2021 Audi Q5 Sportback - King of the Compact SUVs ?! [FIRST DRIVE]
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- A beautiful day in the Cotswolds, exploring the stunning scenery and awesome roads in the brand new Audi Q5 Sportback 45 TFSI Quattro. All in all a pretty good day.
The Q5 was the worlds best selling compact SUV for 10 years running so this latest iteration has big shoes to fill. This 265 horsepower Q5 Sportback has a high level of spec and on paper looks like it should be a great car. The question is what does it drive like ?
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First! Evening all! Out in my garden enjoying the beautifully sunny weather that we’ve got in the U.K. today. Hope everyone is well? 🙂
Hi Francois it’s cloudy here. Glad your able to enjoy your day
It's lovely here in Durham. Was going to go to Seaham with my mates but that's been put off until tomorrow. Gives me chance to clean all the rubbish out the back of my car. For once I won't get ribbed for having a "posh car with the interior of a MacDonald's bin." (Their words). The mess never bothers me, privacy glass can hide a multitude of sins. :)
How do you do it? Well done 👏
@@keithevans5667 Thanks! Consistency is key.
Beautiful day for messing around on motorbikes! Evening, Francois!
Fantastic, honest review as usual - nice one mate!!
Cheers Dan 👍
I had an A3 Sportback with the retractable screen 6 years ago. It was great for when you wanted to concentrate on driving quickly along B roads and country lanes. Also great for night driving.
Yeah. Great feature 👍
@@PetrolPed I can turn off the screen in my current BMW 1 series. Can it be done in current Mini's? I know you couldn't when I had my 2016 Clubman.
Looks nice but I’ve always liked the q7 better. Very well done video Sir Pete! The little suv looks very nice 👍 and I agree on the interior.
I enjoyed watching the Video Review. I particularly like 👍 Interior quality but I wouldn’t choose the Sportback as I prefer the standard Model
Very smart car not quite as same as most SUV,s shape wise lovely colour is some kind person was to gift me one I certainly wouldn’t say no!!! So all in all another very good video right up to high standard Peter you lucky man, Mrs Ped would love it👍👍👍🚘🚘🚘😁😁😁
Thanks John 👍
Evening Peddlerz.Nice machine.Good review as always.Have to agree, that dash screen is way too big and intrusive.
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Great review as always, and you just happen to be behind a JCW Clubman 👍👍
Indeed 👍
Lovely video Pedro. So!! Was that Charlie Clubman that passed you at the junction🤔
No but it was a nice spec 👍
Stow on the wold to Burford, love that road too !
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Brilliant Peter 👏
Thanks Andrew 👍
Many many thanks for helping us break the Audi 'Enigma code' we've been scratching our heads wondering what those numbers mean!
It’s a weird system 😢
Agree totally Pete, I can understand people liking the whole SUV thing and sitting up high, but for practicality you just cant beat a fast estate car. Whether its A4/S4 or A6/S6 or anything similar they really are great value for the driver, the family and for load lugging.
There's nothing sporty about a station wagon.
@@jkirk1626Station Wagon…. Very seventies 🙄Is that one of those things that has a hood where the bonnet should be?
I’m with you Pete, give me an estate all day long. My wife, on the other hand, would love a Q3 to replace her ageing A3. 🤔
Looking good peter 👌
Cheers Paul 👍
That is almost exactly my car (except the sport back). Same colour and wheels s line. Spent 7 and a half hours driving down to Cornwall in it on Friday through traffic and we were all very comfortable but getting 44MPG due to the 40TDI MHEV that means at times the engine cuts out at 50-60 mph while cruising which means is so economical and is more nippy than the previous iteration. But it’s a fun car when in sport and using the flappy paddles.
Nice 👍
Totally with you Pete regarding the central display, Tesla being the worst offender. Always looks like the interior has been finished, then someone comes along and says, "quick we need to add a screen, just stick an iPad on the dash".
Yep 😢
Agree about the dash stuck on screen. Mercs moved on from those and integrated them and their interiors are much better as a result. Looks like an x4.
