2013 Audi Q5 Hybrid To Be Pricey 'Performance Hybrid'? - Green Car Reports
The 2013 Audi Q5 Hybrid crossover has had a long gestation, but reports say it will finally reach the U. S. market this fall. Now a report in Automobile magazine suggests that the 2013 Audi Q5 Hybrid will be priced at the very high end of the Q5 range, positioned as a "performance hybrid" rather than an out-and-out fuel efficiency champ. That's similar to the way its larger siblings in the VW Group--the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid and Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid--are positioned. Automobile suggests that the Q5 Hybrid will come in above $50,000, which would put it within $10,000 of the larger hybrid SUV from Volkswagen. It quotes an Audi spokesman as saying that the hybrid crossover will come solely in the top-end Prestige trim level. The Q5 Hybrid is the first model to pair the VW Group single-motor hybrid system with a 211-hp, 2. 0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Source: www.greencarreports.com
