Audi Q5 Eton PHEV might just be the perfect car for us petrol heads because of one button

There are many PHEV's on the road now but none of them have a button like the one in this Audi Q5. It allows you to force a hybrid to work even when there's plenty of battery to use and that means Audi trusts the driver!
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[@ericrochford3134]

Can hear your speech improving on each video Bob, especially this one - you’re doing well!

[@dragosi8980]

Good job on putting subtitles, it makes your videos much more accesible for people who don't speak english as first language, it's a lot easier to understand

[@BobFlavinVideo]

I found my kids watch everything with subtitles on and I thought I’d do the same!

[@dragosi8980]

@@BobFlavinVideo i think it will really help, especially in this tiktok era😂

[@Con1920]

Your improving by the day Bob - Great to hear you - Keep on keeping on !

[@kevinb7058]

Unusual yet nice colour car 👍

[@alextoft9199]

Beautiful car. Had one for a hire car one weekend. At first was disappointed because we have a Passat and I thought it would be the same drive but different body. This is every bit a proper Audi though, and the Hybrid system is brilliant. It's quite a nice sounding engine too. The Passat is dull as ditchwater. This isn't! 😊

[@vodonnell1]

Making good progress Bob have a A6 09 diesel and love it cruise all day at 80 mph doing 50 mpg whats not to like.

[@MrJwmurph]

I've a Rav4 PHEV and I can switch between EV and self charging hybrid manually, I mainly use the EV below 100kph and use HV on motorways etc. I also have an auto switch that merges the EV and HV modes depending on driving style but I feel that uses more EV than HV so the battery is low when I need it around town so I use the manual switching instead.

[@johnmcgarvey8253]

Good review Bob. Have my hybrid Q5 3 weeks now. Use the hybrid mode a lot on longer commute to work. Very refined jeep.

[@oceanfroggie]

Good man welcome back, keep up the good fight, your winning. You Never cease to entertain. Glad you got your mojo back as I’m sure are your loved ones. Looking forward to your review of the EQS and the EQS SUV.

[@billsweeney3247]

great review Bob - and the voice is definitely getting there! On the whole PHEV thing…I bought the Opel Grandland X PHEV on your recommendation and I love it. You can get plenty on EV only tipping around the town, then throw it into Hybrid for longer journeys. After doing a good few longer journeys recently I’m still averaging 4.2l/100km. Mind you if you put it into Sport mode and use all 225bhp, that number would soon increase! What surprised me the most is the handling. It’s fantastic! So thanks for all the reviews… you always give great honest reviews! Keep up the good work.

[@antbyrnab]

Great video as always Bob, love seeing them, keep them coming..and sure you're . Keep up the good work 😊

[@roryredmond7378]

Well done Bob the voice is much better

[@antbyrnab]

Great video as always Bob. Keep them coming and keep up all the good work, ...thank you ...Anthony Byrne

[@kevinn1158]

My question is, what ever happened to the BMW i3 REX concept? That on paper made a lot of sense to me. Save weight getting rid of the ICE transmission and reducing the size and complexity of the ICE engine. Meaning, why isn't the whole drivetrain electric and only use a tiny engine as a back up generator. Can the engine not generate enough power to recharge the battery fast enough? Good to see you are doing well Bob!

[@duncanjack2335]

Like the Vauxhall Ampera, just a decade later.

[@Ambienfinity]

It is a smart motor, I like how they've allowed it to evolve in a subtle way, not overdesigned, just good quality.

[@minnietoby]

I think the new Sorento PHEV does the same kind of thing with its smart drive system

[@frankcosgrove9958]

Collecting mine this week, great motor

[@kaziez]

The cupra/seat leon phev honestly gets about 45km range amd uses both electric and ice when you want it. Great fun to drive and honestly many trips to the school and shops are covered in the 45km range. Much like this audi, great fun to drive . NOW!!! What we need is 80 to 100km range for the perfect car. I am holding out for that as my next car. Battery tech is improving amd hopefully for the same weight we get 100km . Add fast charging and i will be in the queue to buy.😀

[@terrydelahunt842]

They charge extra for sun visors with a light! Unreal

[@lovingEV]

Well done Bob your an inspiration to everyone... I think all you tube videos should have mandatory subtitles that other fella 😉 nobby Shoud do the same 😆

[@NunoxFerreira]

Just have this same car! Great for "evading" Switzerland's road tax system😅 Less than 25% battery and below -5°C it will directly start the petrol engine😊 But great for short comuting like i do.

[@ChristopherNewman63]

wee error in your subtitles! @0:59 petrol not picture. Have you looked into AI solutions for generating subtitles? might reduce the workload and it is a very exciting space! (it's getting better and better over time, so if its a bit shite today, it probably won't be long before it's miles better.) Title also should be Etron? sorry for pointing stuff out lol, will edit and delete these parts of my comment in a bit, just an FYI I suppose.

[@sig6394]

Epic video Bob so love you work, I'm so glad you so on the road to recovery, and yes I do think the Germans are well ahead on this market and the cars are just great, I do think ev's should be able to go further on a full charge if they were capable of let's say 100 miles I think more people would swap over, but the only problem is there thirsty when run on petrol power alone, keep up the exceptional work Bob stay safe 👊👌

[@Ragorar]

Now that I saw your final thought, I drive a converted T6.1 so we do a lot of driving just to find random beautiful places without any previous planning. I don’t see EVs coming into my life anytime soon

[@R-Tap]

Hi Bob, any word on a review of the new 2024 Superb phev? I'm interested in one as a replacement to my Corolla Hybrid taxi. Great review of the Audi, you're sounding good.

[@terrydelahunt842]

Voice is coming on well Bob. What kind of litres per 100k would you get on this driving say Dublin to Kilarney or something like that? What size is the boot?

[@Ragorar]

Do you know if this system is specific to Q5s? Or this is expected to be all over the Audi (maybe VAG) range?

[@jimrandall1739]

👍👍

[@DaiJekBok]

We love you, Bob.

[@Badonicus]

Youre playing a song called **** you? 2:29

[@cbcdesign001]

Yeah I noticed that too, lol

[@alanbutterfield8057]

Bob have you been the dentist or is English not your first language. I spent 90% of the time laughing at your voice😂😂. A great review Bob. Would you please put the video back up without the subtitles. Regards Alan B 😂😂😂😂

[@brianbickle7395]

He’s had cancer treatment 🤡

[@th3m3du54]

Watch some of his old videos. He unfortunately had mouth cancer and is still recovering from it.

[@Carlos1180]

Bob I'm so disappointed in you. You DO NOT run a PHEV until the battery is dead. You tiddle about town in EV mode then as soon as the speeds go up you turn on the ICE. The electric motor still works, helping the ICE to get better mpg. At least that's how my 8 year old BMW PHEV works. Please do better..... Edit - oops, I shot my load too soon. You think Audi is doing something new. Ummmmm no. BMW was there in 2016. The battery lasts about 200km doing this and still has a few miles pure EV at the end for the last few town miles home. Maybe you could look at the new X5 PHEV with 100km range? 😄

[@ComradeMacGyver]

At 2.29 were you listening to a song called 'fuck you'???

[@BobFlavinVideo]

Yes and it’s a great song 😂