2014 Audi Q5 TDI Diesel - Car and Driver
Powertrains include a turbocharged 220-hp four-cylinder, a zesty supercharged 272-hp V-6, a torquey 240-hp diesel V-6, and even a fuel-efficient—although pricey—hybrid. In true Audi fashion, the Q5 is elegantly styled and boasts standard-setting fit and finish. Instrumented Test – 2014 Audi Q5 TDI Diesel Your typical new-car launch consists of a dozen or so juvenile-minded writers driving cars they don’t own, burning fuel they didn’t pay for, on roads that have in part been selected for their limited... It’s a suitable arrangement for evaluating a car’s major attributes: acceleration, handling, ride quality, interior quietness, and so on—everything except fuel economy. But when efficiency is a vehicle’s top selling point, as it is with the 2014 diesel-powered Audi Q5 , automakers do their best to rein in the aggression and keep that message top of mind. When we first drove its new Q5 TDI late this summer, Audi pulled out an old industry standby created just for this occasion: a fuel-economy challenge, with prizes for the winners. The first includes the handful who treat the contest as if they were invited to take a half-court shot for a million bucks, and we fall into the other, shrugging off the game and driving the car as we would any other. Source: www.caranddriver.com
