HotRodW

From Car and Driver . . .

http://blog.caranddriver.com/confirm...odel-for-2014/

"When the 2013 Audi Q5 debuted earlier this year, Audi laid out its powertrain options: the ubiquitous 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder making 211 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque, the becoming-ubiquitous 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 producing 272 hp and 295 lb-ft, a hybrid combining the same 2.0-liter turbo four tuned to an output of 208 hp combined with a 44-hp electric motor, and a yet-to-be-determined diesel option. That diesel option has now been determined.

Audi tells us that the U.S.-spec Q5 TDI will get a 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V-6, churning out 245 hp plus a hefty 428 lb-ft of twist from 1750 rpm. It’s the same basic engine that powers the Europe-only SQ5 TDI, although in that application output is cranked to 313 hp and 479 lb-ft. (A gas-fired SQ5 is possible for our market, but don’t hold your breath for the diesel version.) It also means that, at least at this point, the Q5 TDI will have more power and torque than does the larger-and-no-longer-in-charge-r Q7 TDI.

Audi predicts that the Q5 TDI will reach 60 mph from a standstill in less than 6.5 seconds while achieving fuel economy of 6.4 liters per 100 kilometers, which works out to roughly 37 mpg combined—albeit on the optimistic European cycle. The Q5 TDI will hit showroom floors next summer as a 2014 model. Combining the comparo-winning handling and refinement of the basic Q5 with the goodness of Audi’s 3.0-liter diesel? Sounds like a winner to us."

Once again we 'Mericans get the neutered version. Shocking!

opus360

Are we getting the same old engine then making 211 hp instead of the new 225 hp one?

I am just getting tired of waiting for the 2013 Q5 only to get same old engines.

Coolieman1220

and BMW announces a new 3 liter diesel as well as a 2 liter diesel for the US market, FINALLY!!!!

Luckily, these force induction engines are easily detuned and easily tuned with a chip!

A bit late still to the game still...

HotRodW

That conflicts with what I just read . . . that the 3.0 diesel is being dropped from the 3-Series and replaced with the 4-cylinder only diesel option.

"This 2.0-liter car will replace the 335d, which was good but perhaps a little too burly (265 hp and 425 lb-ft from a 3.0-liter) and thirsty for U.S. diesel buyers; it died off with the E90 generation of 3-series sedans. The twist-happy 335d produced EPA numbers of 23 city and 36 highway; we expect the 2.0-liter to improve upon those numbers by some measure."

I would expect the six cylinder diesel to continue in the X5 and others with more mass to move around.

jjandersonn

Might be worth trading in the current Q5 when the diesel becomes available!

ELEVENS

Jeezus only about 4 years too late WTF is wrong with Audi? I'll replace our 2010 in winter of 2013. At this point, it's looking like it will be the 3.0L TDI Touareg then.

Coolieman1220

From what I read, they didn't say what models were getting what engines. The e90 335d was the last model of production for a diesel as of now. No plans for an F30 335d in the USA. (That means I have a pretty rare car!)

If the new car comes with a .26 drag coefficient, compared to my .29 and 8 speed transmission, it better get close to 50mpg. I easily achieve 35 and thats not even full highway.

http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=717786

How about a Porsche Cayenne this summer? Touraegs are nice though

Q5KCMO

Looks like Fall 2013 for the arrival of the Q5 TDI! About friggin time!

http://www.audiusanews.com/pressrele...-diesel-models

s5blitzer

+1

tgt

+2, been waiting foreeevvveerrrr.

Only issue is, when's the first full redesign due (not refresh that we just had for 2013MY), 2015 model year? So out fall of 2014?

-tgt