j1118almost

Hi there,

First, I am new to these forums, but wanted to say thank you to all of you for sharing all your knowledge about Audi.Now, I have on order a 2012 Q5 due for delivery end of April/beginning of May, these are the specs: 2012 Q5 3.2 Ibis White/Cinnamon, MMI Plus Navigation, Wheel Locks. This will be my first Audi and after doing some reading online, decided against the 2.0T due to the high rate of oil consumption. I read about the Carbon issue on the 3.2 but decided to go with the 3.2 regardless, mostly due to the reliability of the v6 engine overtime. I just read that the 3.2 will be discontinued on the Q5 for 2013 and replaced by the 3.0T. Does the 3.0T have the same Oil consumption issue in the Q7 or A6? What engine would you guys/gals consider better in the long-term? I plan to keep this vehicle for at least 5 years and will not be doing any towing on it. Any input/advice will be highly appreciated.

The G Man

Any of those engines will be fine for 5 years, but if I were buying now, I would stay away from the 3.2. Either buy the 2.0T now or wait for the 3.0T. Oil consumption problems in the 2.0T is few and far in between. The forums make it sound worst than it is.

j1118almost

Thanks for the input. Could you please elaborate on why you would stay away from the 3.2? Thanks

GregH

On my second Q5 2.0 T.

Oil consumption has never been an issue. Your decision should not be based on this. If the engine uses an extra pint of oil every 5000 km's because that's they way it is supposed to work, that's hardly a fault. The 2.0 T is a multi award winning engine! It even held European engine of the year a couple years back. It is in use across a multitude of Audi and VW models and it is a well documented fact that significantly more power can be extracted using chipping / software, indicating that it is in standard form, operating well within its design boundaries.

I live at high altitude (5,700 feet) and the 2.0T can hold its own against the 3.2. At sea level that's a different story. I chose the turbo for this reason. Of course the 2.0T makes the 3.2 look silly at the petrol pumps at any altitude. Thus it is ironic that one is concerned about the possible cost of an extra pint of oil on rare occassion (assuming that is even the case at at all).

If the 3.0T was available in the Q5 at the time, may have gone that route if the budget could have extended that far. It is awesome in the A6.

Coolieman1220

wait it out, get the 3.0T

more power and efficiency over the 3.2 and the 2.0t is just plain old slow.

The G Man

The 2.0T engine is almost as quick as the 3.2 but the 2.0T gets better gas mileage, the 2.0T engine is also cheaper in price. The new 3.0T gets about the same gas mileage as the 3.2, but the 3.0T is much quicker. So far, the 3.0T engine have not had the carbon problem and it has been in production for 4 years. Like many others here, if the 3.0T was available when I bought my Q5, it would have been a no brainer.

Audinewbi

+1 for the 2.0

Reggie

I would have chosen the 3.0T if it was available. Better mileage and hp. But I am very happy with the 3.2. - I get 25 mpg on the hwy.

HotRodW

My wife drives the 2.0T daily, and she loves it. We have not added a drop of oil in nearly 10k miles. I have never been crazy about the delayed throttle response, but I think that's a function of drive-by-wire more than old fashioned turbo lag. For that reason I would expect the 3.0T to behave similarly, although turbo lag, if it does contribute to the aforementioned delay in the 2.0T, definitely won't be a factor with the supercharged six. Personally, I would be inclined to wait for the 3.0T myself, but then I'm still suffering from withdrawal over the loss of my "fair weather" car. I always want the faster version. Using the S4 as a guideline, you can bet the 3.0T won't be cheap, however.

jperryrocks

The 3.2 is a very solid engine. No oil consumption issues and very reliable.

But it's 8 years old, and the S/C engines are very sweet.

An 8 speed trans and 300 lb ft of torque is all I need to hear.