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      01-20-2011, 11:23 AM   #1
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Audi Q5 HYBRID VS BMW X3 i4 turbo?

so Europe is getting the Audi Hyrbid in a few months, the US in summer or fall.
BMW i4 looks like 4Q 2011 launch in the X3

Q5:
around 250 horsepower and over 300 torque (combined engines)
0-60 in under 7 seconds
MPG ? Car and Driver mentioned 26/27 but insideline was talking numbers in the 30s, so who knows...
Price - rumor is it will be a few thousand more than the 3.2L, but who knows if thats the base model or the premium model (huge difference)

BMW i4:
245 horsepower, ~260 torque?
0-60? they are saying 6.1 for the X1, but thats with a manual, 6.8 for automatic? so maybe 7.0 for the X3 automatic? And I thought the automatics were as quick as the sticks these days, guess I was wrong.
MPG? looks like around 30 highway, maybe 23 city?
Price - starting around $39K-$40K

Now fully loaded I bet both of these will be $55K (I am talking S Line package, M Package, Nav...) The Q5 maybe $1K-$2K more but will have a tax credit in the US most likely to offset that.

My biggest complaint about the Q5 is cheaper interior and lack of non wood panel options (unless you buy the S Line in the 3.2L, which is a pointless engine)

Big question for me will probably be do I go for effenciency or speed, especially since I have a C63 and my wife doesn't really care. M Package on the smaller engine is kind of foolish but I really like the black interior lining that you get with it and the more agressive bumpers.
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