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Recently while watching a James Bond movie, I was baffled as to why the aged head of the Technical Department of British Secret Service was called as Q? I still am yet to figure out however after seeing a Audi Q5 commercial, I understood why he was called as Q. Well not exactly and I may be wrong on this but then certainly on a figurative basis, I did. Q stands for excellence according to the ones at Ingolstadt and the Q series vehicles from the Audi symbolize that only. This brings me to the fact that we haven’t reviewed the Audi Q5 in India, here at Indiandrives. The Audi Q5 was recently in the news for the only fact that it was launched with a cheaper version of its 3.0 liter Tdi motor, the 2.0 Tdi. While the Q5 may be selling like hot cakes for the moment, its older sibling, the Q7 is no less a performer with its first customer being none less than John Abraham himself. So today, the Audi Q5 is going to be ripped apart and while there may be no connection between Mr Q and the Audi Q5, I believe perfection is something which both strive to achieve.
Looks
It looks exactly like how a Q should look like and that is a scaled version of the Audi Q7. The huge wide Audi goatee grille plus that 4 interlocked rings would give away the fact that this is an Audi, even from a distance. The MLP or Modular Longitudinal platform is the one on which this SUV is based, is shared with the Audi Q7 as well. However from a distance it can be very easily gauged that this is a Q5 and not a Q7 due to its size apparentness as also the difference in how the goatee grille is presented. The head lamps also have a bluish tinge to them and have the day time running LEDs string, which is an Audi trademark now. The 235/60 R17 tyre size with an option to upgrade to 19 inchers is also humongous but less than what it seems in the mighty Q7. The Audi Q5 in India is also made from aluminium as most of the Audi cars are. However pure Q7 cues abound from the rear of this car wherein one would never want to mistake this car for anything else other than an Audi. It is said that the upcoming Audi Q3 would also have similar rear treatment.
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