Celine Nolan

Audi has unveiled pricing and specs of the Q5 and SQ5 vary in Australia, with its most neatly-favored vehicle globally now constructed on its unique Premium Platform Combustion (PPC) underpinnings, in pursuit of larger utilizing dynamics and refinement.

The Australian inaugurate of the Q5 vary will encompass 5 variants, belief to be one of which, the SQ5 Model One, will supreme be on hand for a diminutive time, Sportback variants of the Q5 and SQ5 to apply later within the year.

Kicking off at $81,000 (sooner than on-road charges), the Q5 vary will near in Australia in a subject of weeks to steal on the likes of the unique-technology BMW X3 and Mercedes-Benz GLC, along with the Lexus NX and Genesis GV70 within the popular luxury midsize SUV section.

The Q5 will inaugurate with two engine alternatives, a petrol front-wheel pressure and a diesel all-wheel pressure – all 150kW, all turbocharged and equipped with a delicate-hybrid machine.

The gentle-hybrid machine will generate extra torque of up to 230Nm, and up to 18kW. The Q5 additionally aspects revolutionary steering and frequency-selective dampers as long-established across the vary, with a purpose to pursue improved dynamics.

The up up to now Audi SQ5 continues to be powered by a V6 petrol engine with all-wheel pressure, that can tempo up from 0-100km in a claimed 4.5 seconds.

What does every grade of the Q5 and SQ5 encompass?

Audi Q5: from $81,000 (sooner than on-road charges)

The entry-degree Q5 TFSI  is powered by a four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, seven-tempo automatic transmission sending energy to the front wheels exclusively.

Long-established equipment for the inappropriate model Q5 incudes:

• 19-dash alloy wheels in 5-twin-spoke construct, graphite grey, gloss became stop
• Tyre restore equipment
• 360-degree digicam
• Matrix LED headlights, LED taillights, dynamic rear indicators and rear projection light
• Tubby keyless entry and beginning
• Energy tailgate
• Leather appointed upholstery
• Four-method electric lumbar red meat up for driver and front passenger seats
• Four-method adjustable front seat headrest
• Rear seat bench plus with forwards/backwards adjustment and backrest perspective adjustment
• Upper and decrease inside of aspects in synthetic leather
• Heated front seats
• Three zone climate control
• Twin-spoke leather steering wheel with multifunction and shift paddles
• 11.9-dash virtual cockpit
• 14.5-dash shade OLED reveal for navigation machine
• Wireless Discover CarPlay and Android Auto
• Inductive cell phone charging with adaptive cooling (supports fast charging for Apple and Samsung properly matched telephones)
• Eight-speaker Audi sound machine with subwoofer
• DAB digital radio

Audi Q5 TDI Quattro: from $87,600 (sooner than on-road charges)

The TDI Quattro doesn’t fetch any further aspects from the inappropriate model Q5. It’s powered by a four-cylinder, turbo diesel MHEV engine, seven-tempo automatic transmission and is all-wheel pressure (AWD).

It is additionally faster than the TFSI, going from 0-100km in 7.4 seconds, 1.2 seconds faster than the petrol inappropriate model. It is additionally basically the most gas efficient, with a claimed combined gas financial system of 5.4 litres per 100km.

Audi Q5 TDI Quattro Sport: from $94,100 (sooner than on-road charges)

With an an identical engine and powertrain to the TDI Quattro, the Quattro Sport gains some further flashy ‘sporty’ magnificent particulars to form the Quattro Sport… properly… further sporty.

Long-established equipment for the Q5 TDI Sport incudes:

• 20-dash alloy wheels in 5-twin-spoke construct, graphite grey, gloss became stop
• Panoramic sunroof
• Sport front seats, with embossed “S” on the front seats
• Sport three-spoke leather steering wheel, flattened at the tip and backside, with multifunction, shift paddles and S badging

Audi SQ5 Model One: from $106,400 (sooner than on-road charges)

The SQ5 Model One is on offer for a diminutive time at inaugurate to Australian prospects, featuring outlandish aspects to space it aside inside of and exterior.

Inside, you’ll compare leather appointed upholstery complemented by S embossing, stainless-steel pedals, and a flat-high and backside multifunction steering wheel, gorgeous to name just a few.

Being an SQ5, the powertrain jumps to a six-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, with a seven-tempo automatic transmission and AWD.

