With the exception of a handful of markets (including the US), the Audi SQ5 was a pioneer for the company's S/RS performance line ... also gets an entirely new exhaust system from the manifold ...

The third generation of the popular Audi Q5 is making its debut for 2025, based on the same Premium Platform Combustion (PPC) ...

Last we heard, Audi was planning ... the extra potent SQ5, which in the past has been offered with both petrol and diesel power – an unusual selling point in the world of performance SUVs.

The SQ5’s list price also opens up options from the class above, chiefly in the form of the Porsche Cayenne. In £76,000 base form it lags behind the Audi in performance terms, though ...

Plus, real exhaust tips are back! Based on our first impressions of the 2026-model-year Q5 and SQ5, Audi has seemed to hit the mark on maintaining its status as a benchmark in the luxury SUV space.

The 2021 Audi SQ5 looks good on paper, with a powerful turbocharged V-6, an electronically adjustable sport suspension, racier looks, performance seats, standard all-wheel drive and more.

The new Audi SQ5 is undeniably fast ... making this a brilliant motorway cruising machine. But for a performance SUV, the SQ5 isn’t particularly exciting to drive, and the interior quality ...