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).
