Audi Q5

Audi has chosen the Beijing Motor Show to unveil its new mid-sized Q5 SUV.

The newcomer's exterior design is a thoroughly orthodox development of current Audi themes: a mix of Avant and Q7 ideas housed in a deeper body section than one is used to seeing. The rear relates most strongly to the Q7, with its full-width powered tailgate design, where the tail lamps open with the tailgate and auxiliary lamps in the bumper house the mandatory lamp functions. The front end is a deeper version of the A4 face with yet another variation on the LED running lamps motif acting as the key DRG identifier for the new model.

The basic interior uses common hardware from the A4 but houses it in a unique IP design that is a reversal of the A4/A6 theme where the center stack links to the driver's binnacle: here it links to the passenger side of the IP. The sliding rear seat features a seatback split into three sections, with a recline function and simple one-fold action to extend the load bay.

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