2020 Audi SQ5 vs 2021

What's the difference?

Do you know what the best thing is about the Audi SQ5? It’s not complicated – there’s only one type.

Actually, that’s not true, there are two - the petrol, which was tested in this review, and a diesel, which is coming soon. No, the best thing about the SQ5 is how fast it is. Hmm… Okay, look it’s not actually as quick as some of its rivals. But still. Quick.

So, it must be its practicality then – that’s the best thing… although there’s not a whole stack of legroom in the back.

So what about the thousands of dollars of extra equipment added in the 2019 update? That could be it. Or perhaps it was just the colour of the one we drove that was the best thing.

Look, I’ll let you decide what the best things are about the Audi SQ5, because they're all covered in the review below. Take your pick.

Audi makes some mind-blowing cars. There’s the R8 which comes up to my knees and has a V10, or the RS6 wagon which is like a missile with generous boot space. The model, however, most Audi buyers purchase is the Q5.

It’s a mid-sized SUV, which means it’s basically the shopping trolley in the carmaker’s range. But like all things Audi, there’s a performance version, and that’s the SQ5. Audi launched its updated Q5 mid-sized SUV a couple of months ago and now the revised sporty SQ5 has thundered in.