Reviews of Audi Q5 in the West

• Source: Global Times
• [15:43 August 10 2010]
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Interior

Thecarconnection.com
2010 Audi Q5 - Review Summary
The Q5's interior is pure luxury. In my test car, the seats were a rich-looking, creamy Cardamom color, and the dash was trimmed in blond maple wood. It was gorgeous. When I first saw the interior, I actually said, ‘Ooooohhhh,' in front of the delivery guy. It's that pretty." ConsumerGuide concurs, saying, "The cabin is dressed in standard leather and wood trim and imparts an overall classy air. Materials quality, design, and workmanship are top-notch." The compliments don't end there; Automobile Magazine also gushes about the Q5's interior: "As in all contemporary Audi models, the Q5's interior is beautifully rendered in quality plastics, supple leather, and precisely engineered controls. It's a very pleasant place to be."

Thecarconnection.com
2010 Audi Q5 - Road Test Bottom Line
The cabin's a fine example of a well-executed driving environment. There are a few too many small buttons, but Audi frames them in metallic trim, wood, and coordinated leathers and plastics to give the somewhat cluttered dash a unified, rich look.

Edmunds.com
2008 Audi Q5 Overview
The Q5's common ground with the A4 sedan extends to its interior design and high-quality construction. As in the A4, the center stack controls are canted toward the driver, but the layout depends on equipment level. In standard form, without navigation or the in-dash CD changer, the knob and buttons for the MMI reside on the center stack, and the resulting procedure for using the stereo is less than intuitive. With navigation, though, the controls migrate aft of the shifter, where they fall more readily to hand. Navigation-equipped models also get the latest, third-generation MMI system with revised menus and an additional joystick button for enhanced control. The optional iPod interface is one of the best available.
Despite its compact size, the Q5 manages to feel roomy whether you're seated in the front or rear. The rear seats slide fore and aft, and they also recline, unlike those in the Acura RDX, for example. Folding the rear seats flat reveals 57 cubic feet of maximum cargo space, which is a little below average for this segment.

Cargurus.com
Preview of 2010 Audi Q5
The roomy interior features leather seats designed to keep passengers comfortable over longdistances, although three adults might feel a little cramped in the rear seat. The front seats feature 12-way power adjustment with four-way power lumbar adjustment and adjustable head restraints. Three-zone climate control, with separate controls for the driver and front passenger, as well as the rear-seat passengers, comes standard. Surfaces and appointments throughout the cabin have a high-quality feel, thanks to exemplary craftsmanship and ergonomics. For entertainment, the Audi Q5 comes equipped with a 180-watt, 10-speaker Audi concert radio sound system with a CD player, Sirius satellite radio, and an MP3 input jack.

Topspeed.com
2009 Audi Q5
Top-of-the-line safety equipment is a matter of course for Audi cars. On the front seats, the belt force limiters and airbags work together in a new and especially intelligent manner. Much of the body of the Audi Q5 is made of high- and ultra-high-strength steel components assembled with maximum precision. They reduce weight while at the same time improving crash safety as well as rigidity and vibration patterns.
The Audi Q5 employs design elements typical of the brand in the interior, but adds its own unique variations – the driver-oriented cockpit is set higher, for example, in keeping with the upright sitting position. The ergonomics are exemplary, boasting the uncompromising craftsmanship one expects from Audi – a little treat for the senses in terms of look and feel. The clear-cut interior takes on even more charisma with fine materials such as aluminum, exclusive woods, chrome, leather and Alcantara as well as a large selection of optional design packages.