MUSCAT: In a world packed with SUVs, it can be challenging to stand out, however, the Audi Q5 manages to make a statement everywhere it goes. A hugely polished and capable car, Audi Q5 is an uber-refined and exclusive SUV that redefines luxury. 

With expressive styling, dynamic acceleration, progressive technology, and agile handling, Audi Q5 offers comfort, style, sportiness, and everyday usability. Bringing eminent practicality and superfluous comfort to the table, the 45 TFSI quattro variant S tronic Audi Q5’s engine offers 249 hp @5000 rpm and 370 Nm @ 1600 rpm of max power and max torque respectively. 

The Q5 is available in different trim levels including Advance Exclusive and Sportback S line. These allow you to choose a version that reflects your preferred styling, driving experience, and equipment level.

In Oman, the Audi Q5 Advance Exclusive and Audi Q5 Sportback S line models are offered with attractive benefits including 5 years / 75,000km service, 3-year warranty, unlimited mileage, and 24hrs roadside assistance.

Thanks to quattro all-wheel drive, Audi Q5’s athletic design language captivates at the very first glance.  While it offers great style and sophistication, Audi Q5 is also practical, a terrific drive, and a car suited for a wide demographic.  The Audi Q5 has long set the benchmark for its class and the impressive level of equipment coupled with superb design and execution sets the standard. The design of the Audi Q5 impresses with its superior charisma and its coupe-like roof line underscores the sporty design language.

The interiors of the Audi Q5 are dazzlingly innovative. Bringing together the best of comfort with the best of technology, they leave nothing to be desired. It offers plenty of space for five people, including a comfortable amount of headroom and legroom. The insides of the Audi Q5 are embellished with plush leather and leatherette combination upholstery that make for a pleasant ride. The electrically adjustable power front seats are completely flexible and well suited for the driver’s needs. A wide range of customizations can be made based on height, fore/aft position, and seat & backrest inclination. On the driver’s side, the seat comes with a memory function – 2 presets for the electrically adjustable front seats and exterior mirrors. The settings can be stored and activated via the memory button in the door trim.

Both Audi Q5 Sportback S line and Audi Q5 Advance Exclusive have features such as weight category front axle weight range, fuel tank with increased volume, floor mats in front and rear, tropical zones, fuel system for SI engine with direct injection (FSI), sports suspension, without trailer hitch, disc brakes in the rear, 17-inch (ECE), disc brakes in front, 17-inch (ECE), standard suspension, standard wheel bolts. It also comes with a tool kit and jack, first aid kit and warning triangle, axial and vertical adjustable steering column, Audi drive select, reinforced bumpers, loading edge protection in stainless steel, and a collapsible spare tire.

The other attributes include a panoramic glass sunroof, luggage compartment floor, aluminum roof rails with roof rack detection, luggage compartment cover, manual sunshade for the rear door windows, windshield with heat-reflecting glass and acoustic glass, comfort key, side and rear windows with heat-reflecting glass, auto-dimming interior rearview mirror, frameless, and climate-controlled beverage holder.

It has safety features such as driver and front passenger airbags with front passenger airbag deactivation, side airbags in front and curtain airbag system, manual child safety lock, lane departure warning, tire pressure monitoring system, and a seat belt reminder.

Adding to the style and comfort quotient is a high-gloss styling package, roof spoiler, left exterior mirror, flat, sun visor on driver and front passenger side, head restraints in front,  comfort center armrest in front, body-colored exterior mirror housings, headliner in black fabric, luggage compartment floor mat, right exterior mirror, convex, large viewing field (AGCC), electronic immobilizer, gearshift/selector lever knob, start/stop system, decorative inserts in gray brown natural fine grain ash, separate daytime running light, two-tone horn, 3-zone climate control system, and Audi sound system.

Audi Q5 Sportback S line has additional features such as leather/leatherette “mono.pur 550” combination, service indicator 15,000 km or 1 year – Audi clear glass, and digital audio broadcasting.

All in all, Audi Q5’s stylish exterior design, comfort, and well-controlled ride provides the luxurious experience one expects from a car in this class. Of course, taste plays a big role when buying a new car, but you really can’t go wrong with Audi Q5. The model is difficult to overlook thanks to its excellent balance of key factors like luxury, high-quality interior, performance, comfort, practicality, and remarkable technologies. These features truly seal the deal.