Revealed at the Detroit Auto Show in January, the new 2014 Audi SQ5 will be headed to showrooms here later this summer with a starting price of $52,795. While its European cousin, the SQ5 TDI, packs a 313-horsepower/3.0-liter twin-turbocharged diesel V6, this Ameri-spec variation on Audi's midsize luxury crossover theme gets its motivation from an even more potent gasoline-burning 354-horse/3.0-liter supercharged TFSI V6. Backed by an 8... Read More
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