Audi Q5 45 TFSI Technology

The new Q5 petrol is here and that engine is so good!

- Rohit Paradkar

 

The Audi Q5 is an excellent all-rounder. Leaving aside the leisure cars, the Q5 is probably all the car you will ever need - it has got an eager drivetrain, a spacious cabin and is kitted out quite nicely. In a sea of cars trying to look overtly sporty or aggressive, the Q5 has (and has had) a pleasant vibe to it. Unsurprisingly, these reasons made the first generation Q5 a massive success and it went from strength to strength for nine years! The new one has been an instant hit too and even in the Indian market it has been received quite well. In fact Audi India claims to have received 500 orders for these in the first month itself. If you too have been eyeing one, but the only thing holding you back is your wish to have the better refinement, cleaner emissions and the sprightlier nature of a petrol motor, then rejoice! It time for you to schedule that test drive - for the Q5 petrol is finally here.

What engine powers the Q5 petrol?

The hard to understand nomenclature at Audi classifies it as the Q5 45 TFSI - which points towards the 1,984cc turbocharged four-cylinder engine under the hood. It is the same engine that also does duty in the Q7 and is the only petrol engine option that the Q5

currently ships with anywhere in the world. The marketing lingo terms this car as the most powerful and fastest Q5 in production. That claim comes courtesy of its power output, which at 252PS, it identical to that of the Q7!