Audi Q5 Custom Concept

via Car Body Design - News on 5/21/09







As a special highlight for the event at Wörthersee, the annual GTI meeting, Audi has prepared the Q5 custom concept, a customized Audi Q5 with 21-inch wheels, wider track, lowered ride height, a special paint finish and a power-enhanced 3.0 TFSI engine.










Among the main aesthetic features are the custom matt color Daytona Gray, rolls on 21-inch wheels of 7 twin-spoke design.


Compared to the production model, the track was widened by 90 millimeters (3.54 in) and the ride height lowered by 60 millimeters (2.36 in).







The power output of the 3.0 TFSI V6 engine has been increased from 245 kW (333 hp) to 300 kW (408 hp), allowing the Audi Q5 custom concept to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.4 seconds. Top speed is governed at 250 km/h (155 mph).

Audi at the Wörthersee Tour

The brand’s appearance at the 28th Wörthersee Tour (from May 20-23) in Reifnitz, Kärnten (Austria), is dedicated to the centennial celebration “100 years of Audi.”




Among the events planned for the 3,000 square meter stand is the launch of an exclusive online idea contest for Audi accessories – the “Audi Customizing Club".





An “architectural” timeline guides those visiting the stand through the history of Audi as a carmaker.

This timeline ends at a stage in the form of a banked curve with cars from Audi’s current model lineup and a concept car.

Along the timeline itself are vehicles from various decades of Audi’s history - from the Audi 50 via the Ur-quattro to the Audi A2. Audi is showing a total of 20 vehicles at its stand. 

Among the other showcase vehicles at Wörthersee are the coupe and roadster versions of the new Audi TT, the Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro, the GT3 race version of the R8, the 500 hp R8 LMS, the A1 Sportback concept featuring by a new hybrid powertrain.