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DECISIONS, DECISIONS Sue Cooke finds the perfect antidote to a long and stressful day in the shape of Audi’s new self-sufficient Q5 eturning to the car park hot and tired from a long and stressful day, I thought if I have to make one more decision my head will burst. And I was definitely not looking forward to tackling rush-hour traffic… until I remembered I was driving the Audi Q5. This state-of-the-art SUV blissfully thinks for you and makes most of the driving decisions. A step towards autonomous driving I guess. Admittedly at first I found the numerous switches and buttons and array of information a
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FACTS AT A GLANCE: Model: Audi Q5 S line S tronic Price: £45,210 otr Engine: 2.0-litre TDi Quattro 190PS Performance: 0-62mph in 7.9 seconds and on to a top speed of 135mph CO2 emissions: 133g/km Combined fuel consumption: 55.4mpg
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little overwhelming but I soon realised that everything is very logically laid out. Engage reverse and the system will turn down the radio while you negotiate a parking space. On a motorway, Audi side assist warns of hazards when changing lanes flashing a light on the wing mirror and adaptive cruise control will maintain a constant distance from the vehicle in front. SPEAK TO ME Keyless access is so useful when your arms are fully loaded as is the automatic opening and closing tailgate. At night, adaptive headlights automatically switch between high and low beam as other cars approach. I found it reassuring as I sloshed through flooded roads this week that the SUV helped by quattro permanent all-wheel-drive, will ford through 50cms of water. And on long lonely journeys the Q5 will raise its voice to speak to you using the intelligent speech
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