2023 Audi Q5 Sportback Review

With comfort on one side and performance on the other, the 2023 Audi Q5 sits right in the middle delivering the best of both worlds. With Mercedes-Benz generally favoring comfort and BMW leaning into the performance realm, how does the Audi fare in between those two luxury makers? Mark Takahashi takes us through his review of the 2023 Audi Q5, and this one is a Sportback!

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Presenter: Mark Takahashi
Cinematography: Phil Shuyler

#audi #q5 #sportback
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0:00 The 2023 Audi Q5
0:39 Exterior
1:56 Engine Options
2:52 Driving Impressions
4:28 Interior
6:21 Rear Seat
6:50 Cargo Space
7:37 Pricing and Competition

[gearmatch]

I decided to get the Q5 regular instead of the Sportback. I’ve owned a q3 Sportback for the last 3 years and I have to admit - practicality take a hit on long roadtrips for the sake of vanity. Needless to say, visibility does take a hit as well. Here is Switzerland, cars are expensive and I paid around 68k Swiss francs after all discounts. I leased it for 4 years.

[quoththeraven]

I like it! It's just missing the exposed exhaust pipes. the flat bottom steering wheel and the black Audi symbols Rings.

[phantombags]

Q5 Sportback and just put it in Dynamic S mode, and no acceleration issues. D mode is strictly the slow and comfort mode kind of like a de-clawed cat.

[AB-jktw]

Not at all correct. Our 2024 Q5 is very peppy with loads of passing power and lots of fun to drive on both backroads and highways. Now, we will wait to see how the reliability is long term but so far, it has been great.

[damham]

Coupe "sports back" like is old school. Go google Plymouth Deluxe Slope Back. My grandparents had a green one. We called it the turtle. Ive always liked the "sports back" look.