{"id":459010,"date":"2010-03-22T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/22\/rumormill-audi-working-on-high-performance-q5\/"},"modified":"2010-03-22T14:33:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T18:33:00","slug":"rumormill-audi-working-on-high-performance-q5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/459010","title":{"rendered":"Rumormill: Audi working on high-performance Q5?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"tag\">Performance<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/suvs\/\" rel=\"tag\">SUV<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/crossovers-cuvs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Crossover<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/audi\/\" rel=\"tag\">Audi<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/rumormill\/\" rel=\"tag\">Rumormill<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/audi-q5-custom-concept\/#5\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/q5customconcept.jpg\" \/><\/a><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><small>Audi Q5 Custom Concept &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\nOnce upon a time the in-house performance studios of Germany&#8217;s finest automakers wouldn&#8217;t have anything to do with crossovers and SUVs. But several <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/g-class\">Mercedes-Benz G55 AMGs<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/x6+m\">BMW X6 Ms<\/a> later, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/audi\">Audi<\/a>&#8216;s quattro GmbH is reportedly looking to join the fold with a pair of super-tuned <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/q5\">Q5s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The reports claim that Audi is preparing an SQ5 and an RSQ5, both backed by versions of the supercharged 3.0-liter V6 found in the latest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/s4\">S4<\/a> sedan, offering 333 horsepower in the SQ5 and as much as 408 in the RSQ5. Along with the engine upgrades, we could expect commensurate chassis, brakes and appearance enhancements as well.<\/p>\n<p>For better or worse, these appear to be simple rumors at the time, but we&#8217;ll be keeping our eyes open for more info, so stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/audi-q5-custom-concept\/low\/\">Audi Q5 Custom Concept<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/audi-q5-custom-concept\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/05\/q5custom_hi_001_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/audi-q5-custom-concept\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/05\/q5custom_hi_002_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/audi-q5-custom-concept\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/05\/q5custom_hi_003_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/audi-q5-custom-concept\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/05\/q5custom_hi_004_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/audi-q5-custom-concept\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/05\/q5custom_hi_005_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.automobile-magazine.fr\/actualites\/scoops\/audi\/audi_sq5\">L&#8217;Automobile Magazine<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/22\/rumormill-audi-working-on-high-performance-q5\/\">Rumormill: Audi working on high-performance Q5?<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:33:00 EST.  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