Audi seems to think SUVs are the hot ticket, for in addition to the Q7, the first quarter of 2009 will find the Q5 in their U.S. dealerships. This midsize SUV aims directly at the BMW X3, the Infiniti EX35, the Mercedes-Benz GLK, the Lexus RX 350, and others of its ilk. With its 110.6-inch [...]

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 [...]

TuningTruck.com has researched reviews and driven the 2009 Audi Q5 to bring you this comprehensive review of its safety, performance, styling, comfort and quality. TuningTruck.com’s expert editors also drove this and other luxury sport-utility vehicles to compare and contrast the Audi Q5 with other crossovers in its class. Likes Appealing style, inside and out Quality [...]

It’s been in showrooms for a few months in V-6 form, and the 2009 Audi Q5 is already being prepped for a green makeover. For now, the powertrain in the Q5 will continue to be the 270-horsepower, 3.2-liter V-6 installed in every U.S.-bound vehicle. In 2011, Audi plans to fit a hybrid gas-electric powertrain in [...]

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says the 2009 Audi Q5 is among the safest vehicles on the road. The IIHS–an insurance industry-funded testing body that crash-tests new vehicles–says the 2009 Q5 earns “good” ratings in all three of its tests. The agency uses front-end, side-impact and rear-impact crash tests to assign ratings to [...]