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AUD ’S ALL-NE 2025 Q5 S
T HEY AMIL GIV S
TH HEY FAN WHAT S
TH HEY EVE By Rod Cleaver
THERE AN OL OK ADAG , “IF T AIN T B OL OK , DON’T FIX T.”
Ap aren ly n ar bo y t ld this to the pe fect nis ’ 5 t t SUV as been a tru su ces stor for the bran tly
ra king as Aud ’s best s ler i Canada Loy l dr ve mig lo e t eir Q s as yo mig t co e to ove th t first st li thi n t e mor ing. An s all hanges to thi stapl m g n f h a a
machin th t a guably se th benchmark f r medi SUVs o g ill be under a b .
So wha h s Au i c me p with or t e a l- t
fir t gla ce, it’s ull rede ned and resh. The
soft e,
r placed tau cre ses ike I ’s ses ike the Q5 it he gy wider.
A di’s tradema k sing e-frame e f r
l t r
c lle f tures a larg ical
ho eycomb patt rn urroun ing the ra sed ur t
looks qu tly luxuri us. Th g ille self is ide , sh pro inent t o. The all-n w de ign drip with n and poise.
new .
In h n l cabin, it’s sim lar sto y. T e ll new fir t SUV uil on Audi’s new P arch tectur , w or ds for
P emium Plat rm Combust tongue,
on. It oesn t e act y roll at but it oesn’t matter. W at s im ort nt s that the n m c n a g e
means more s aciou feel ng ca in, wit am gr le l am gr ll as
im roved inte or erg nomics. A di’s en ine rs sw ll
s uff, ith ear s ats hat sli e ore an aft as need e
cove can e s nt!
owed nder he t unk fl il or en not in Slide in o th dr ver’s eat and yo ’ll se t
technologi al inno ation Digi n n i a Stage. It’s a cut in of
t c r
d i h a n nolo , with a sl m, curv d LED disp ay as ge nd an pti nal scree for the ont passenger. C g
a l h i t p u that ech is a s ft, w aparou w d abin bathed ha in of
leather or sust cs.
Audi s PPC Aud lat s o a e m all ws for a range f po r
trains, from
a 268-horsepowe four ep cy ind r turbo in th r
36 -h h rse ower V6 in e a l-ne S fi 5. T rid is fir S
st eri tor g a d — in the S
5 e l espec ally — tidal t wa o the o
push the SUV tow d t horizon. nd, obv ously, qu ar , wheel
dr e is st ndar ar , ecau thi i on.
We’ve jus the scratc ed jus the surface of the l-n loyal f ns c breath easy Clearly, l f udi understood o d t b a t ’t m ss wi a g od t in , just ake t bet r. e
ben hmark PHOTOS COURTESY OF AUDI.
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