Audi has rolled out two new models in its popular, sporty Audi Q5 model line.
The 2021 Q5 Sportback and SQ5 Sportback coupes offer expressive design in a well-appointed package. Each model maintains Audi’s versatile connectivity services including new MIB 3 infotainment hardware, Audi virtual cockpit fully digital instrument cluster and head-up display.
Audi Q5 Sportback offers customers an elegant, sloping roofline with an expressive design and sportier stance. The models offer 19-inch, 5-double arm design wheels along with a panoramic sunroof and sport front seats.
The Sportback models also include LED headlights with distinctive daytime running light signature or available Matrix-design LED headlights. The Prestige trim package features OLED lighting comes as part of the Prestige trim.
Prestige upgrades turn the taillight into three tiles of six segments each, allowing for bright and efficient light designs with unique signatures.
Inside, Sportback models offer 24.7 cubic feet of cargo capacity with the seats up and 51.9 cubic feet of cargo capacity with the seats folded.
The Q5 Sportback features a 2.0-liter TFSI engine which generates 261 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque. The engine is mated to a seven-speed S tronic dual-clutch transmission and quattro all-wheel drive. It achieves 0-60 mph time of 5.7 seconds.
The SQ5 Sportback delivers 349 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque through its 3.0-liter TFSI V6 engine. Its eight-speed Tiptronic transmission is well-suited for the low-end torque of the turbocharged V6. Its gears provide quick, smooth shifts and propels the car from 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds.
Adaptive dampers come standard on the SQ5 Sportback. An optional air suspension adjusts ride height as well as firmness of the dampers, controlled via the standard Audi drive select. A dynamic steering option offers a variable steering ratio that adjusts based on vehicle speed and the Audi drive select setting.
Each model offers Audi’s smartphone interface with access to wireless Apple CarPlay and Google Android Auto. An Integrated Toll Module is standard on all Q5 models.
The ITM is a toll transponder built into the vehicle's rear-view mirror. It allows drivers to access compatible toll road services in the U.S. and in parts of Canada without the need for an externally mounted transponder.
The Sportback maintains a full suite of standard and available driver assistance features, designed to help drivers confidently navigate the road and traffic. Audi side assist provides blind spot monitoring via LED indicators on the exterior mirror housings at speeds above 9 mph.
A lane departure system provides corrective steering intervention and wheel vibration at speeds above 40 mph. Audi pre sense rear (as part of Audi side assist) uses radar sensors in the rear bumper to help detect an impending rear-end collision and can initiate preventative measures.
Other safety features include a parking system with front and rear proximity acoustic parking sensors. A rear cross traffic assist (as part of Audi side assist and parking system plus) supports the driver when reversing out of a perpendicular parking space. Indicator arrows in the MMI display can help inform the driver of approaching vehicles.