AUDI powers up its 05 range with new e-hybrid models...

AUDI are making up for a fairly persistent quiet period - during which they retooled plants and planned for a totally electric age — with a bewildering array of new models set to come onstream in the next two years.

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What's probably their most important car, the Q5 midsized SUV (around Tiguan size), has been trotted out in pure combustion forms for our admiration already with a petrol and diesel-engined model right out of the blocks.

And now it's time for the techier brother to emerge, the e-hybrid, a plug-in hybrid offering an electric-only range of up to 100km like its VW stablemates, the new Kodiaq PHEV and Tiguan among many others.

Both the Q5 SUV e-hybrid quattro and slinkier Q5 Sportback e-hybrid quattro can be ordered in two power levels: with 220 kW or 270 kW system output.

With a system output of up to 270 kW and an electric range of up to 100km, the plug-in hybrid models combine a sportily comfortable driving experience with a balanced blend of performance and efficiency.

The vehicles are driven by a tried and tested petrol 2.0 TFSI engine with an output of 185 kW as well as a powerful electric motor.

In the 270 kW version the SUV and Sportback can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.1 seconds.

The 220 kW version can do the 0 to 100 km/h sprint in 6.2 seconds.