2022 Audi Q5 pricing and features: 35 TDI Limited Edition arrives in Australia

The price of entry into a 2022 Audi Q5 has been reduced, with the addition of a more-affordable 35 TDI Limited Edition variant.

Priced from $68,350 before on-road costs, the 35 TDI Limited Edition is the first Q5 sold in Australia to exclude Audi’s quattro all-wheel-drive system, with power exclusively sent to the front wheels.

The addition of a Q5 variant priced below $70,000 comes just over two months after Audi increased prices for the second time in six months, with the cost of the Q5 40 TDI rising from $69,900 to $72,700.

UPDATE, June 24 2022: Q5 35 TDI driven!

The Q5 35 TDI is now in Australia, and we've driven it. Catch our story at the link below.

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Audi Australia claims the 35 TDI is the “most-efficient diesel SUV available in the Australian market”, sipping 4.8L/100km on the combined cycle with a driving range of up to 1400 kilometres.

Despite arriving on Australian shores as a special-edition variant, the 35 TDI is expected to join the Q5 range as a permanent addition in the coming months to undercut the Mercedes-Benz GLC and BMW X3, with both priced above $70,000 – though no diesel option on the former.

The German marque has also launched two Sport Limited Edition grades based on the existing 40 TDI Sport diesel and 45 TFSI Sport petrol, with buyers saving up to $1400 on the latter powertrain.

Additional equipment includes 20-inch alloy wheels and privacy glass.

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However, the standard panoramic sunroof fitted to the Q5 Sport is excluded from the Sport Limited Edition range.

Due to the global semiconductor shortage, Audi notes blind-spot alert, rear-cross traffic alert and exit warning are currently unavailable to order across the Q5 Limited Edition range, although these features are listed as standard.

A spokesperson for Audi Australia said, "the majority of first arrivals have these standard features equipped", however, examples currently in production "are temporarily unavailable [with the features] and customers are compensated."

They remain available across the regular Q5 line-up, but production delays can be expected.

The standard wireless phone charger is also currently unable to be fitted across the entire Q5 line-up, while an electronically adjustable steering column is temporarily unavailable on the flagship 50 TDI S line grade.

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2022 Audi Q5 Australian pricing

Prices exclude on-road costs.

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2022 Audi Q5 features

Q5 Limited Edition

Q5, in addition to Q5 Limited Edition

Q5 Sport Limited Edition, in addition to Q5 Limited Edition

Q5 Sport, in addition to Q5

Q5 S line, in addition to Q5 Sport

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Engine, drivetrain and fuel economy

The newly-added Q5 35 TDI is powered by a detuned version of the familiar 2.0-litre 12-volt mild-hybrid turbocharged four-cylinder engine, producing 120kW of power and 370Nm of torque.

It is matched with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, sending power to the front wheels.

Audi says the 35 TDI will complete the 0-100km/h sprint in nine seconds.

Stepping up to the existing 40 TDI boosts outputs to 150kW/400Nm, with a 0-100km/h sprint of 7.6 seconds. It includes the Quattro all-wheel-drive system as standard.

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The petrol-powered 45 TFSI features a 183kW/370Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder. It can reach 100km/h in 6.3 seconds.

Meanwhile, the flagship 50 TDI includes a 210kW/620Nm 3.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder diesel engine, with a 0-100km/h time of 5.7s.

All Q5 models feature a 70-litre fuel tank.

Fuel economy figures can be found in the table below:

Safety

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The Audi Q5 range is covered by a five-star ANCAP safety rating, based on testing conducted in 2017.

Eight airbags (dual frontal, side chest, side curtain) are standard.

Each variant includes the following active safety equipment as standard:

Dimensions

The Audi Q5 has a wheelbase of 2819 millimetres, and is 4663mm long, 1893mm wide and 1659mm high.

Warranty and servicing

As per the wider Audi range, the Q5 is covered by the brand's newly-introduced five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty, along with a roadside assistance program initiated by scheduled dealership services.

Service packages of up to five years are offered across the Q5 range, at a cost of $3140 for each variant.

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Availability

The updated 2022 Audi Q5 is now on sale in Australia.