Hi. Just arrived and I am already a subscriber. Great videos. Can you do a review of the Peugeot 3008? Thanks
Great to have to along for the ride 👍
Enjoyed the review but like you I can't get my head around no exhaust. Is it a half way house to Electric cars to get us ready for that day early. The Sportback is not for me, I like my 4X4's big and full size. I am not sure the dogs would like that rear shape either.
Hi Ped
Found your review very interesting. Last year I traded in my five year old SQ5 for same again😉 navarro blue, grey leather, pan roof, 21” diamond cur wheels, red callipers. Love the car, apart from the wretched iPad stuck on scree, fake exhaust. This is our work horse, towing 1800kg caravan, and twin axle car trailer. The unfashionable oil burner engine is superb in this role. In normal use not towing, find it very comfortable, and just eats the miles. My settings dynamic for engine, comfort for suspension, auto for exhaust (dynamic setting too wearing on long journey) I did consider the Macan but too expensive, and petrol only. Got a cracking deal from Yeovil Audi, so still an Audi fan after 40yrs😎
Great to hear 👍
This reintroduction of this generation of SQ5 diesel is already selling like hotcakes here in Australia although not sure why didn’t do a full upgrade of the cabin like the Q3.
You are right that-screen is intuitive but it sill a nice car 🚗
That traffic hold up in Stow on the Wold is entirely due to the traffic lights which if you get Red as you approach can take 4 mins if not more to get through.
Pain in the bum 😡
Evening All 😉 quite a good-looking thing. .... needs more black.
Yep 👍
I’m a fan of the exterior looks but not much has changed interior wise. The upcoming Q4 -Etron will probably be a more attractive option.
for a new shape, and interior, the ipad is just wrong, still an after thought, look at merc AMG. nice wrap around consoles, in effect extended virtual cockpits. nothing beats last diesel SQ5 plus, lets see if new sportback is as good. Was 358bhp and a unreal 700Nm of torque BiTurbo: 33mpg even driven hard in Dynamic.
The Audi naming system is still not as confusing as Volvo. That really is just random letters and numbers. The Q5 Sportback my favourite Coupe SUV in this class. The BMW X4 is also very good
The petrol Q5's make so sense at all, as the economy just isn't there. It would be the SQ5 for me.
I like very much q5+ range lwb but my country ''s road is full of humps and lumps, will the two cars afford?
The RS Q3 Sportback, and the RS5 Sportback both look so good. I’m surprised both the Q4 and the Q5 look better in their normal SUV guise than the Sportback version.
This might be blasphemy but if strictly based on design, I think the Genesis GV70 looks really appealing.
Well, Audi used to market the Audi 50 right through to the Audi 200 so it'll seem familiar to them. Front grille is plain too massive, styling as been lost over horsepower and it could be a Vauxhall Grandland X from the rear.
Same price as my M340i xDrive. Which for me questions who would want one of these. But that’s choice. Subjectivity in the extreme.
Good evening pal, the only thing I notice with a lot of estates and SUV’s lately is the almost unfinished shape once the tailgates are lifted. I first noticed this on the Insignia estate. I think some vehicles look plain ugly with the boot lid up.
They do indeed 😂
How does it compare to the RSQ3 you had ? Different engines but in terms of refinement?
RSQ3 all day long for me 👍
Hi Peter there's too much bright work on the outside and no pan roof which would lift the dark interior.
Indeed 👍
Hi everyone hope all are well and safe and enjoying Memorial Day here in the USA and remembering what Memorial Day is really for! Those who served and those who payed the price for r freedoms.
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Discovery Sport all the way for me over one of these.
You need to drive Macans more often then you might know what a sporty compact SUV can do. Audi lost me when they dropped the V6 petrols from the S4 and Q5
Nice suv 2 Lt. Petrol ⛽️ for me . P.P.
not available in OZ as yet . Wonderful video mate from Oz 🇦🇺🥃.
Thanks bud 👍
Another great review!
Thanks 👍
9:43 I'm glad someone fucking explained it. Been wondering what these numbers meant and couldn't be bothered to find out !!
