Audi Q6 vs Audi Q5

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Audi Q6
Audi Q6

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2025 price

Audi Q5
Audi Q5

$82,500 - $100,400

2026 price

Summary

2025 Audi Q6
2026 Audi Q5
Safety Rating

Electric motor type
Permanent Magnet

Turbo 4, 2.0L
Vehicle type
Battery Electric

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Electric range
598 km

5.7L/100km (combined)
Energy consumption
18.5 kWh/100km

Battery capacity
94.90 kWh

Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Not super fun for an S badge
  • A couple of tech gremlins
  • Significant price jump from other grades

  • Still manages to remind you its a base-grade
  • Rear seat & boot space on smaller side
  • Steering assist tends to overcorrect
2025 Audi Q6 Summary

Sharing the same Volkswagen Group PPE platform as its main rival, the Porsche Macan 4S, the newly launched Audi SQ6 e-tron has promised both efficiency and performance.

Is it a combination that can be achieved in real life? My family of three have been testing it out this week to find out for you.

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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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