ABT Sportsline tweaks the Audi Q5
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Every time a new Volkswagen or Audi is released, German tuner ABT Sportsline can be relied upon to come up with performance and appearance packages to enhance them. The latest ride to get attention is the Audi Q5, and as you can see in the renderings ABT sent out, the body kit helps matters, because the showroom-trim Q5 is actually pretty vanilla-looking. The new visuals are backed up by a modified suspension, 20" wheels, more braking power, and performance upgrades for each available engine. Depending on which mill is nestled underhood, horsepower in the ABT-tuned Q5 ranges from 240 horsepower for the 2.0 TFSI all the way up to 310 horses for the 3.0 TDI with the Power S package.
Gallery: ABT Sportsline Audi Q5
[Source: ABT Sportsline]
ABT Q5 - data and facts
Engine: 2.0 TFSI, 1984cc engine capacity, 4 cylinders
Performance upgrade: ABT Power
Performance: 240hp/177kW (series: 211hp/155kW)
Engine: 2.0 TDI, 1968cc engine capacity, 4 cylinders
Performance upgrade: ABT Power
Performance: 190hp/140kW (series: 170hp/125kW)
Engine: 3.0 TDI, 2967cc engine capacity, V6
Performance upgrade: ABT Power
Performance: 282hp/207kW (series: 240hp/177kW)
Engine: 3.0 TDI, 2967cc engine capacity, V6
Performance upgrade: ABT Power S
Performance: 310hp/228kW (series: 240hp/177kW)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
bongo 11:33AM (8/24/2008)
I'm scared... really!
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3seriesisking 12:01PM (8/24/2008)
Me too..... Run kids run! don't look at it directly!
Torrent 6:17PM (8/24/2008)
Don't make eye contact with it. It can sense your fear and suck you in through its razor blade grille.
P.S: and since when were mismatched fenders attractive?
Kumail891 11:51AM (8/24/2008)
i prefer the original q5, the body kit is... um... strange and those rims are just horrible.
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LK 1:10PM (8/24/2008)
Im lost is this an Audi or an ABT ;)
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thomas 1:36PM (8/24/2008)
that body kit is definitely a bit much. I like the air intakes, but lose the gray skid-plate-looking-thing below the grille. and speaking of the grille, what was wrong with the audi one???
the gray wheel flares are cool, sort of gives it an audi allroad look. rugged and such. but i dunno if thats a very good match with the rest of the body kit which is much sportier. lose the spoiler. the exhaust-through0the-rear-facia is cool, but the facia design is over the top as well
subtlety is clearly not their strong point. but i guess that goes with every after market car customizer who builds body kits..
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wagonphile 1:53PM (8/24/2008)
Bad body kit, bad color, bad rims. The front end looks like the car's been in a collision. I agree with Kumail891, everything about the standard Q5 looks better, particularly the grille.
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TwinTurbo3000GT 2:00PM (8/24/2008)
...it looks like it rear-ended someone and has parts of the car it rear-ended stuck to it...
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Michael 2:14PM (8/24/2008)
I love it. If it were feasible, I would totally get an Audi Q5.
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SPF 2:38PM (8/24/2008)
Rims are sooooo ugly, stop putting them on every Audi you tune, ABT, please!!!!!!
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MikeW 2:51PM (8/24/2008)
I wonder how much torque from the 2.0t?
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Red 2:55PM (8/24/2008)
I've come to the conclusion that while ABT usually can be relied on for some pretty entertaining engine mods, they essentially have no taste in aesthetics. All of their cars always wind up looking like this.
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retsel 3:01PM (8/24/2008)
Impressive...
I want 2... in Black...
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Leviathan18 6:05PM (8/24/2008)
dont like it.... the rear looks ok at best, rims are ugly
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EGS 7:44PM (8/24/2008)
needs to be taken to the "pretty tree forrest" and dropped so it hits every branch possible.
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Chris 12:36AM (8/25/2008)
Notice that the front-left tire is flat? haha
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Zlimness 7:51AM (8/25/2008)
I woke up with a borderline headache and I somehow managed to keep it at bay, until I saw this. I'll be honest, I hadn't seen the Q5 before so I thought:
"Looks like one of those clown cars from Japan, you know the yellow and pink vans with anime vinyls and enormous bodykits all over the place".
But the original already looks a bit overstyled. Very un-Audish. First BMW with its X6 and now this. German styling became self-aware, and I don't like what they're trying to do.
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gino 12:04PM (8/25/2008)
"...appearance package(s) to enhance..."
ABT should call it the scheisse kit .
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