The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Road test: Audi Q5 Sportback Plug-in - Walla! vehicle

2022-01-19T10:55:57.780Z


Audi's Q5 crossover also has a plug-in hybrid version. Cheap is not, but in everything else? One of the most successful this segment has to offer


Road test: Audi Q5 Sportback Plug-in

It looks good, with a quality and spacious cabin, it has a rechargeable hybrid engine that offers excellent performance with fantastic fuel consumption and only a small piece of plastic drove Yoav crazy

Yoav Falls

19/01/2022

Wednesday, 19 January, 2022, 12:27 Updated: 12:41

  • Share on Facebook

  • Share on WhatsApp

  • Share on Twitter

  • Share on Email

  • Share on general

  • Comments

    Comments

The model is already quite old, but manages to stay up to date in its appearance (Photo: Yoav Falls)

I am collecting the Audi Q5 Sportback S Line 50 TFSI e from the Champion Tower in Bnei Brak. The vehicle is fully charged (plug-in hybrid) and from there travels quietly to the office in Tel Aviv. The thought that goes through my mind is "what fun to be rich". We get applause from the guard in the parking lot who has already seen me with quite



a

few demonstration vehicles, noting that the vehicle fits my dimensions wonderfully, much more than the private everyday vehicle.

The German manufacturer for the evolving premium Jeep segment. In 2012, the Q5 underwent a facelift, and in 2017 its second generation was introduced not before it gained fans among the brand's enthusiasts.In 2021 the Q5 underwent another facelift and also received a Sportback version in favor of a sporty look.

More on Walla!

The new Audi Q5 plug-in in Israel

To the full article

The sloping roof impairs usability, but gives it a sporty silhouette (Photo: Yoav Falls)

Externally, the Q5 is definitely impressive.

The front is moderately aggressive, with all the features you are familiar with, from the hexagonal grille to the Quattro plate.

Rather a side view reveals the more beautiful side of the vehicle, with a delicate fold starting at the end of the front lighting unit, running along the entire composition in a gentle wave shape, until it blends in with the rear lighting unit.

The back of the crossover-coupe look, despite criticism of these design attempts, in the Q5 it looks excellent, somewhat aggressive but restrained.



Entering the car presents an excellent driver environment.

A 12.3-inch digital dashboard with full steering wheel control, a 10-inch multimedia screen in the center of the dashboard, beneath it efficient air vents and a nice brushed aluminum strip with a Quattro tag that will remind passengers they are not in some popular version of the Q5.

Depending on the premium segment in which Audi is located also the materials, feel, touch and quality of production is impeccable.

The only criticism I have is so marginal and finicky that its drawing is somewhat embarrassing.

But the same 5 cm square where the passenger's fingers will meet when he places his right hand on the inner door back, exactly where the electric window switch is - could have been made of a material that is more pleasant to the touch. .

Excellent front space and excellent material quality (Photo: Yoav Falls)

In terms of safety, the vehicle is equipped with all important systems such as autonomous braking (activated during the trip when the vehicle decided I did not brake hard enough and significantly increase braking), lane departure correction, excellent adaptive cruise control, "dead zone" vehicle warning and more.



Vehicle operation, despite all its complexity is fully intuitive, and the driver book I opened just to see where the power switch of the active repair of the lane is.

(At the end of the signal handle).



The front seats are electric of course, the steering wheel is adjustable as usual, and it is no problem to find a comfortable driving position for each driver.

Also in the back seat you will find plenty of space as hinted at from the generous wheelbase of the vehicle which stands at a respectable 282 cm.

There is also more than enough space in the rear thanks to the long wheelbase (Photo: Yoav Falls)

The engine side is responsible for two engines - a 2.0-liter turbo gasoline engine that produces 265 hp and 37.7 kg, and together with the electric motor the combined power stands at an impressive 299 hp and 45.9 kg.

The vehicle's battery with a capacity of 17.9 kWh enables a pure electric ride of over 50 km.

The declared range is 58 km, somewhat optimistic. 52 km - 54 km is completely realistic from the test. By the



way, you can also choose the tfsi 55 version with a combined power of 367 hp and 51 kg, and the performance accordingly All this goodness is transferred

to


the wheels by a seven-speed dual-clutch robotic gearbox the rest of the world calls it the DSG, in Audi it answers to the name S-tronic.

Square and useful structure in the trunk, some larger in volume (Photo: Yoav Falls)

Getting started with a fully charged battery is completely silent. The driving mode selector is set to "Comfort", which means that the petrol engine is ready for any task, but still. The "Dynamic" mode, on the other hand, shifts the gearbox straight to sport mode, and propels the gasoline engine immediately, correct for any task. Vigorous pressing of the accelerator pedal and the Q5 reveals sharp teeth. The vehicle leaps from the spot with impressive determination and speed. Ionic says this: 'The vehicle will reach 100 km / h from standstill, much faster than you can say Q5 Sportback S line 50 Tfsi e. The official figure is 6.1 seconds per 100 km / h (5.3 seconds in the 55 version) and together with The dual propulsion, the car has no problem lowering all the torque, and then all the power to the road.



