The Sportback formula also infects the Q5 closing, at least until new arrivals, the speech of the suv-coupé at Audi. Despite having a strong personality, the new Sportback obviously has a lot in common with the newly revamped Q5 that only makes the SUV. From the latter it also inherits the technologies for level 2 semi-autonomous driving, advanced digitalization and mild-hybrid petrol and turbodiesel engines with powers ranging from 163 to 341 horsepower, which are joined by well-known plug-in hybrids.
The gritty look of the Q5 Sportback is the result of the encounter between the dimensions of the kin with the slender silhouette designed by the arched and sloping roof, which can raise concerns regarding habitability and functionality. But is not so. In fact, the passenger compartment offers the same appreciable availability of space as the relative also in the rear area which, among other things, can be accessed comfortably. Here there is always the sliding sofa, which allows you to modulate the space in favor of the passengers rather than the boot. In the case of Sportbacks with light hybrid engines, the compartment is only a little less wide than those of similar Q5s. In fact, the capacity goes from 520 to 510 liters in the standard configuration and from 1,520 to 1,480 liters in the maximum. On the plug-in hybrids the presence of the battery attests the capacity to 455 and 1,365 liters. It remains appreciable, but the usability is reduced by the bag of cables for charging. An operation that takes from two and a half to eight hours, because the electron reservoir is larger than that used in the past by the 299 horsepower Q5 Tfsie 50 and the 367 horsepower 55. The new 17.9 kWh battery together with the redefinition of flow management increases the overall efficiency of the powertrain, moving the bar of electric range up to 62 kilometers and petrol mileage up to 67 kilometers with a liter.
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Inside, the personality of the Q5 Sportback 55 Tfsie quattro is betrayed only by some configurations of the digital dashboard and by the mode switch dedicated to electrification, drowned in the midst of other controls at the base of the center console.
The progress of digitization is, on the other hand, transmitted by the 10.1 ”central touch display of the fast Mib 3 system, always connected to the network and integrated by the personal assistant, wireless connectivity for devices and predictive navigation. In our test up and down the winding roads of the Langhe, the Sportback 55Tfsie quattro moved with ease, thanks to the linear reactivity of the powertrain and the composure of behavior, little influenced by the mass of more than 21 quintals when it is kept at bay the options. adaptive pneumatic suspension. Which, for their part, also optimize comfort. But even more than for the pleasant handling when the sportier configuration gives free rein to the cavalry, this Q5 impressed us for its efficiency. In fact, in electric mode and without paying too much attention to the pace but with the help of consistent energy recoveries on the descent, the promised sixty kilometers with zero emissions were naturally covered.
Data sheet
AUDI Q5 SPORTBACK 55 TFSI E QUATTRO