Witness The Making Of The New-Gen Audi Q5 At The Company's Mexican Plant

As for the manufacturing plant itself, the entire facility is spread across an area of 988 acres and includes all of the essentials like - press, paint, and body shops, along with the assembly line among others. Audi has invested about $1.1 billion to build the facility and at full capacity, it will churn out 150,000 units a year.

Coming to the car itself, the new-gen Audi Q5 is built on the company's tried and tested MLB Evo platform and is over 90kg lighter than its predecessor. Despite the weight reduction the new Q5 has slightly grown in size as the car now measures 4.66 meters in length, 1.89 meters in width, and 1.66 meters in height. The SUV now has a slightly longer wheelbase of 2.82 meter, offering enhanced cabin space.

Under the hood, the new Q5 will come with both petrol and diesel engine options - 2.0-litre TFSI, a 2.0-litre TDI motor and a top-of-the-line 3.0-litre TDI. While the petrol engine is capable of churning out about 248bhp, the 2.0-litre oil burner comes in three states of tunes 147bhp, 161bhp, and 188bhp. On the other hand, the 3.0-litre TDI motor produces a 281bhp and develops a peak torque of 620Nm that comes mated to an 8-speed tiptronic gearbox. The other two engines come mated to either a 6-speed manual gearbox or a 7-speed S tronic automatic transmission.