2011 Audi Q5 Hybrid

2011 Audi Q5 Hybrid

2011 Audi Q5 Hybrid

2011 Audi Q5 Hybrid

2011 Audi Q5 Hybrid

Audi has officially announced a hybrid version of its Q5 compact SUV. Reports of a hybrid version of the Audi Q5 have been circling the internet rumor mill since 2008.
Audi says the Q5 Hybrid will make its debut in late 2010 – possibly indicating a Los Angeles Auto Show reveal – with sales set to kick off in early 2011. United States sales are a sure bet but it remains to be seen if the Q5 Hybrid will be offered in Europe where diesels still reign supreme.

No technical specs were released for the Q5 Hybrid but it is believed the SUV will employ nickel metal hydride batteries rather than a more advanced – and expensive – lithium-ion batteries. The Q5 Hybrid will be Audi’s first full hybrid model.

Audi still prefers diesel technology to hybrid technology – saying the company is developing “hybrids in order to show people that we are able to do them” – but the Q5 Hybrid should help the German automaker in the U.S. market, both in terms of sales and fuel economy regulations.