2022 Audi Q5 vs Porsche Macan

What's the difference?

Audi’s new Q5 35 TDI joins the company’s local line-up at a crucial time. Fuel prices are sky-high so, in light of that, any potential savings a vehicle may yield in its day-to-day operation only serve to further bolster its appeal more than anything else at the moment.

The limited edition Q5 35 TDI is, Audi reckons, the most fuel-efficient diesel SUV on offer in the Australian market with a combined fuel consumption of 4.8L/100km and a theoretical driving range of more than 1400km – but, as always, we prefer to real-word test any car makers’ claims for ourselves, rather than merely take them at face value.

So, what’s the new Q5 like? 

Read on.

It’s been a long, long - long - time since Porsche was simply the 911 company. The Cayenne put an end to that, and so did the Taycan, both of which have comprehensively out-sold that icon of German performance in Australia this year.

But if you’re looking for the model that really matters to Porsche in the modern era, it’s this one, the just-updated Macan, which outsells its nearest sibling by a factor of two to one in this market.

So yes, it’s important to Porsche. Which is why a heap of work has been done here to make this updated version more powerful and tech-savvy. There are new engines, new equipment and more performance, as well as an updated new look.

So can Porsche still Porsche-ify an SUV? Let's find out.