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Audi replaces its Q5 with a bigger, more efficient and even more desirable model than before; rivals should be very worried indeed Audi Q5 Preview Drive San Jose Chiapa, Mexico Predictable. Not perhaps the most desirable adjective to describe Audi’s all-new Q5, but you might read it once or twice here. The thing is, Audi’s damned good at predictability and it has done nothing to hurt sales; manufacturers of the Q5’s competitors can only read the sales figures of Audi’s compact premium SUV in Australia (and elsewhere), and weep. When it comes to replacing it, the obvious route is the one that Audi’s taken, and you can hardly blame it for that. The new Q5 rides on a new platform, which allows it to grow in almost every dimension. That’s to the benefit of passenger space, front and rear, so the Q5 is a more accommodating car, and there’s more space in the boot, so you can carry more kit. Outwardly it was never going to be revelatory, and it’s obviously a Q5, o...