Why’s the 2009 Audi Q5 the highest-rated compact luxury SUV here at TuningTruck.com–and even so, why does it get different scores from its 2009 Audi A4 stablemate, when the two share a drivetrain combination, all-wheel drive and lots of other under-the-skin pieces? Answers to those questions come from our hands-on road tests. We finally scored [...]

Torque steer. Two words that make front-drive loyalists cringe and rear-drive purists chuckle. While most of today’s automakers have managed to quell torque steer with half-shaft trickery or engine control units that reduce torque in low gears, the helm-tugging phenomenon still exists in several, modern front-drivers, especially those with a propensity for pound-feet. This trait [...]