AUDI Q2 FROM $41,950

By John Carey

The Audi Q2 is one size smaller than Audi’s alreadypopular Q3, being engineered on the VW Polo/Audi A1 small car platform. The Audi SUV isn’t cheap, with a starting price of $41,950 for the base Q2 1.4 TFSI. This model has a 110kW turbocharged petrol fourcylinder engine, driving the front wheels via a seven-speed double-clutch automatic. It’s a great little engine, with cylinder-on-demand technology that automatically and imperceptibly shuts down two cylinders under light throttle loads to save fuel. Consumption is a claimed 5.2L/100km. The 2.0 TFSi quattro with a 140kW 2.0-litre turbopetrol four, seven-speed double-clutch auto and Audi’s quattro all-wheel-drive system, is priced at $49,400. The Q2’s drivetrains mimic the best-selling versions of the Q3, so performance is similar, but the smaller Audi is a much more persuasive package. “Polygonal Design” is the name…

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Australian New Car Buyer (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue #53 - June 2019

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