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Audi RS4 vs Audi SQ5

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Audi RS4
Audi RS4

2024 price

Audi SQ5
Audi SQ5

$70,899 - $90,990

2022 price

Summary

2024 Audi RS4
2022 Audi SQ5
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Twin Turbo V6, 2.9L

Diesel Turbo 6, 3.0L
Fuel Type
-

Diesel/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
9.5L/100km (combined)

7.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Cabin tech is ageing
  • Engine lacks ferocity
  • Firm over speed humps

  • Price penalty for Sportback
  • Regular Q5 Sportback more premium than performance-focused
  • Cabin not quite premium at every touchpoint
2024 Audi RS4 Summary

It's the end of the line for that Audi A4 as we know it. In saying goodbye to the ‘B9’ generation A4 that launched in 2015, we welcome the Audi RS4 Competition Plus. 

It is the most hardcore example of the breed yet, sitting lower to the floor with hard-edged gear changes, lightweight wheels and snuggly bucket seats. You can also get it in swoopy RS5 Sportback guise. 

Audi is only bringing 75 units of each down under as a swan song for the B9 generation RS4 and RS5 before the even-numbered model moves into its all-electric future.

As we’ll go on to discover, these two special models see the A4 and A5 bow out in style.

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2022 Audi SQ5 Summary

The Audi Q5 now has a sportier-looking sibling, with the German brand's all-time best-selling SUV welcoming a sleeker, more aggressive solution it calls its Sportback range.

And look, spoiler alert, it looks better than the regular Q5. It's as simple as that. So if that's all you're here to find out, feel free to close the laptop, put the phone away, and move on with your day.

But you'd be doing yourself a disservice, because there are more questions to be answered here. Like will you paying in on-board comfort for this new raked roofline? Do the Sportback's sporty intentions make for a more annoying daily drive? And how much does Audi want you to pay for one?

All these questions and more answered. So stay with me.

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