When the ABT Sportsline engineers and designers want to tune an SUV, you can be sure that they will come up with an exceptional car. Only think of the Touareg, AS7 and Tiguan. Now, this tradition is being continued with the ABT Q5.
The elegant cross-over car is a premium compact SUV to begin with. But “such a wonderful car always makes us want to come up with something very special indeed”, says Hans-Jürgen Abt. The ABT Sportsline managing director emphasises that this is about “combining our philosophy with the car’s character “.
A real ABT always shows a better performance and so do its 4WDs. The compression-ignition engines are very powerful. The 2.0 TDI with ABT Power New Generation is tuned from 170 hp (125 kW) to 200 hp (147 kW). The most powerful engine for the ABT Audi Q5 is the 3.0 TDI: With ABT Power S it has 310 hp or 228 kW (serial: 240 hp/176 kW). The maximum torque of 600 Nm is very impressive.
The 2.0 TFSI is also very suitable: ABT Power turns its 211 hp (155 kW) into 275 hp (202 kW).
For further engine versions, please see our configurator.
It is ABT’s family tradition to make an engine perform as well as possible. Be it an optimisation of the electronic engine management, turbo chargers or compressor retrofitting – performance increases are what we do and want to do. No wonder, then, that we are the global No. I tuner of cars produced by Audi, Volkswagen, Seat and Škoda. And given our experiences gained in racing we also know that it isn’t only about power, it is also about stability. Only the two factors combined will make driving such cars real fun - permanently.
Be it a petrol-engine or a diesel-engine - modern cars require an electronic engine management. It is the brains, responsible for capturing, analysing and translating into specific commands all the pertinent data and parameters like engine temperature, air and fuel masses. This optimisation is the job of the specially developed ABT Power Software. It guarantees an ideal performance at equally ideal consumption levels and also sees to it that your engine is not driven too hard. You can rely on it and make your Audi Q5 perform best.
Engine technology sees a constant development. Thanks to high-tech electronics, cars are now getting ever more perfect. And in terms of performance, a new era has now also been ushered in by ABT Engine Control. Specially developed for the latest engine generations to optimise the optimum. The advantages are obvious: If you have two “brains”, either can focus upon what it does best. For ABT Engine Control, this means. All performance-relevant measurements and parameters are analysed, fine-tuned and translated into ABT POWER commands in an extra control unit. And for you, this means maximum fun and even more safety. Even if there is a defect, which is highly unlikely, the fixed ABT Engine Control unit is still fully functional.
A better performance in the same exhaust emission category. A better performance does not necessarily mean higher CO2 emissions. At least not with ABT. While a serial model of the latest engine generation emits 0.9 to 1.0 g/hp, using ABT Power and ABT Power S reduces this level to down to 0.7 g/hp.
So the hp-based CO2 emissions are lowered by up to 30 per cent. A better performance, but no higher CO2 emissions. And the previous exhaust emission category still applies.