It might look like a little tiny Mini-Cooper looking SUV but it packs quite a punch when it comes to power output and the fact that it comes with almost 300 HP right out of the factory makes ABT’s job even easier to work with the beast Mini SUV.
For some reason, the Audi Q2 isn’t getting a lot of media coverage. Perhaps it’s as a result of the pint-sized high rider isn’t accessible within the united states or just it’s not all that attention-grabbing, however, Ingolstadt’s entry-level crossover is rarely within the news. The Four Rings are trying to boost their baby CUV with a new S version disclosed back in Oct 2018 at the Paris Motor Show. Developed like all the other S and RS models by Audi Sport, the SQ2 rivals the BMW X2 M35i, but additionally its VAG brother – the Volkswagen T-Roc R.
While the jury is still out on whether or not the company’s go-faster division formerly referred to as Quattro GmbH can ever take off with a full-fat RS Q2, one tuner has taken matters into its own hands by spicing up the SQ2. Specialized in product from the VW cluster, the German aftermarket specialists from ABT have taken the tiniest Audi Sport SUV to work on its turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine.
The four-banger pushes out a good 296 HP and 295 pound-feet (400 Newton-meters) of torque within the standard model, however, should you wish something with more oomph, ABT can dial the 2.0 TFSI to 345 HP and 325 lb-ft (440 Nm). The extra 49 horses and 30 lb-ft (40 Nm) torque have shaved off two-tenths of a second from the sprint to 62 mph (100 kph). In other words, the tricked-out SQ2 currently completes the task in 4.6 seconds.
ABT has additionally fiddled with the top speed limiter since the SQ2 will now go beyond the 155 mph (250 kph) electronically ruled speed achieved by the stock model built at Audi’s plant in Ingolstadt along with the lesser Q2 versions. Flat out, it’ll do a respectable 163 mph (262 kph) due to the recently gained muscle.
To better reflect this isn’t a normal SQ2, the tuner has removed the standard wheels to form space for custom 19- or perhaps 20-inch glossy black alloys that come bundled with a wheel-spacer kit.