LOL 😂
Why do cars need to have badges on the back denoting their trim level and power output?
It's a bit like leaving the price tag on your jeans
The rear of the car looks really good but still can't understand the model range of 35, 45 etc ??
Look more closely at the visual put up but nobody really understands it 😂😂
Ye thanks for that Pete but still is a really confusing system 😞
Pete, Just to correct you re the dash and the virtual cockpit, its not google maps maps anymore. The Google earth view was turned off at the end of 2020, and those cars that had it it was lost. It is now Bluesky Maxar maps which can be downloaded via your dealer to certain cars apparently, though mine took 5 months as the dealers don't know there ar*e from there satnavs :)
Thanks for the correction 👍
You’re wrong actually. Yes Audi have stopped featuring Google Earth but only on cars manufactured before 2020. My 20 plate Q5 still has it and and the test car here has it. Check out Audi UK website.
@@chruth1986 Yes you may be correct, but are you sure its Google maps? read the writing across the top of the screen!
@@chruth1986 Look at Petes video 6.45 to 6.50 you can see the writing on the screens saying who's maps they are and there not Google Earths.
It’s Google maps. It says so on the bottom of my screen. The shot that you refer to as far as I can see doesn’t say Google but neither does it show the alleged new provider either. I’m pretty certain that Audi would not issue false information to owners concerning this.
I want so see everybody’s favourite car colours. Mine: Audi’s Merlin Purple
A friend turned up in his new Audi 40 estate, I was impressed until it turned out to be a 2.0 diesel. come on Audi cut out the kidding.
Yes buttons are nice, are manufactures listening?
Happy Memorial Day
I don`t think it had the "Wow" factor for you Pete 🤔
Audi have a job to fix infotainment system in
Hi Peds 👍
Hi Mate 🙋♂️
that screen looks plonked on as an after thought unlike the rsq3
Yep 👍
just realised why they do this, perhaps they expect it to fail so it’s easier to replace 🤔
I really can't get on with the SUV style of vehicle, you need big engines just to give adequate performance, about the only positive is to give smug drivers a superior feeling sitting above other cars, ofc that doesn't really work when almost every other driver has one too. Give me small and fast any day of the week. Also I agree, stuck on ipad displays are ridiculous!!!
I will admit to lacking knowledge but thought exhaust pipes somewhere (snorkel, side, back) were necessary to keep engine gasses and dangerous amounts of carbon monoxide from leaking into your cabin, which long term will kill you. Obviously missing the lesson on eliminating exhaust pipes!
My bad for not making myself clear. There were pipes but the exit was not visible at the back. They face down and exit just behind the rear bumper 👍
The Audi Q5...a good car...it does what you want and is one to buy. However...I am not Trevor and Sheila with a miniature poodle called Jock who wears a plaid raincoat at all times. I don’t belong to a Golf Club and Mrs HQB does not wear St. Michael twinsets. It has a tired image to go with its dated lines now over blinged by Klaus in the weeks before he retired. It is all you need...but why would anybody WANT one...an update on a car about to be pulled very soon.
What does impress me...your coverage....very fair, reasoned and appropriate...but no...it is not for us!!!🙂🙂🙂😃😃
Evening all 👋
Evening Ben! How’s things?Did your comment get deleted again? Seems so.
Hi Ben hope your well
@@francoisg3500 good thank you. Weather has been nice which is always a bonus. Yeah, deleted again. I have no idea why 🤷♂️. You had a good weekend?
@@benhigginson9763 Yeah I had a nice weekend. How was yours?
@@coltoncleveringa8004 good thanks Colton. You well?
Not knowing anything about Audi, I'll choose my next words carefully... When you open the boot, I'm assuming the light clusters end up facing the sky.. I'd be concerned that if I had to open the boot in the dark and for example, needed my hazard lights to warn other road users, or are they in the lower part of the rear? Why haven't Audi integrated some small rear lights into the pillars either side of the boot... Just an observation, which I hope made sense..??!!??
