Audi SQ2 vs Fiat 500X
What's the difference?

Audi SQ2

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2021 price

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Fiat 500X

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2019 price

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Summary

2021 Audi SQ2

2019 Fiat 500X

By Laura Berry

By Peter Anderson

Safety Rating

Engine Type

Turbo 4, 2.0L

Turbo 4, 1.4L

Fuel Type

Premium Unleaded Petrol

Fuel Efficiency

7.0L/100km (combined)

5.7L/100km (combined)

Seating

Likes

Good value
SQ2 has great performance
Angular looks

Fun looks
Good interior
Great safety package

Dislikes

Cabin feels old
Could have more standard safety tech
Rear legroom limited

Iffy transmission
Oddball ride
Slow

2021 Audi SQ2 Summary

Audi’s littlest and most affordable SUV, the Q2, has been updated with new looks and tech, but something else has snuck in with it. Or should I say roared in? It’s the SQ2, with a whopping 300 horsepower and a snarling bark.

So, this review has something for everybody. It’s for those who want to know what’s new for the Q2 in this latest update - those thinking of buying a cool-looking little SUV from Audi - and for those who want to wake their neighbours up and frighten their friends.

Ready? Let’s go.

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2019 Fiat 500X Summary

Fiat's indomitable 500 is one of the great survivors - not even VW's recently deceased New Beetle could keep riding the nostalgia wave, partly because it made itself just that little bit out-of-touch by not being a car anyone can buy. The 500 avoided that, particularly in its home market, and is still going strong.

Fiat added the 500X compact SUV a few years ago and at first I thought it was a daft idea. It's a polarising car, partly because some people complain it's capitalising on the 500's history. Well, duh. It's worked out well for Mini, so why not?

I've driven one every year for the last couple so I was keen to see what's up and whether it's still one of the weirdest cars on the road.

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Deep dive comparison

2021 Audi SQ2 2019 Fiat 500X

Verdict

The Q2 is good value and great to drive – especially the SQ2. The exterior looks new, but the cabin feels older than the larger Q3, and most other Audi models.

More standard advanced safety tech would make the Q2 even more appealing, as would a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. While we’re at it, a hybrid variant would make enormous sense.

So, a great car, but Audi could offer more to make it an even better proposition for buyers.

Verdict

The 500X is a fun-looking alternative to the various options available from everyone else and is - overall - better to drive than its Renegade twin.

It packs a very good safety package which you can't ignore but does lose points on the warranty and servicing regime. But it's also built to take four adults in comfort, which not every car in the segment can boast.

Audi SQ2 vs Fiat 500X What's the difference?

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Audi SQ2 vs Fiat 500X
What's the difference?