a retuned version of the popular 2.0 TDI Volkswagen engine that sits in the engine bays of a wide range of cars ranging from the Volkswagen Passat to the Skoda Laura, the Audi A4 and A6.
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| 2011 Audi Q5 SUV |
The engine develops about 170 Bhp of power and 350 Nm of torque coupled to a 7 speed tranny which, while not awe inspiring, will be powerful enough to endow the butch and muscular Q5 SUV with above average performance.This, as the Q5 2.0 TDI weighing in at 1845 Kilos is still about 100 kilos lighter than the Toyota Fortuner, which has similar power and torque figures from it’s 3 Liter D-4D Toyota Diesel engine.
Also, the Q5 2.0 TDI will be slightly more fuel efficient than the 3.0 TDI engine, which is another point in favor of the smaller engine. Apart from the engine change, the Audi Q5 2.0 TDI might come with a stripped out equipment list to make it considerably cheaper than the bigger engined version. These changes, along with a cut down price tag that would make the Audi Q5 a lot more appealing to folks who otherwise would have fallen hook, line and sinker to the new 2011 BMW X3, which will be arriving soon.
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| 2011 Audi Q5 SUV |
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