2019 Audi Q8 vs BMW X5

What's the difference?

The Audi Q8 is a big luxury SUV that is aimed at people who just don’t need a seven-seater, and are more focused on style than outright practicality.

It’s essentially a competitor to the likes of the BMW X6 and Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, though the design of the Q8 isn’t as exaggeratedly swoopy as those two. In fact, you might prefer to consider how it lines up against a Range Rover Sport.

Styling is one (very subjective) thing, but how does this new entrant into the luxury SUV class stack up in terms of the way it drives, its plushness and its value for money?

Let’s find out.

The new fourth-generation BMW X5 is a bit predictable.

You guessed it - this new 2019 BMW X5 is bigger, has more technology, and has more of a focus on luxury than any version that has come before it.

And of course BMW thinks it'll be a success story in Australia, because more than 55,000 X5s have been sold here since the original model launched in 2001.

So what's the new one like? We've got the entry-level xDrive30d version here to find out.