Audi has revealed a longer version of the Q5 for the
Chinese market at the Beijing motor show. The Q5L, as it is called, has a
wheelbase and total length that’s 88 mm longer than the standard car. This helps
free up 110mm of extra leg room for rear passengers.
The boot capacity remains unchanged at 55 litres
with the back seats up or 1550 litres with them folded down. Audi has launched
the long-wheelbase Q5 to appeal to China’s unique demand for models with more
space for rear passengers. The Q5L is the brand’s first stretched SUV model. It
joins the A4L, A6L and A8L in the Chinese line-up.
Power is provided by a turbocharged 2.0-litre,
four-cylinder TFSI engine producing 187 bhp or 249 bhp. Those outputs offer
0-100 km/h sprint times of 8.6sec and 6.7 sec respectively.
Audi will produce its Q5L in Changchun, China, as
part of the FAW-VW joint venture of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group.
