2025 Audi Q5 & SQ5 Review: Another Audi Smash Hit?

Rory tests the new Audi Q5 and SQ5 to see if it lives up to expectations, looking at the exterior, interior, practicality and the new engines.

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[mitir]

10:03 this is just laughable for the price. Creaking trims, an increase of hard plastics on every door card, unreliable touch screens everywhere, a center console that is missing a shifter and still proves too big. This entire cabin interior is the polar opposite of what audi is known for, what a noticeable downgrade. At least the lights do cool dances yupiii🎉

[Teslaudi]

I've got a 2010 B8 Audi S5, and you can search high and low in the interior and not find a single scratchy plastic or rattle. It's a shame to see build and material quality going backwards for Audi. Other than that, nice car and good to see you can still buy a V6 powered polar bear killer in 2025, despite the price...

[kaguura]

the new obsession with big screens by manufacturers is so bad, these interiors will age like poop

[colonelccccc]

Have the previous model, with buttons, no piano black, no hideous front grill, not sure what went through their minds this time.

[Ndumixo]

Me being pulled over: "officer, I don't know how fast I was going. My Speedo switched off"

[grahmdoughty]

Interior quality is the biggest problem for these cars. Audi needs to completely redo the interiors. At this point I'd rather buy a previous generation SQ5

[PsychicOracle]

Completely unrelated but the quality of this camera, color, location etc. is just incredible, looks like a Hollywood film

[erieri]

Late 2016 1st Gen has a higher quality interior, pan roof, back seats that go back and forward the same, back seats drop down with a lever, GTI engine and quattro drive. 17k. It Lacks some tech, but aftermarket car play and you're good.

[wellwonky]

Rory showing yet again why he's the best in the business!

[tj_enju]

@1:05 the person that designed those Autotrader brand graphics, that is excellent work... even the animations in the other videos... it is really good work...

[Hudlbuar]

I still don‘t get these passenger screens when everyone is using smartphones these days. They should have used the budget for better materials…

[davida]

Is a proper steering wheel available as an option? Those stupid square steering wheels are so annoying to use!

[Splendid_Lad]

I love how people love to complain. They complained about the previous generation Q5/A5/A4 for having a tablet glued to the dash. Those interiors still had physical buttons for HVAC and other controls. Audi is going full screens on all their new models. Now people are complaining about that. lol 😂

[Epicvids]

Real exhaust tips, thank you Audi! Got to give it to Audis design team, their recent cars have been on point.

[srk]

There's lots of carry over parts on the new one. Rear vents and temp, seat drop levers, average sounding b&o audio, engines with a tiny tweak. Numerous journos have commented on the flimsy dash with questionable gaps. Might look different but surface quality is barely different to the Tiguan. Fake leather mostly. It's most reliable feature will be the massive depreciation like the b9. Cost cutting evident everywhere. At least it's not ugly like X3.

[GrahamJones-tz]

So cars are getting more and more expensive while at the same time getting cheaper inside

[lenep]

Drivers deffo want more physical buttons switches....we dont need a full size tablet in a car

[micaelsv]

The interior is light years from the quality of previous generations of Audis...Just the fact that you cant get proper dials for speed and RPM in a super duper screen is laughable..And do customers really love the glossy black plastic orgy? Me=not so much..Where are the brushed aluminium from the past? And for me the passenger screen is totally useless but if I dont want it I will get an ugly piece of...black glossy plastic....And the steering wheel looks like purchased in lets say not so expensive place..But not all things are lower-the prices are still same and even higher...Just the quality that is not and value for customer..thats not

[hayk]

Prices have gone so high but wages have stayed the same. Make it make sense? Wtf is going on?

[xorbitman]

BMW X3 M50 is less expensive, has more gadgets and is much faster. You can also equip a X3 in North America the same way as the M50 but with a potent 4 cylinder with mild hybrid that's still quite peppy and fun to drive and more importantly, much less expensive.