The coupified SUV isn't going anywhere soon, luckily Audi seems to be doing it right with very little compromises to the trunk and back-seat space. Not to mention, its slightly more attractive looking (minus the fake exhaust) versus the regular SQ5. If you're considering an S5 Sportback but want more trunk and back seat room, this is actually the better option and its not really any slower or less fun-to-drive.

I've had my '21 Daytona Gray Pearl SQ5 SB Prestige for about two weeks - dealer ordered back in Feb '21. It replaces a Brilliant Black '15 Allroad Premium Plus. Driving in Dynamic, the transmission shifts quickly at part-throttle which allows you to walk-away from traffic without looking racy. Exhaust has a nice burble with the valves open. Overall, it is a very comfortable highway cruiser with the Dynamic Steering and S-Suspension (Air) options. I added the factory hitch for utility, since the SB has no luggage rails, and will be used either with a bike rack or platform carrier for over-sized cargo. I already disabled the Auto S/S with a $37 ebay hack - works transparently. No buyer's remorse whatsoever. BTW, it does have Launch Control - see page 100 in the owner's manual.

Audi lost me with the fake exhaust.. I just cant accept that. I love the S4 and SQ5, and have owned several of each, but I will not be buying a new Audi until they unf**k this issue.

The fake plugged in quad exhaust tips, is the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen in the auto industry!!🤦🏾‍♂️

The exhaust look alone made me choose the S5 Sportback.

I’d rather get the normal sq5 instead

I prefer the look of sport backs/ coupe designs on suvs. It just looks cooler and sportier. Plus most people rarely use all the space in the back

Hello, Genesis, you there?

Coupified SUVs. For those who want a practical car minus a lot of practicality.

Back seats don't fold completely flat actually. I test drove this very recently. I was kind of disappointed with the interior and the somewhat unrefined driving dynamics at low speed. I also felt quite a bit of turbo lag.

I was torn between ordering an SQ5 and a Mach-E. Both were fun to drive but the instant torque of the Mach-E was addicting.

I’ve been thinking very hard about ordering the 2022 SQ5

Is it me or is Audi not giving the flat bottom steering wheels to all their S models anymore. I believe it was pretty much standard on all their S models, now you have to get specific packages (all the highly spec'd S models) to have the flat bottom wheels.

The VW group knows exactly how to make a good looking coupified SUV... The Q8, THIS Q5 Sport back, Q3 Sport back, The Cayenne Coupe, the Urus, and so on... Mercedes and especially BMW, if you are here, take notes from your rival here

This vehicle is very disappointing. The word FAKE should not come out of anyones mouth when the price tag is above 50K or more. This vehicle makes the Genesis GV70 look a 80K vehicle. What is happening to Audi? Did they hire EX Infiniti designers?

There's a great video on YT of an SQ5 with a part of the aircon system that's broken...half the SUV needs to be taken apart to fix it. Great design.

This screen looks like a after thought

Nice car. I knew it was coming but I got the Genesis GV70 instead... It's brilliant.

Great review. I hate the fake exhaust outlets and believe the SQ5 does NOT have the same engine as the Macan. The Porsche uses the 2.9 Liter as I recall.

Dear Audi please bring the RSQ3/RSQ5 to the United States 🇺🇸. 🙏 🤲

The Best review as always.

yes, ventilated seats are nearly impossible to find in my general area (Philly). not sure if that applies elsewhere. there are about 7 Audi dealers within driving range and i never see models with the warm weather pkg.

One of the few suvs I actually like

In term of exterior design, I feel like it evolves backward instead of forward, it gets uglier year after year. Interior looks a bit cheap

I choose non-sportback Audi SQ5 over this.

This looks ancient, esp the interior. The interior looked dated on arrival

Lost me at 70k...

That's a really angular interior if I have ever seen one. Not really impressed by this interior at all, the dash material looks like something straight out of a new Volkswagen. I guess that is the modern progression. Personally, I have always despised carbon fibre, I really think it looks tacky. They have all somehow gone the "red and black" stitching combination with cheap looking silver trim or carbon fibre. Bring back the wood-trims for sporty cars, especially one hailing from a luxury segment.