Exterior upgrades encompass:

• 20-dash Audi Sport alloy wheels in 5-twin-spoke construct, sunless steel
• Red brake callipers
• Sad exterior equipment – sunless front and rear bumper inserts, singleframe grille highlights, facet window trims, exterior mirror housings, roof rails, darkish tail pipe trims, anthracite grey Audi rings
• Privacy glass

Audi SQ5: from $122,400 (sooner than on-road charges)

This vary topping SQ5 sports a six-cylinder turbocharged MHEV petrol engine with a seven-tempo automatic transmission with an AWD powertrain, making it (and the Model One with the an identical engine) the quickest, but the thirstiest, with a claimed combined gas consumption of 7.6-litres per 100km.

Long-established equipment for the vary topping SQ5 incudes:

• 21-dash Audi Sport alloy wheels in multi-spoke S construct, sunless steel, gloss became stop
• Exterior mirrors in aluminium view
• Acoustic glazing for front door windows
• Premium leather upholstery with rhombus sample on front and outer rear seat centre panels
• Pneumatically adjustable lumbar red meat up with massage feature for driver and front passenger seats
• Upper and decrease inside of aspects in Dinamica
• Ventilated front seats
• Head-up reveal
• 16-speaker Bang & Olufsen 3D Premium Sound System with subwoofer

Audi Q5 and SQ5 2025: costs in Australia

All costs listed are sooner than on-road charges.

• Q5 TFSI: $81,000
• Q5 TDI Quattro: $87,600
• Q5 TDI Quattro Sport: $94,100
• SQ5 Model One: $106,400
• SQ5: $122,400

The Zeekr 7X will seemingly be released in Australia with a starting mark of $57,900 before on-street costs for a highly-geared up Rear-Wheel Pressure unsuitable model.

Kick-starting gross sales will seemingly be a particular provide for the first 1000 preorders that sees early adopters gain a seven twelve months warranty (from five), 7kW wallbox, and two charging cables incorporated, whereas exterior and inner color choices are complimentary for the duration of the provide.

From the unsuitable grade, which utilises a 71kWh (usable) LFP ‘Golden Battery’ capable of 450kW charging rates, the Zeekr 7X Australian vary strikes onto a Long Fluctuate RWD model ($63,900+ ORCs) and a Performance AWD spec ($72,900 + ORCs).

The Long Fluctuate RWD and Performance AWD variants every utilise a 94kWh (usable) nickel manganese cobalt battery that also offers 420kW top DC charging capability. All specs are 800-volt.

Driving vary on the WLTP attempting out cycle spans 480km (RWD), 615km (Long Fluctuate RWD), and 543km (Performance AWD).

Built atop the Geely neighborhood’s Sustainable Expertise Architecture (SEA) platform, the Zeekr 7X, with the most dispute relation inner Geely being the Neat #5 that is coming to Australia later in 2025.

Every rear-wheel force variants respect 310kW of energy and 440Nm from their single rear motor. The RWD grades respect 19-sail wheels and passive dampers.

In the intervening time, the Performance AWD adds a potent extra front motor for blended outputs of 475kW/710Nm, whereas selecting up 21-sail alloys, air suspension, and repeatedly adaptive dampers.

Onyx Dark is the frequent color with Crystal White, Tech Grey and Forest Inexperienced attracting a top price (as soon as the birth provide expires). The Long Fluctuate AWD and Performance AWD can furthermore be painted Brock Blue with a silver roof.

Interior, gloomy vinyl is frequent, with the Long Fluctuate RWD selecting up cooled seats as well to the extra option of a gloomy/gloomy grey inner colourway. The Performance AWD has nappa leather-basically based seating accessible in gloomy, gloomy/grey, or purple/white.

Customary specification for the $57,900 RWD unsuitable grade consist of:

• 19-sail alloy wheels
• Vinyl upholstery (in gloomy easiest)
• LED headlights
• Panoramic roof with electric sunshade
• Energy tailgate
• Front and rear heated seats
• Front memory seats
• Mobileye ADAS method
• 360-stage camera
• Sentry mode

From there, it’s a $6000 step into the Long Fluctuate RWD, which gains 135km of extra vary (to 615km) and:

• Ventilated front seats
• Option of gloomy/grey inner
• Energy steering wheel adjustment
• Head up present
• 21-speakr stereo

Lastly, it’s a $9000 jump into the dual-motor Performance AWD, which furthermore gains extra spec in the accomplish of:

• 21-sail wheels
• Orange brake callipers
• Air suspension
• Repeatedly adaptive dampers
• Nappa leather-basically based upholstery
• Computerized door opening

The 7X will seemingly be launched in Australia later this month.

