Ask a recording engineer. {For the same|For a similar} {money|cash} {you'll|you may|you will} burn on a pile of {inexpensive|cheap}, non-serviceable gear whose {greatest|best|biggest} {virtue|advantage} is that "{it works|it really works}," {you could|you can|you could possibly|you may|you might|you possibly can|you would} alternatively {purchase|buy} one channel's {worth|price|value} of {serious|critical|severe} {equipment|gear|tools}. The {trade|commerce}-off is that {the real|the actual|the true} {kit|equipment|package} sounds {great|nice} {all the time|on a regular basis}, {while|whereas} the cheaper stuff {never|by no means} does. Boiled {down to|all the way down to|right down to} their essence, they {both|each} do {the same|the identical} {thing|factor}, {but|however} {it's|it is} {the quality|the standard} of the {components|elements|parts} and the {careful|cautious} {construction|building|development} that make {all the|all of the} {difference|distinction}. It's {the same|the identical} {thing|factor} with the 2009 Audi Q5. 50,000 will put your rump in {vast|huge} automotive acreage, {but|however} {for the same|for a similar} coin, the Q5's dimensions are tidy. Combating the "{quantity|amount} equals {quality|high quality}" mindset, Audi has made the Q5 a standout. It's {filled with|crammed with|full of|stuffed with} {luxury|luxurious} and {comfort|consolation} {items|gadgets|objects}, and put {together with|along with} typical German fastidiousness. And out on the {road|highway|street}, the Q5 chats you up with {feedback|suggestions} {that's|that is} - dare we say - {sports|sports activities}-like. So has Audi managed to {finally|lastly} put the "sport" in Sport Utility? Styling-{wise|clever|sensible|smart}, the Q5 is unmistakably Audi. Without {carefully|fastidiously|rigorously} {looking|trying|wanting}, it {could be|could possibly be|may very well be|might be} mistaken for its {larger|bigger} Q7 brother, if {only|solely} ran {through|by|by means of|by way of|via} a clothes dryer.
Initial inspection led your humble narrator to {believe|consider|imagine} that the Q5 shares its underpinnings with Volkswagen's {similarly|equally}-sized Tiguan, when {in fact|actually|in actual fact|in reality|in truth|the truth is}, the Q5 {is based|is predicated|relies} on the A4/A5's Modular Longitudinal Platform. Relatively compact, the Q5's {lines|strains|traces} share the {recent|current|latest} Audi {family|household} {style|fashion|model|type}, which suggests {constant|fixed} {forward|ahead} {motion|movement} by {playing|enjoying|taking part in} {light|gentle|mild} {along|alongside} the {surface|floor} detailing in a raked {manner|method}; {lower|decrease} in {front|entrance} than in {back|again}, like a {modern|fashionable|trendy}, Teutonic {hot|scorching|sizzling} rod. The sculpted {form|kind|type} is {subtle|delicate|refined} and {controlled|managed}, not over-muscled or gratuitously flared to {look like|appear like|appear to be|seem like} some {kind of|form of|sort of|type of} U.N. Peacekeeping {vehicle|automobile|car}. The Q5 {nevertheless|however|nonetheless} blends in with the noise created by America's booming two-{box|field} pseudo-truck market. It's {nicely|properly} styled and {clean|clear} {looking|trying|wanting}, {but|however} there's {only|solely} so many {places|locations} the {form|kind|type} {factor|issue} can go {without|with out} being overly radical. Everyone {knows|is aware of} what a Hummer {looks|appears|appears to be like|seems|seems to be} like, and the H1, H2 and H3 share that {style|fashion|model|type}. The Q5, too, {looks|appears|appears to be like|seems|seems to be} like an Audi crossover {should|ought to}, {it's|it is} {just a|only a} {much|a lot} {less|much less} {bold|daring} outpost of the styling world. Audi exhibits its typical restraint with brightwork, with an accent {around the|across the} {windows|home windows} and brushed aluminum rails tracing the arc of the roofline.
