Audi adds 1.5L turbo engine to new Q2 lineup

MANILA: Four years after its launch, Audi breaks out a new version of the Q2 subcompact crossover with improved aesthetics and performance.

Longer by a few millimeters and much leaner, the German automaker has been able to reduce the drag coefficient to 0.31, which is top-of-the-range in the segment.

The polygon motif seen in the front and shoulder line is now reflected on the rear end as well with the bumper getting an integrated diffuser insert with large five-sided polygons. The front bumper has also been reshaped and the octagonal Singleframe is slightly lower to make the front section appear wider.

LED headlights now come as standard in the Audi Q2, and Matrix LED headlights are available as an option. Reverse lights come in two options — with or without dynamic turn signal. If the Matrix LED headlights are on board, the dynamic turn signal comes as standard at the rear end as well.

New body colors Apple green, Manhattan gray, Navarra blue, arrow gray, and turbo blue. The blades on the C-pillars are painted in vehicle color or kept in black, gray, and silver shades, depending on the equipment line. The lower section comes in three styles, Pitted black in the basic version, Manhattan gray in the advanced line, and vehicle color in the S line.

The cabin appointment get retouched with new air vents and the gear lever knob, or selector lever of the S tronic. New Dinamica microfiber material will replace the Alcantara material and Audi has bundled all upholstery and colors into eight packages, four of which are assigned to the basic interior, while the other four are assigned to the interior S line.

Audi adds a new 1.5-liter TFSI gasoline engine with 148hp and 250Nm to the lineup. The Q2 now has of four gasoline engines (1.0L, 1.4L, 2.0) and two diesel engines (1.6L and 2.0L) but the automaker still plans to add more TDI and TFSI engine before year’s end. All engines comply with the new Euro 6 AP emission standard, and the twin dosing technology of the diesel engines minimizes the NO_x emissions. The Q2 with the 1.5 TFSI engine is paired with a manual six-speed transmission as standard, with the seven-speed S tronic available as an option.

Audi’s pre-sense front system comes standard along with lane departure warning. The optional systems are divided into the “Drive,” “Safety,” and “Park” packages. The assist package Park includes a reversing camera and the parking system plus; the assist package Safety includes the side assist, rear cross-traffic assist, and the Audi pre-sense basic and Audi pre-sense rear systems; and the assist package Drive includes a new high-end system, the adaptive cruise assist, which is available in combination with MMI navigation plus, the Audi virtual cockpit, and S tronic.

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