Learn Chasing Vehicles unprecedented overview of the Zeekr 7X here

After six years, Foton’s Tunland nameplate is being thrust out of retirement to shake up one of Australia’s biggest segments, this time as a hybrid.

Region to commence imminently in Q3, the Tunland shall be on hand totally in dual-cab create, with no mention yet of a single-cab or cab-chassis down the pipeline. It starts at $39,990 (listing) and is split into two grades; V7 and V9.

Each grade is split extra into two variants – 4×2 and 4×4 for the V7, and ‘L’ or ‘S’ for the V9. Essentially the costliest model, the V9 ‘S’ starts at $49,990, earlier than non-white paint is optioned.

This implies the defective variant Tunland contends with just a few of Australia’s least costly dual-cabs, much just like the $42,700 Isuzu D-Max SX 4×2. Meanwhile, the V9 grade contends with top fee utes much just like the Ford Ranger Sport 2.0 4×4.

The Tunland measures a whopping 5617mm long, 2000mm large (2090mm for V9 variants), and 1910mm immense (1955mm for V9) with a 3355mm wheelbase – over 250mm longer than Toyota’s HiLux, and simply outsizing Kia’s 5410mm-long Tasman.

Foton claims its V7 Tunland suits commercial and speedy patrons with a load-focused leaf sprung rear, while the V9 opts for a multi-hyperlink rear discontinue which makes assert to comfort, refinement and skills.

Current equipment on the Tunland V7-C 4×2 contains:

• 12-3-scamper digital instrument cluster
• 14.6-scamper infotainment show cloak
• Four-speaker sound diagram
• Single-zone air conditioning
• DRLs and dusk-sensing headlights
• LED brightwork

Stepping up to the V7-C 4×4 adds:

• Phase-time 4wd
• Selectable Four-wheel-force modes – 2H/Auto/4H/4L
• Further force modes: Sand / Mud / Snow
• Rear differential lock
• All-terrain tyres

V9-L 4×4 adds:

• Odd entrance-discontinue
• Heated and energy folding mirrors
• 18-scamper wheels
• Sports actions bar and lockable tray
• Twin-zone air conditioning
• Six-speaker stereo
• Car-to-load socket (220V/300W)
• Automatic anti-glare rear imaginative and prescient replicate
• Wireless cell phone charger
• Heated and energy alter entrance seats

V9-S 4×4 adds:

• Driver monitoring
• Entrance differential lock
• Driver seat and replicate memory draw
• Entrance seat air drift
• Roof rails
• Panoramic sunroof
• Privateness rear glass
• Heated rear seats (outboard handiest)

All Tunland variants spend the the same 48-volt aloof hybrid diagram, 120kW/450Nm four-cylinder turbo diesel, and ZF-sourced eight-trot extinct automatic. Excluding the defective rear-driver, all fashions characteristic a rear differential lock.

Foton tests the mandatory boxes for selling a ute in Australia, with the Tunland that contains a 3500kg braked towing potential, over one-tonne payload potential (V9 fashions restricted to 995kg payload), and a myriad of driver security parts.

The 4×2 model V7 has a kerb weight of 2246kg, while all other fashions weigh 2311kg. Both V7 fashions have a GVM of 3335kg, and every V9s a GVM of 3306kg.

The Tunland additionally boasts off-avenue prowess, with the option of entrance and rear differential locks, a 240mm ground clearance, factory-fit all-terrain tyres, and the accepted four-wheel force derived tech take care of sand, mud and snow force modes, hill descent shield a watch on and automobile dynamics shield a watch on.

The brand new-generation Foton Tunland is intellectual one new model in an ever-increasing ocean of utes coming out of China, including the JAC T9, LDV Terron 9, GWM Cannon, LDV T60, and upcoming MG U9.

Who’s Foton?

The title couldn’t be acquainted to the reasonable Australian, but there’s a excessive likelihood you’ve viewed plenty of their gentle trucks carrying a fetching Woolworths livery. Inspire dwelling in China, Foton takes the trophy of being the country’s biggest commercial automobile manufacturer.

Internationally, Foton affords just a few extra gentle commercial autos alongside the Tunland ute, including the CS2 and Toano trucks as well to a HiLux Champ-rivalling ute called the Surprise.

Foton’s first foray into Ozwas relieve in 2012, with a major taste of the Tunland ute equipped unless 2019. At some stage in this time, Foton modified distributors thrice; starting with FAA Car Australia, adopted by Ateco (the Renault importer), and at final handed relieve into the arms of Foton World.

