- Standard equipment upgrades on all Audi Q5 models
- Additional customer value of up to $3,550
- Digital Radio (DAB plus) now available as an option
Sydney, 17 September 2013: The Audi Q5 now offers even more value to premium SUV buyers. From Model Year 2014 (MY14), every Q5 model will come with up to $3,550 worth of additional standard specification to further secure its place at the top of the premium SUV segment.
"With almost 12,000 vehicles sold in Australia, the Q5 model is one of the most important models in our line-up," said Audi Australia's Managing Director, Andrew Doyle.
"The Audi Q5 is currently the fastest-selling premium SUV of its size in Australia, and now with the additional equipment upgrades we have brought to the car for 2014, we expect that the Q5 will maintain its leading position," said Mr Doyle.
In addition to the already generous list of standard equipment, the Audi Q5 2.0 TDI and TFSI models now gain Xenon headlights and 3-zone climate control as standard, while the 3.0 TDI and TFSI models gain 19-inch alloy wheels and extended paintwork that now colours the lower bumper sections (front and rear) and lower side sills.
The 165kW/350Nm 2.0 TFSI engine is now Euro 6 compliant, with impressive fuel consumption of 7.9 litres per 100km.
In addition to the standard equipment upgrades, several new options are now available for the Audi Q5.
Digital radio (DAB plus) is now optionally available for all models for a cost of $800.
The distinctive Aluminium/Beaufort Black Audi exclusive inlays are now available as an option for all Q5 models, for a cost of $2,500. This extraordinary inlay combines black-dyed wood and aluminium.
Five thin wood veneer strips and one aluminium panel (which is about 0.4 millimetres thick) are joined with adhesive. This produces a composite part that is about five millimetres in height. A large number of these flat blocks are layered atop one another and glued. In another step, the layered material is then vertically cross-cut into veneers, producing a stunning and individual look.
The recently launched Audi SQ5 TDI also features two running changes. A space saver spare tyre is now standard, and the shift paddles on the steering wheel are now larger, making it easier for drivers to make gearchanges manually.
The Audi Q5 and SQ5 TDI MY14 model range goes on-sale in September, 2013.
The Audi Q5 – Model Year 2014 price list
(Manufacturer List Pricing - excludes dealer delivery and government statutory charges)
Audi Q5 2.0 TDI quattro S tronic $62,200
Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic $63,200
Audi Q5 3.0 TFSI quattro tiptronic $74,100
Audi Q5 3.0 TDI quattro S tronic $75,500
Audi SQ5 3.0 TDI quattro tiptronic $89,400
About the Audi Group
The Audi Group delivered 1,455,123 cars of the Audi brand to customers in 2012. In 2012, the company posted revenue of €48.8 billion and an operating profit of €5.4 billion. Audi produces vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Gyor (Hungary), Changchun (China) and Brussels (Belgium). The Audi Q7 is built in Bratislava (Slovakia). In November 2012, CKD production of the Audi Q7 was added to the existing Audi A4, A6 and Q5 manufacturing operations in Aurangabad (India). At the Brussels plant, production of the Audi A1 has been running since 2010, while production of the new A1 Sportback began in 2012. The Audi Q3 has been built in Martorell (Spain) since June 2011. The Company is active in more than 100 markets worldwide. AUDI AG's wholly owned subsidiaries include AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. (Gyor, Hungary), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy), AUDI BRUSSELS S.A./N.V. (Brussels, Belgium), quattro GmbH in Neckarsulm and the sports motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (Bologna, Italy). Audi currently employs more than 70,000 people worldwide, including around 50,000 in Germany. The brand with the four rings plans to invest a total of €11 billion by 2015 – mainly in new products and the expansion of production capacities – in order to sustain the Company's technological lead embodied in its "Vorsprung durch Technik" claim. Audi is currently expanding its site in Gyor (Hungary) and will start production in Foshan (China) in late 2013 and in San José Chiapa (Mexico) in 2016.
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