Thread: Detroit motor show: Audi SQ5 TFSI

The hottest Audi Q5 SUV gets a supercharged V6 petrol engine - but not for the UK marketAn new version of the Audi SQ5 is to be shown at the Detroit motor show, using a more powerful version of the supercharged 3. 0-litre V6 from the S5.
Primarily aimed at the North American, Russian and Chinese markets, the new SQ5 delivers 349bhp and 346lb ft, 21bhp and 21lb ft more than the S5s engine. This gives the car a 0-62mph time of 5. 3sec and a top speed of 155mph, although that makes it slower than the diesel SQ5. It uses Audis eight-speed automatic gearbox.
As with the diesel, the car is lowered by 30mm with stiffer suspension, and it comes with 20-inch wheels as standard — 21-inch wheels are an option.
It will go on sale in the US this autumn, but there are no plans to launch the car in Europe, where the diesel SQ5 will remain the range topper.