Chasing Automobiles is enthusiastic to gaze how the brand new-generation Tunland fares in an a long way more competitive market than the one it stepped out of six years ago.

Suzuki will originate up a modest product offensive in Australia next month with the liberate of the Fronx small SUV.

Whereas the Fronx has an inventory label of $28,990 plus on-road expenses, Suzuki Australia fashioned manager Michael Pachota confirmed an “introductory driveaway provide” would per chance be launched on 1 September 2025.

Puny SUVs maintain rapid climbed in label in unique years in accordance with rising safety tech necessities within the section.

Anticipated to be $29,990 driveaway, the driveaway deal will coincide with the principle official day of gross sales, though Suzuki has accumulated a determination of preorders via its dealer network.

That label would produce the Fronx aggressive with key rivals including the Hyundai Venue ($29,990 d/a in mid-spec create) and Kia Stonic (mid-spec is $30,890 d/a), while even a unsuitable model Toyota Yaris Unsuitable hybrid now expenses $35,770 d/a.

The Mazda CX-3, Australia’s most smartly-liked ‘light’ SUV, starts from $32,985 earlier than on-road expenses.

More affordable rivals embody one other Indian-constructed model, the Mahindra XUV3XO that’s priced from $23,490 pressure-away (till discontinue of August), and the Chery Tiggo 4, priced from $23,990 pressure-away.

Fronx begins Suzuki’s differ rebuild after the culling of several devices attributable to Australian Do Rule adjustments mandating larger-level self reliant emergency braking (AEB) efficiency.

The Ignis, S-Unsuitable, Swift Sport, Vitara, and uber-smartly-liked three-door Jimny maintain been discontinued in February. The latter pair will return rapidly with updates to rob their AEB skillability.

Meanwhile, the Fronx comes to Australia from the Suzuki’s Maruti India operation in single high-spec guise. The lack of a unsuitable model contrivance the Fronx is a tremendous jump over the Baleno it effectively replaces; when Baleno left Australia in 2022 it cost $21,990 in GLX structure.

The Fronx measures 3995mm in dimension (on a 2520mm wheelbase), 1765mm in width, and 1550mm in high, making smaller than a Mazda CX-3.

Powering the Fronx is a 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated inline four-cylinder engine with 12-volt ravishing hybrid draw. Energy and torque charge at 76kW and 137Nm respectively; the Fronx is entrance-wheel pressure and uses a six-dawdle automatic transmission as favorite.

Suzuki claims blended fuel financial system of 4.9L/100km for the featherweight 1065kg Fronx, which would come up with the money for a driving differ of 755km from the 37-litre fuel tank that accepts the most affordable 91 octane petrol.

CO2 emissions of 113g/km indicate the Fronx falls under the 2025 Contemporary Vehicle Emissions Standard (NVES) limits of 141g/km (2025) and 117g/km (2026) but by 2027, the Suzuki will tumble imperfect of that three hundred and sixty five days’s 92g/km restrict.

Standard equipment on the one-tier Fronx contains:

• 16-trudge alloy wheels
• Automatic LED multi-reflector headlights
• LED back lights
• 9.0-trudge touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Analogue tachometer and speedometer with 4.2-trudge cluster negate
• Head-up negate
• Six-speaker stereo
• Synthetic leather seat upholstery in murky and red
• Heated entrance seats
• Single-zone climate protect watch over
• Four USB ports
• Wi-fi instrument charger

Standard safety equipment contains forwards AEB, adaptive cruise protect watch over, lane departure warning, blind build monitoring with rear immoral-web page visitors alert, and web page visitors tag recognition.

A 360-diploma parking digital camera is also fitted as favorite alongside with entrance and rear parking sensors.

Beneath the 304-litre boot sits a tyre repair equipment in need to a spare wheel and tyre.

Arctic White Pearl is the favorite colour, with Bluish Dark Pearl and hundreds of pearl-metallics (Grandeur Gray, Celestial Blue, Lucent Orange, Opulent Red and Pretty Silver) attracting an extra charge.

Servicing is required for the Fronx every three hundred and sixty five days/15,000km with the principle 5 products and services costing $329, $399, $549, $399 and $329—a comparatively hefty 5 three hundred and sixty five days/75,000km total of $2005.

Suzuki Australia’s fashioned 5 three hundred and sixty five days/unlimited kilometre automobile guarantee applies to the Fronx.