Even a routine ride in this Q5 may lead you to a license revocation faster than you expect.

The Audi develops speed at an impressive pace, and detours are made in the blink of an eye.

When you finish the quick detour, if you do not keep an eye on the speed, you will find yourself seemingly speeding at 160-170-180 km / h, when the vehicle is completely relaxed, and without looking at the dashboard you would not have guessed that this is the speed. Of the Q5 that puts just a little high-speed wind noise into the car.

Udi's Hexagon Party (Photo: Yoav Falls)

Here begins a kind of ambivalence, on the one hand the vehicle shows a very high road grip, and on the other hand with a steering wheel a little too big, and a curb weight of 2,150 kg I did not feel very comfortable throwing it at turns coming down from Mitzpe Ramon or those towards the straight road in the south. Throw yourself with half a million shekels in which canal, and you will explain.Despite the fact that you will not be confused for a moment, this Q5 produces a very high driving speed no matter if the road is straight or winding, and the only limitation is the cowardly driver (in my case).



The suspension of the Q5 makes use of an interesting and quite unique combination for it, multi-connections at the rear (which is quite acceptable), but the difference is that even in the front it offers this arrangement, unlike double tip bones and McPherson in the vast majority of cars.

No matter the name, they do a great job.

Eliminate most road disruptions, regardless of speed.

Maybe except for a small stretch of road where the road was with small waves as they penetrated the car, not least because of the not really low speed, over the other hundreds of miles the vehicle traveled on test days the feeling was of very high level suspension calibration.

After four hours of driving, with a few breaks for filming, my partners and I got out of the car completely fresh, looked at each other, and it felt like we were driving 10 minutes to the neighborhood pub.

The rear is very different from the Q5 station-like configuration (Photo: Yoav Falls)

Regarding fuel consumption, like any plug-in vehicle, all city trips for over two days were made without running the petrol engine.

Tens of kilometers in complete silence and with 0 pollutant emissions. In each parking lot near the house the vehicle was connected to a charging station and so at any given moment its battery was charged for urban tasks / work, etc. With the out-of-town trip Running the engine according to what the computer says.From the moment of receipt of the vehicle until its unfortunate return to hundreds of Audi, the average fuel consumption was 12.2 km per liter, and this was achieved despite not really economical driving on much of the road.

On such city trips, if you load the Q5 you will not use gasoline at all.

By the way, the vehicle has regenerative braking, however it is not controlled by the driver.

That means the driver can not decide on its power, so it is not possible to adapt with this Q5 driving style in one pedal as in some trams.

Take it out of context ... You will not see the Q5 wandering the paths of the Arava (Photo: Yoav Falls)

And the price of all the goodness described here is not cheap, the test car would cost you NIS 444,200 before the licensing fee, while the muscular 55 model would cost you NIS 481,500 before the licensing fee, and before discounts.



But beyond the price reference, the Audi Q5 Plug-in is simply a fine car. It records good scores in all the key sections of such a car, from the appearance, cabin quality, space, performance, comfort, demeanor and of course its fuel consumption and power capabilities. It is incomprehensible that he is no longer young, and the competition around him is intense and saturated with strong competitors like the BMW X3 plug-in, the Volvo XC60 plug-in and also the Mercedes GLC Coupe plug-in. When at least in the case of the last two, they flank it from below in the case of the Volvo with much more power at about 30,000 shekels less and the Mercedes stronger than it, but also more expensive than it by a gap of almost 100,000 shekels and almost incomparable because of it.



Bottom line, want to save and still not save yourself a great car - yes, Audi Q5 Plug In is the answer.

Yes, definitely outstanding (Photo: Yoav Falls)

On the technical side: Audi Q5 Sportback 50 plug-in

Engine, propulsion:

petrol, hybrid-rechargeable, dual


volume (cc):

1,984


power / rpm combined (hp):

299


torque / rpm combined (kg):

45.9


gearbox:

dual clutch , 7 gears



Dimensions:


Length (cm):

469


Width (cm):

189


Height (cm):

166


Wheelbase (cm):

282


Trunk (liters):

455



Performance:


Acceleration 0- 100:

6.1 seconds


Maximum speed:

239 km / h


Fuel consumption (test):

12.2 km / liter



Competitors:


BMW X3 Plug-in, Volvo XC60 Plug-in, Mercedes GLC Coupe Plug-in



Price:


NIS 444,200

  • vehicle

  • Vehicle tests

Tags

  • Udi

  • Audi q5

  • Plug in

  • Champion Motors

  • Crossover

Source: walla

All tech articles on 2022-01-19

You may like

News/Politics 2024-03-13T21:32:35.447Z

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.