Wheels {look like|appear like|appear to be|seem like} blades from some outsized {food|meals} processor, with a design open {enough|sufficient} to {bare|naked} the calipers for binder-peekers. The batwing taillamps have a gestural {motion|movement} to their cross-{car|automobile|automotive} arc, and {finish|end} the {back|again} {end|finish} tidily. It {looks|appears|appears to be like|seems|seems to be} {like the|just like the} lights out {back|again} hold {the entire|all the|the complete|the whole|your complete|your entire} bodywork in tension, and {it's|it is} {just right|excellent|good}. While the Q5 {is not|is just not|isn't|just isn't|shouldn't be|will not be} outlandish {enough|sufficient} to be {anything|something} {other|different} {than just|than simply} {another|one other} wagon in denial {outside|exterior|outdoors} of Nordstrom, A6 drivers {will give you|gives you|offers you|provides you with|will provide you with} that {serious|critical|severe}-{looking|trying|wanting} nod and half-wave off the steering wheel rim {when you|if you|once you|whenever you|while you} drive by. Bite the Q5 {into a|right into a} slice of trajectory change, {though|although}, and a mere three letters will comprise your {initial|preliminary} impression: Wow. There's an {actual|precise}, playful chassis {under|below|beneath|underneath} this {thing|factor}. It'll hunker and {let you|allow you to} {adjust|alter|modify|regulate} {attitude|angle|perspective} {slightly|barely} with the throttle and carve a line {through|by|by means of|by way of|via} your {favorite|favourite} backward-S curve in a {way|approach|manner|means|method} that {very few|only a few} {vehicles|automobiles|autos} of this {type|kind|sort} accomplish. Further, the athleticism {underneath|beneath} {isn't|is not} gained in a Faustian bargain that trades away {ride|experience|journey|trip} {quality|high quality}.
Bumpy pavement {is not|is just not|isn't|just isn't|shouldn't be|will not be} smothered by {excessive|extreme} syrup {in the|within the} springing, {but|however} {events|occasions} are mere blips on the scope. Railroad tracks are felt, {dealt with|handled} and gone, all {within the|inside the|throughout the} time it takes to traverse them. The Q5 is {at once|directly|without delay} taut and cushy. There's {never|by no means} any bump-{stop|cease} pounding or nautical swell-riding - {it's a|it is a} rewarding {mix|combine}. Add the disciplined {ride|experience|journey|trip} to the enthusiastic cornering, and it {adds|provides} {up to|as much as} {serious|critical|severe} {entertainment|leisure} for {the individual|the person} {lucky|fortunate} {enough|sufficient} to plant his or her backside {in the|within the} supremely {comfortable|comfy|snug} driver's chair. On {the topic|the subject} of button {pressing|urgent}: There's {entirely|completely|fully|solely|totally} {too much|a lot|an excessive amount of} of it {in the|within the} Q5. Simple {things|issues} have {extra|additional|further} steps added. Just {try|attempt|strive} {and change|and alter} the fan setting {successfully|efficiently} on {the first|the primary} {try|attempt|strive}. Putting {multiple|a number of} {functions|capabilities|features} on {the same|the identical} set of interface hardware {can be|could be|may be|might be|will be} {a good idea|a good suggestion}, {but|however} Audi's execution is maddeningly overthought. MMI {can be|could be|may be|might be|will be} inscrutable and distracting {instead|as a substitute|as an alternative} of returning on its promise of streamlining operation, too. There are {a lot of|a number of|a variety of|a whole lot of|loads of|lots of|numerous|plenty of|quite a lot of} buttons bristling on {the center|the middle} console, {as well as|in addition to} Audi's habitually {bad|dangerous|unhealthy} placement of the audio {volume|quantity} knob there, and a torpid {start|begin}/{stop|cease} button.
