- A five-star Euro NCAP rating for the successful SUV model from Audi
- Top grades for protection of occupants and pedestrians
- Audi Q5 offers an extensive range of driver assistance systems
Ingolstadt, 2 February, 2017 – The new Audi Q5 was awarded five stars in the Euro NCAP, the organisation's highest rating. The top score means the bestseller from Ingolstadt is among the safest automobiles in its class.
The Audi Q5 showed off its strengths in every type of test. The new generation of the strong-selling Audi model scored points for occupant protection, child safety and pedestrian protection. Also contributing to the SUV's rating were the driver assistance systems that are standard equipment – including pre sense city, the emergency braking system that reacts to vehicles up ahead of the car and to pedestrians.
The Q5 achieved excellent values for crash safety, even though its overall weight has been reduced by up to 90 kg. The outstanding NCAP test results underscore the high standards the brand with the four rings upholds in the areas of active and passive safety, and in lightweight construction.
Euro NCAP has been conducting comparative testing of new cars for crash safety since 1997.
The testing organisation's membership comprises a number of European transport ministries and automobile clubs, insurance companies and consumer protection groups. Its comprehensive range of test requirements are considerably more demanding than the specifications set by European legislators.
The first customer deliveries of the all-new Audi Q5 will take place in mid-2017. Pricing and specification details will be announced closer to launch.
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In 2016, the Audi Group delivered to customers about 1.871 million automobiles of the Audi brand, 3,457 sports cars of the Lamborghini brand and 55,451 motorcycles of the Ducati brand. In the 2015 financial year, AUDI AG achieved total revenue of €58.4 billion and an operating profit of €4.8 billion. At present, approximately 88,000 people work for the company all over the world, about 60,000 of them in Germany. Audi focuses on new products and sustainable technologies for the future of mobility.