Elegant and practical, progressive and sporty: the Q5 Sportback. Audi presented its third crossover utility vehicle (CUV) following the e-tron Sportback and Q3 Sportback. The Audi Q5 Sportback is a coupe with dynamic lines that addresses customers who appreciate not just expressive design and technical innovation, but also sporty character and high everyday utility. Simple operation and clear displays provide for relaxed driving.
The Audi Q5 Sportback is a real eye-catcher and exudes a powerful presence as is typical for the Q models from Audi. Large air inlets flank the octagonal Singleframe. The headlights with a distinctive daytime running light signature feature LED or optional matrix LED technology. The continuous, elegantly sweeping shoulder line emphasizes the wheels and with them the quattro all-wheel drive. The side sill trim on the doors imbue the CUV with stability and robustness. The greenhouse extends low over the body and begins its downward slope early so that the third side window tapers sharply to the rear. The starkly sloped rear window and the seemingly high-mounted rear bumper give the Q5 Sportback a very dynamic and powerful appearance.
Innovative: rear lights with digital OLED technology
Audi offers the option of rear lights featuring innovative digital OLED technology. Each light includes three organic light-emitting diodes, each of which is divided into six segments. The red OLED elements are homogeneously luminous, but the segmentation enables them to be controlled individually and thus expressed differently. Customers can choose from three different rear light signatures when ordering their vehicle. Each signature includes a dynamic coming- and leaving-home lighting scenario. An additional sporty graphic is displayed if the Audi drive select mode "dynamic" is chosen. If another vehicle approaches the stationary car from the rear to within less than two meters, all OLED segments illuminate as a proximity warning.
Digital and intuitive: controls and connectivity
For the controls, displays and infotainment, the Audi Q5 Sportback uses the same new technology in the updated Q5: the third-generation modular infotainment system or MIB 3. When fully equipped, the display-based Audi virtual cockpit plus with 12.3-inch display and a head-up display are also on board. The multifunction steering wheel plus enables the safe and simple operation of the most important functions and displays. The MMI navigation plus infotainment system is paired with a 10.1-inch touch display. Its home screen is customizable; the natural language voice control uses the knowledge of the cloud and can be activated by either pressing a button on the steering wheel or by saying "Hey Audi." Many vehicle settings can be put into individual user profiles and stored online on the myAudi customer portal. Each authorized user can access them for any Audi models appropriately equipped.
This variant of the Q5 also uses the swarm intelligence of the Audi fleet. Local hazard alerts warn the driver of broken down vehicles, accidents, the ends of traffic jams, slippery roads and fog. Online traffic sign information shows current and temporary speed limit signs or displays. On-street parking indicates how likely it is to find a free parking spot on the street and provides additional information such as prices or residents-only restrictions. The myAudi app tightly connects the car with the customer's smartphone. Optional hardware modules such as the Audi phone box or the Bang & Olufsen 3D Premium Sound System supplement the infotainment system.
Helpful and efficient: the driver assist systems
The Audi Q5 Sportback is equipped with numerous driver assist systems organized into three packages. The adaptive cruise assist can take over accelerating, decelerating and keeping in lane for the driver in many situations. The driver only has to touch the capacitive steering wheel to maintain lateral guidance. A second high-tech system is the predictive efficiency assist. It helps the driver to drive defensively by evaluating predictive route data from the navigation system and camera-based traffic sign recognition. The predictive efficiency assist can really strut its stuff when combined with the adaptive cruise assist, automatically adjusting speed to the route and traffic situation. The standard Audi pre sense city system helps to avoid or mitigate the consequences of collisions with road users in front of the car. The optional turn assist, swerve assist, cross-traffic assist and exit warning systems also enhance safety.
Market launch: first half of 2021
The Audi Q5 Sportback rolls off the assembly line at the San José Chiapa plant in Mexico and will launch in international markets in the first half of 2021. For the Chinese market, the new model will be built in CKD production at the Changchun plant.
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