{"id":18371,"date":"2022-03-24T09:04:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T13:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=18371"},"modified":"2022-03-24T09:04:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T13:04:05","slug":"1135404_2025-audi-q5-spy-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=18371","title":{"rendered":"2025 Audi Q5 spy shots: Redesigned SUV spotted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Audi has been caught testing a prototype for a redesigned Q5.<\/p>\n<p>Expected in 2024 as a 2025 model, the new third-generation Q5 will be Audi&#8217;s last with internal-combustion power, as the automaker has confirmed that only electric vehicles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1132698_audi-to-launch-last-car-with-internal-combustion-engine-in-2026\">will be launched beyond 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new Q5 was spotted testing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1124392_2024-audi-a4-avant-wagon-spy-shots-video\">alongside a redesigned A4<\/a> that we&#8217;ll see launched a year prior. Both vehicles are expected to ride an updated version of Volkswagen Group&#8217;s MLB Evo platform found in the current Q5 and A4, meaning longitudinal mounting of engines and standard front-wheel drive.<\/p>\n<p>The new Q5 looks to be taking on a much more dramatic look than the somewhat conservatively styled current generation. However, the general size looks be about the same. The resulting design should be similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1132759_2022-audi-q5-e-tron-chinese-market-electric-crossover-debuts-in-guangzhou\">Q5 E-Tron<\/a> that was just launched in China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper first_wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100816057_m\" title=\"2022 Audi Q5 E-Tron\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"2022 Audi Q5 E-Tron\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"first_image lazy\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"576\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/2022-audi-q5-e-tron_100816057_l.jpg\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/2022-audi-q5-e-tron_100816057_h.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/2022-audi-q5-e-tron_100816057_l.jpg\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/2022-audi-q5-e-tron_100816057_l.jpg\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/2022-audi-q5-e-tron_100816057_m.jpg\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/2022-audi-q5-e-tron_100816057_s.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2022 Audi Q5 E-Tron<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Don&#8217;t look for a Q5 E-Tron in the U.S. Instead, we will be treated with a separate electric SUV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1065042_2023-audi-q6-e-tron-spy-shots-video\">dubbed the Q6 E-Tron<\/a>. It&#8217;s also out testing and is due for a reveal later this year.<\/p>\n<p>A redesigned Q5 Sportback should also be coming. Prototypes for the coupe-like variant should surface in about a year.<\/p>\n<p>Expect all powertrains in the new Q5 and Q5 Sportback to be electrified, either with mild-hybrid or plug-in hybrid technology, paired with inline-4 or V-6 engines. It isn&#8217;t clear whether diesel engines will be offered, though some might be in markets where the fuel is still popular.<\/p>\n<p>Production of the Q5 for North America is currently handled at Audi&#8217;s plant in Mexico. This should also be the case for the new generation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audi has been caught testing a prototype for a redesigned Q5. Expected in 2024 as a 2025 model, the new third-generation Q5 will be Audi&#8217;s last with internal-combustion power, as the automaker has confirmed that only electric vehicles will be launched beyond 2026. The new Q5 was spotted testing alongside a redesigned A4 that we&#8217;ll [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18372,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}