Specifications

A gripping story of twists and turns.
The luxurious Q5 was designed with unruly roads in mind. That means, luxury aside, those gravel-strewn
switchbacks and steep, graded highways are natural terrain for the quattro® all-wheel drive system. The
quattro® system is designed to help provide maximum grip and optimized power delivery for practically all
road conditions. So while your commute may not be as thrilling as a trip to the summit, you can be confi dent
in the balance and enhanced performance quattro® off ers day-in and day-out, while giving you no good
excuse for taking a snow day.
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Seasonal stability
There is a reason quattro® all-wheel drive is a friend in
foul weather.
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Under normal driving conditions, the center
diff erential splits torque at a ratio of 40:60, front to rear,
but as conditions change and become more challenging,
the ratio is optimized to help maximize grip.
All-around confi dence
Just like life, the road can throw you a curve. So throw one
right back with the superior grip and control of quattro®
all-wheel drive. It helps provide the legendary perfor-
mance and confi dence you would expect from Audi, no
matter if you’re commuting in the city or crisscrossing the
country. This is advanced engineering you can live with.
Torque vectoring
It’s a handling feature so quick that it seems to
respond to your impulses instead of your steering
input. An evolution of cross-axle lock, this system
works within quattro®, utilizing ESC and ABS to help
sense traction loss from the inside cornering tire.
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quattro® all-wheel drive
With quattro®, the Q5 can “read” the road, sensing
changes in the surface beneath the wheels and adjust-
ing their grip accordingly. So when driving conditions
become more demanding, quattro® adapts to deliver
precisely distributed power to where it’s needed to
handle the change in the terrain.
1 When driving during cold, rainy, snowy or icy weather conditions, ensure that your vehicle is equipped with appropriate all-season or winter tires.
Even with appropriate tires, you must always drive in a manner appropriate for the weather, visibility and road conditions.