The previous generation Q5 was launched in 2008 using the same B8 platform as the fourth-generation A4, and it underwent a mid-cycle facelift in 2012 and was sold until 2017, when the second generation was finally launched. The second-generation Q5 still shares the new MLB evo platform with the new A4 and B9 versions of the A5, but the domestic version is the Q5L, which is produced at the Audi Q plant in Changchun.
 
In terms of appearance, the Q5 is no different from the previous generation, but it is a little different in some design aspects, such as some more lines on the engine cover, and the rearview mirror has been moved from the original A-pillar to the upper edge of the front door panel, which the factory says helps to reduce wind resistance and also reduces the blind spot of the A-pillar. The easiest way to distinguish the two generations of Q5 is to look at the front face, the second generation Q5 uses a new family-style front face, the entire grille is hexagonal, and the lines of the previous generation are still relatively rounded. Regarding the difference between the Q5 and the Q5L, the domestic Q5L has increased the body length and wheelbase, and the exterior and interior are the same as the overseas version, with the body length increased by 105mm and the wheelbase lengthened by 88mm.
 
The second-generation Q5 is still divided into diesel turbo TDI and gasoline turbo TFSI, but after entering the country, it is basically the 2.0T EA888, which is divided into high and low power, 252 horsepower in the high-power version, 190 horsepower in the low-power version, and the higher-specification SQ5 is equipped with a V6 turbocharged engine. Although the Q5 has been using the third-generation EA888 engine since the latter part of the previous generation, the second-generation Q5 has tuned 252 hp compared to the previous generation's 230 hp, and the 252 number may feel familiar, as the current Porsche Macan makes 252 hp. The engine is mated to a S tronic seven-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox, and the official 000 time is 6.3 seconds, while the American consumer report makes a 0-96 km/h 6.8 seconds, which is the same time as the GLC in the same class.
 
The second-generation Q5 is equipped with a quattro four-wheel drive system as standard, this system has an Ultra Technology, this technology has been verified on the A4 All Road before, and the effect is good, so it is used in the second generation Q5, most of the time in daily driving, the clutch of the central differential will be released, and the front-wheel drive is used, and when you need power or sports mode, it will be converted to four-wheel drive mode, which can indeed achieve a balance between fuel economy and power. This set of four-wheel drive is different from the one above the Macan, Macan's four-wheel drive system will do a power distribution, daily driving will put 80% of the power on the front wheels, and the rear wheels will have at least 20% of the power, Q5 This set is to directly switch between front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive.
 
In fact, the suspension is also talked about separately, because the Q5 can be equipped with optional air suspension, but unlike Volvo XC60, the Q5 even if there is no optional air suspension, the quality of its own front MacPherson rear five-link is already very good. The second-generation Q5 ride feeling is really good, I can feel that it is moving closer to Q7, there is no problem with the head and leg space, but the seat in the center of the rear row is relatively small, and the central armrest is also more prominent, and it is not very comfortable to sit. The performance of the whole shock filtration is very good, and the large and small potholes and ditches are handled well, but there is still some roll in the corners, and the handling feeling is a little worse than the previous generation.
 
There are many people who will be worried about whether this dual-clutch transmission will have the usual problems of dual-clutch transmission, which can rest assured, the Q5 S tronic and Macan's PDK are actually comparable, in daily use it can be very smooth and very fast to shift gears, that feeling is: you know it shifts, but there will be no abrupt feeling at all.
 
Q5The interior and multimedia on it, in fact, are also common to other Audis, the learning cost of this MMI system is not high, after getting acquainted with it, you will find that the logic is very clear, plus the ergonomic design of the driver's seat is very scientific, the position of the elbow is very comfortable, and the operation of the MMI system is very easy.
 
In the statistics of "Consumer Reports", the quality of Audi Q5 exceeds the average level of the same level and price, and there are still many small problems before 2012, but after the facelift in 2012, the reliability has been greatly improved, and the rest of the components perform well.
 
The safety of Audi Q5 is commendable, in the IIHS crash test, Audi Q5 in 2009~2013 won the highest safety level of the same type of car: TSP, Audi Q5 with active safety system in 2015, 2016, 2017 TSP, but the latest 2018 model because the headlights are only marginal level, so only TSP evaluation, not TSP, it is indeed one of the best safety performance in the same class.
Audi Q5 test report