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Audi SQ5


Estimated price: Rs 70 lakh
Estimated time of launch: Mid 2015
The Audi Q5 has been available in India for about five years now and has always taken a back seat to the likes of the Q7 and more recently, the Q3. Now though, Audi is about to add some serious power to the Q5’s range with the new SQ5. The SQ5 is the range topping version of the Q5 and is not to be confused with the base model Q3 S version.
Audi SQ5

 The SQ5 internationally comes with a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 diesel engine and a 3.0-litre TFSI petrol engine. Considering our bias for diesels, we think the former will be more popular in India. The Audi SQ5 develops 317 PS of power and an insane 650Nm of torque, that’s more than 70 PS of power over the ‘standard’ Q5 3.0 TDI. Increasing cooling of the cylinder heads and changing the control times of the intake camshafts have achieved this and pistons have been adapted for the higher performance. These few tricks to the engine help the SQ5 reach a blisteringly quick time of 5.1 seconds to the 100 mark from standstill and a top speed of 250kmph. The SQ5 rides 30mm lower than the Q5 and also has stiffer springs and dampers. It comes fitted with 255/45 tires fitted to 20-inch wheels. The SQ5’s 3.0-litre TDI engine comes mated to the 8-speed tiptronic gearbox to pass all that power to the wheels.

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