Audi presents new Q5 at 2009 Melbourne Motor Show
6 February 2009 · posted by Staff
The all-new Audi Q5 SUV will headline an
impressive array of new Audi models at the 75th annual Melbourne Motor
Show which opens on 27 February.
Audi Australia maintains its status as one of the major exhibitors at
the Show, which this year is the only major motor show to be staged in
Australia.
Making its Australian debut at the Show, the new Q5 has been designed
to combine the dynamism of a sports sedan with highly versatile interior
for leisure-time and family use.
With Audi’s renowned quattro all-wheel drive and innovative chassis
architecture, it offers a superior technology package for both on-and
off-road driving.
The front end is dominated by expressive headlights on both sides of
Audi’s signature single-frame grille, while prominent features in
profile are the large wheels and rising edges.
The latest version of quattro four-wheel drive, as used in the Audi
Q5, is a rear-biased system that distributes drive power asymmetrically
and dynamically between all four wheels, redistributing the power as
necessary if one wheel is likely to lose grip.
Audi has a history of presenting very special cars at the Melbourne
Motor Show, and the Q5 will share the imposing Audi stand with an
impressive selection from the Audi range.
The Q5 is expected to make a significant contribution to Audi’s
rapidly growing market presence in Australia, which has seen four
consecutive years of record growth and a doubling of its local market
share since 2004.
Audi recorded a massive sales increase of 30.2 per cent for 2008,
with total sales of 9,410 cars, dramatically bucking the trend which saw
the overall car market decline by 3.6 per cent for the year.
Melbourne International Motor Show runs from 27 February to 9 March
at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre and is organised and promoted by the
Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce through its dealer division the
Australian Automobile Dealers Association (Vic).
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