Good spot. Needs something like the Insignia estate 👍
@@PetrolPed In a nut shell, yup..
Is there really space for another slightly smaller suv vehicle? No.
It's a nice looking car, not a big fan of the shape. Think also the "I-pad" should be part of the dash, not like mounted on it. Overal a good looking car but not for me (if I had the money for it 🤣🤣)
Nice scenery! Don't like the car that much. Need space? Buy an estate or a family car. If not, buy a coupé. Still don't understand this evolution to sporty coupé like suv's. Cheers
Hi Pete
Hi 🙋♂️
It’s looking dated with some of the layout and agree the model numbers just don’t make sense
I’m an Audi guy but Audi is way behind with the Q5. It’s such an old platform and not as exciting package as the competitors. Q8 is the real sports suv in my opinion.
They're still doing "stuck on iPads" on dashboards? It's a no from me, Pete.
It's my biggest gripe about Audis. That horrid, after thought, stuck on ipad just looks tacky and cheap. Though, as it's on an Audi, I'd guess it's not 8-((...
It's a no from me too.
I have the Q3 with the MMI integrated into the dash. It looks better, but it’s harder to look at while you’re driving as you have to look down.
Audi does tizzy
I'm out Ped. SUV no no no!
Why get one of these when an A4 Avant will do so much more.
Good question 🤔
Wow, Back to one of your more traditional car reviews, :) What an horrendous screen, what are they thinking? This will be controversial. I think Audi's are really dull on the inside. Apart from the top end cars they do nothing for me. But hey, each to his own and maybe I just haven't been in enough. Anyway takes nothing away from your review. Great as always.
You not wrong mate 👍
This Cotswold village looks like Harry’s neck of the woods
Very close 👍
The slanting roof line should only belong to a proper two door coupe doesn't seem to look right on a four door car and the exterior and interior design looks dated.
I lost count of how many times you said "nice" Pete. For £55k I'd like a bloody great grin on my face not "meh, it's .....adequate".
I’m sorry but these videos are getting too professional now!, child locks disengaged very disappointing 😂😂 joke a side, great review
LOL 😂
Horses for courses. Too many variants of cars now. Not for me but as you said, they’ll sell lots of them.
First impressions 🤔 Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but it looks just like any other SUV on the road to me🤔🤔 obviously because it has an Audi badge ( it is more expensive ) 😊😊😊
Sorry i know looks are subjective but to me it looks horrid the regular q5 is so much nicer!
It might be better IRL, but on video that dashboard interior looks so low rent. £55k car!? Dull, cheap looking vents and buttons, and as you said no where to put a phone which is just unacceptable. Others have said what needs to be said about that screen. Most BMWs and Mercedes are a cut above this effort (in different ways), and even Jaguar's latest interiors are so much more imaginative and engaging.
Not for me Peter, even by Duster standards that ugly!
Bling? It look like a Tart!
Me too would prefer either the old SUV or else an Estate
New Jaguar F Pace any day! Wouldn’t even give the Q5 time to watch this video of any Q5 let alone a what, fastback!?! 😂🤣.. JLR all the way 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
All the way?
Well... Part of the way until it breaks down, then towed back to the garage for repairs.
Its does feel like there is an Audi on the channel every other week, sorry.
2 Audis in 3 months 🤷♂️
@@PetrolPed I was looking back further, just to much Audi content for my liking, but you cant please everyone right !
I don't like modern Audis (or most of their drivers) but Ped could review every modern Audi in one video & I'd still sit there & enjoy it.
He does a lot of stuff on Minis too. There's no way I could fit my wheelchair in a Mini & still expect to carry passengers but I enjoy the videos all the same.
Nope the new SQ5 has the worst fake exhaust
What a ugly looking thing that vehicle is. Just like all the audis of the past 10 years. This is from a former owner of the legendary UR Quattro
They've ruined it.
Quick! Add a comment! Be one of the first! Not a nice looker in my opinion.
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Why do Audi still persist with that horrid, after thought, stuck on iPad that looks so tacky and cheap?
Apart from that, just looks like 90% of other Audis. Which isn't bad.