Another great review! Would you ever consider reviewing the S6?

And I thought the GLC coupe looked weird. This took the cake…

Great video. Thoughts on SQ5 vs Genesis GV70 Sport Prestige? Thank you.

I saw no point to the sportback; meaning paying $3k for less cargo space. I got an end of year new 2023 loaded up SQ5 Prestige 2 mos ago and got about $9k off MSRP. I actually think it was an overcompensating move for the ridiculous slow (and noisy and cramped) NX350 I had gotten the year before. This car is ridiculously fast and I see the only time I can get away with letting this car really rip is on interstate entrance ramps. In fact, I have not even gone through all the gears before I am on top of traffic (like I have hit 80 mph before I can enter the lanes). It does have real exhaust tips and about $4k worth of stuff I did not want (not much to choose in November of a model year). I did not care about black optics, S beam and a few other items. I do appreciate the sport differential and air suspension. Fun car. I don’t think the SQ5 has a hybrid option of any sort.

It’s so weird putting a butt plug in the exhaust of an expensive vehicle

Feel like their interior needs some work.. Hyundai's and Kia's are looking better inside 🤣

Just get the s5 hatchback bruh, heaps of space and better drivers car

So glad I convinced my dad to go volvo not Audi this bs gotta stop man, why this car exists and why it has fake ass exhaust tips on a sports model..... like jeez Audi get it together, you guys had such nice cars 10 years ago. It just feels like to get a good audi you have to get the highest trim with the most options. and even then you get cars like this with a fake exhaust. This ones a hard no from me a civic type r will shit on this and have way more space out back.

I just.. I just don't understand the fake exhaust tips. Is there a functional purpose, or do they just hate selling cars?

I love the look of Audi but why do all the trouble of looking like quad exhaust to then just plug it. What’s the point of this?

"Went on for a long time" LOL. It was redesigned in 2018 and refreshed in 2021. That's a midcycle change only after 3 years. Also the standard SQ5 has the same exhaust tips. They are fake.

For that price I'd expect less plastic and fakeness.

Why would you buy this when you can buy the s5 sportback

Love your videos

I think Audi needs to work on their interior a little more. Doesn't look as Luxurious as before!!

So either next year (hopefully) I want the GV70 or Acura RDX. Because that 70k is not hitting 🥴.

Redline Reviews - “I can’t understand why anyone would want an X6 over an X5”… Also Redline Reviews “The Q5 sport back looks significantly better than the traditional Q5, so I’m happy about that”.

Does anyone know if these are reliable?

Compare to GLC coupé and x4 this looks mile better.

I worked at AUDI for 15 years and the best car IMHO is the Manual S5 V8, but for the life of me i can't understand those Fake Pipes! Heads should Roll for that. ITS SOOOOO CHEAP.

It is the best looking coupified SUV I think but it’s still hard for me to understand who buys these. Oops, my neighbours have one. Takea reasonably good Sporty “Utilish” Vehicle and give it a sloped roof, remove the roof rails, reduce the storage, make it difficult to add a hitch. All of a sudden Ford’s decision to stop selling cars in NA makes a lot of sense. What people really want is cars that are shaped differently. To be fair, my newest “SUV”is a Golf R hahaha :)

Not sure about this one. The front looks like any Audi which I guess makes sense? But fake exhaust? Come on. Absolutely horrendous.

The main question with a sportback, is rear seat head-room, which you did not address. A condition from Audi?

want to see the ambient light during night drive.

GOTTA HAVE SUV!

I want all these car makers to explain to us why they fake the exhaust tips.

So Audi has a "special" blacked out trim package where everything is blacked out except the exhaust tips which are shiny chrome to show off the FAKE tips! What a joke!

There's literally no reason to get his over the SQ5 non sportback version. The interior and cargo isn't even that large for an "SUV", too many sacrifices for aesthetics.

