[Auto] Audi SQ5 TDI, the 3-liter 341 hp and 700 Nm arrives at the Q5

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Audi has just presented its new Audi SQ5 TDI. Yes, as you know, a large part of the new S range of the brand with the four rings uses TDI engines. In any case, as you are going to discover below, it is not that I am short on energy ... Far from it!

Manufactured at the San José Chiapa plant in Mexico, the protagonist of these lines will hit the market in the first quarter of 2021. Audi has already wanted to leave us even the starting price for the Spanish market. Logically, it is not the cheapest Audi Q5. It will start from 78,150 euros.

 

An SUV and diesel? It won't be very sporty, but it will be very fast

As can be seen in the different images that accompany these paragraphs, the aesthetic is different from that of any normal Q5. Of course, following the usual trend of the brand, they have not wanted to create an excessively radical design. Unfortunately, it seems that the four tailpipes are also false, as in the S4, S5, S6, etc., etc.

The main part is your engine. It is a V6 3.0 TDI block with a 48 volt micro-hybrid. It develops 341 hp, which is a lot, but more impressive are its 700 Nm of torque (between 1,750 and 3,250 rpm). In the end, these types of cars do not need excessive power, but they do need a lot of torque to feel agile. And that is what Audi wants to show with its "sports" diesel.

To give you an idea of the power of its engine, it certifies on its file an acceleration from 0 to 100 in just 5.1 seconds. Its top speed is electronically limited to 250 km / h. They are not figures of slow car, precisely.

 

Specific suspension, quattro drive and with large brakes

Of course, a heavy SUV-type body is not the best for a corner stretch. Anyway, this Audi SQ5 TDI has a different set-up than usual; that is, more dynamic. It comes with standard sports-set multi-link suspension, which lowers the body height by 30mm. Optionally we can have the air suspension with five levels of height.

Dynamic steering is also optional, which varies its gear ratio depending on the vehicle speed and also the steering angle of the steering wheel. In this way we have a more direct direction at low speed and smoother when we go on the highway.

Another interesting option for the most demanding is the sports rear axle differential, which controls the distribution of torque between these rear wheels when practicing sporty driving. For ease of understanding, it sends more torque to the wheel on the outside of the curve, reducing the tendency to understeer and providing more agility.

 

Many options, but not bad as standard

As for the equipment, it does not come exactly barefoot. We have 20-inch alloy wheels, 375mm front brake discs with six-piston aluminum calipers, six steering profiles, Matrix LED headlights with dynamic indicators, 10-inch MMI touch system on the dashboard, multi-function voice control steering wheel and 12.3-inch digital panel among others.

If we talk about safety, there we find as standard and as the main equipment turn assist, anti-collision system, exit warning, adaptive cruise control or help with lane maintenance, among others.

 

Does an Audi SQ5 TDI make sense? If we had the Autobahn ...
Logically, the Audi SQ5 TDI is not the cheapest car or the most dynamic, but it offers us a great habitability, a lot of ride comfort and more than enough benefits for long trips with the whole family. With its 700 Nm of torque, there will be no problem passing or merging onto a fast lane. Of course, it is probably a car with much more sense for the German Autobahn than for the Spanish highways.