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EXPERT RATING
8.5

Likes

  • Great performance
  • Sounds amazing
  • Sliding second row

Dislikes

  • Pricier than the previous model
  • Only comes with petrol engine at the moment
  • Could look a bit tougher
Laura Berry
Senior Journalist
18 Jul 2017
1 min read

The SQ5 sits at the top of the Q5 range, with a list price of $99,611. For now, it's powered exclusively by a 260kW/500Nm 3.0-litre turbo-petrol V6, although a diesel V6 is expected soon.

Shifting gears is an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. Audi says the SQ5's combined fuel economy figure is 8.7L/100km.

Standard features include an 8.3-inch screen with sat nav and a reversing camera, 12.3-inch ‘virtual Cockpit' instrument display, DVD player and 10-speaker stereo, front and rear parking sensors, auto parking, three-zone climate control, adaptive LED headlights, auto tailgate, leather seats, heated and power front seats, aluminium roof rails, ambient interior lighting, digital radio, tinted rear glass, adaptive dampers and 21-inch alloy wheels.

The SQ5 comes standard with city AEB which can recognise pedestrians, detect a potential collision at up to 85km/h, and reduce speed by 40km/h in an emergency. There's also  rear cross traffic alert, blind spot warning and an alert which will sound if you're about to open your door on a cyclist or car. Another cool standard safety feature is a rear collision detection system which will flash the hazard lights to alert surrounding traffic to a potential impact.

Read the full 2017 Audi Q5 review

Audi Q5 2017: 3.0 TFSI Quattro

Engine Type Supercharged V6, 3.0L
Fuel Type Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency 8.5L/100km (combined)
Seating 5
Price From $34,320 - $40,920
Safety Rating

Pricing Guides

$29,556
Based on 88 cars listed for sale in the last 6 months.
LOWEST PRICE
$14,999
HIGHEST PRICE
$53,990
Laura Berry
Senior Journalist
Laura Berry is a best-selling Australian author and journalist who has been reviewing cars for almost 20 years.  Much more of a Hot Wheels girl than a Matchbox one, she grew up in a family that would spend every Friday night sitting on a hill at the Speedway watching Sprintcars slide in the mud. The best part of this was being given money to buy stickers. She loved stickers… which then turned into a love of tattoos. Out of boredom, she learnt to drive at 14 on her parents’ bush property in what can only be described as a heavily modified Toyota LandCruiser.   At the age of 17 she was told she couldn’t have a V8 Holden ute by her mother, which led to Laura and her father laying in the driveway for three months building a six-cylinder ute with more horsepower than a V8.   Since then she’s only ever owned V8s, with a Ford Falcon XW and a Holden Monaro CV8 part of her collection over the years.  Laura has authored two books and worked as a journalist writing about science, cars, music, TV, cars, art, food, cars, finance, architecture, theatre, cars, film and cars. But, mainly cars.   A wife and parent, her current daily driver is a chopped 1951 Ford Tudor with a V8.
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