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Audi Q5 vs BMW X4

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Audi Q5
Audi Q5

$67,900 - $114,600

2024 price

BMW X4
BMW X4

$79,999 - $144,000

2022 price

Summary

2024 Audi Q5
2022 BMW X4
Safety Rating

Engine Type

Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
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Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
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7.9L/100km (combined)
Seating
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5
Dislikes
  • Loses cargo space over petrol models
  • Cabin starting to date
  • Driving range can’t match Lexus

  • Cabin size
  • Restricted visibility
  • Boot design
2024 Audi Q5 Summary

Audi has had a mixed history with plug-in hybrids (PHEV) in Australia. Under its ‘e-tron’ banner it has launched PHEV versions of the previous A3 hatch, and the Q7 SUV, with limited success.

But the German marque believes the time is right to add plug-in power to one of its most popular models - the Q5 mid-size SUV.

With decent driving range and a packed standard features list, Audi is not messing around. But how does it stack up value wise against the already popular BMW X3 and Volvo XC60 PHEVs?

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2022 BMW X4 Summary

Look, personally I found it amusingly weird when German car companies started sloping the roofs on sedans and calling them “coupes”, despite the fact that they had four doors. Their ability to imagine segments, and find buyers in them, that have no reason to exist is almost something to admire.

But turning SUVs, like the already very capable X3, into coupes? Frankly, it’s like turning an ass into an elbow. Lower the roof to reduce headroom and shrink the boot? Why? Because it will look so sexy people won’t be able to resist it. That’s BMW’s approach with the X4 and, somehow, it seems to work.

And, to be fair, sporty SUVs are not a BMW thing: the Range Rover Evoque, Audi Q5 Sportback, and Mercedes-AMG’s range of GLC Coupé models have all taken off, each contributing toward an unlikely trend that doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon. 

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