Before we go off on a tangent talking about dinosaur bones and distillation, let's make one thing clear: this is a commercial for a diesel.
But the bi-turbo 3.0-liter V6 in the Audi SQ5 is no ordinary diesel engine. It's the very first diesel S go-fast model… if you ignore that monster V12 they built a while back. With 313 PS and crucially 650 Nm of torque at its disposal, the SUV can top 100 km/h in just 5.1 seconds.
In this commercial, Audi puts the Audi SQ5 through its paces in the beautiful setting of Inverness. It makes one awesome noise even while standing still. Really, it's the best of both worlds – economy and power. It's the best way to use the fossilized fuel we get out of the ground and put into refineries.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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