Audi Q5 vs Audi Q8

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Audi Q5
Audi Q5

$84,500 - $100,400

2026 price

Audi Q8
Audi Q8

2025 price

Summary

2026 Audi Q5
2025 Audi Q8
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Turbo V6, 3.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
5.7L/100km (combined)

2.6L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Still manages to remind you its a base-grade
  • Rear seat & boot space on smaller side
  • Steering assist tends to overcorrect

  • High price tag is hard to justify
  • Lacks clever storage options
  • Small boot compared to siblings
2026 Audi Q5 Summary

Audi’s latest Q5 Sportback brings mild-hybrid power, updated underpinnings, more technology and a genuinely impressive interior glow-up. 

It’s clearly aimed at buyers drawn to a more athletic take on the mid-size SUV, where style plays a bigger role than outright practicality. We're testing the base petrol spec to see how it sits alongside the BMW X4 xDrive20i, Genesis GV70 2.5T and Mercedes-Benz GLC300 Coupe.

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2025 Audi Q8 Summary

The Audi Q8 has had a mid-life upgrade and it brings a few minor tweaks to the design, technology and equipment.

Plug-in hybrids tend to rank a little lower on my excitement scale when it comes to available powertrains because I usually find the constant charging inconvenient.

However, the electric driving range of the 60 TSFIe quattro S Line grade has been bolstered by 27km, increasing it to 74km overall.

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