Hi Sofyan. Can you make a review of 2021 Camaro zl1 please please thanks you are the best

Exterior looks good at best, but man is that interior UGLY. It looks like luxury from the 80's. Wow! And 70,000 DOLLARS!!!! What Fool would pay 70 grand for that extremely dated, hard plastic interior?

No one ever mentions having the Prestige Plus with the massage seats :(

why on earth would they go thru all that trouble to make fake exhaust when the pipes end right underneath

The Like the supercharged SQ5 much better than the refreshed models. The quad tips are not convincing any of us. The steering wheel, IMO should be flat bottom on S | RS models.

One little thing, the current gen Macan uses MLB platform, which is quite dated. This q5 and the next gen Macan are using MLB evo platform.

They need to bring the better design treatment to the normal non sportback models. The coupified version has more style! Shouldn’t have to pay more to have the rear chopped off.

Interior looks old

Apr says this engine is more like 400hp 410 tq

The drive train in this Audi should be what is in the Volkswagen Tiguan R.

Ouch. That interior looks dated and cheap af. Look at all that hard scratchy plastic

This is non sens fake exhaust on a 80 000 $ SQ5

What kind of black optics package doesnt black out the audio chrome rings?

What's the purpose of making a fake exhaust? Cost saving measure?

The regular SQ5 has fake exhaust as well. You have to pay to get the sport exhaust

Sofyan your so good

I bought sq5 not sportback🤮

I want an Audi so badly but won’t buy one if I can’t get a factory remote start.

That's strange, SQ5 sportback don't sells in China, sometimes if SQ5 sportback is TDI version, behind the right fake exhaust will be the urea tank.

That interior is looking really dated.

For that much $, I’d rather have cooled seats than a cooled cup holder. Poor substitute in my opinion.

Fake exhaust with plastic plugs in a vehicle north of 60K? What a joke. They are also absolute garbage from a reliability standpoint. Go on Autotrader and see how many you can find over 3 years old.

No cooled seats due to no perforations in the quilted Napa leather.

Solid sounding thunk

That exhaust drone at cruising speed would get tiresome real quick for me. I must be getting old.

Awesome video...greeting from Russia

It’s quite handsome. 😍

Seriously, let's get real here. $74,000 plus tax and tag equates to $80,000 for a mid level Audi. The styling looks like the Infiniti vehicle in this category except the Infiniti looks better and costs $20,000 less. The unforgivable? Fake exhausts that mimic real dual exhausts until you get closer to them and realize that they put plugs in the fake exhaust outlets! Wait until the air suspension fails and all the problems that will occur with the engine and electronics and you are looking at $8,000 to $10,000 in repairs. Good luck future buyers.

I prefer Audi best out of the 3G's(Germans). Their interior and exterior styling! Just wished that some of their vehicles were rear wheel drive only!

Is this the prestige version?

Air suspension with sport differential and graiala îndodie

Doesn’t look bad but I would rather get a normal SQ5 this rear just looks odd they should’ve used the Q8 Q3sportback roofline

Sinquential??

If i wanted a S4 but need thr practicality, i would go for a normal SQ5, not this with no practicality

Do review of genesis GV70 2021

I've looked at so many cars in this class and someone told me to check out Audi. I have to say, compared to others in it's class..it's lacking. With that being said, watch, I'll end up buying one! LOL!

It great, but no way its worth $74,000

Nice BUT Id rather a GENESIS GV70 or the BMW X4

Is it harmful if one puts regular fuel?? Great review btw

just buy the aftermarket rsq8 diffuser exhaust tips and done!!!

I really can not understand why the hell Audi and VW are faking the exhaust tips. It’s useless and doesn’t look premium, like the price of the car would suggest.

really dont understand why audi still put fake exhaust tips.... its a big turn off no matter how good the car sound

This mid cycle refresh was a very lazy one. The Q7 got just a mid cycle refresh for 2020 but thr interior of the 2020 Q7 is radically different than its 2019 counterpart. I cannot say the same thing about 2021 vs 2020 Q5/A5/A4. Hopefully when the Q3 gets refreshed, that car would have the exact same interior as the 2022 A3, because it currently does not.

Very Nice.