Polestar 5 vs Audi Sq6 E-Tron

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Polestar 5
Polestar 5

$171,100 - $193,100

2026 price

Audi Sq6 E-Tron
Audi Sq6 E-Tron

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2025 price

Summary

2026 Polestar 5
2025 Audi Sq6 E-Tron
Safety Rating

Electric motor type
Permanent Magnet
Electric motor type
Permanent Magnet
Vehicle type
Battery Electric
Vehicle type
Battery Electric
Electric range
670 km
Electric range
598 km
Energy consumption
17.6 kWh/100km

18.5 kWh/100km
Battery capacity
112.00 kWh

94.90 kWh
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Screen-heavy minimalism isn’t practical while driving
  • Too much glossy piano black
  • Big turning circle

  • Not super fun for an S badge
  • A couple of tech gremlins
  • Significant price jump from other grades
2026 Polestar 5 Summary

It’s finally here.

The Polestar 5 electric grand tourer (GT) has officially launched in Australia six years after the original Precept concept was revealed.

Thankfully many of the concept’s design cues have carried over to the production model and it continues Polestar’s history of offering GT cars - its first was the limited-production Polestar 1 which was only sold in left-hand-drive markets.

Like all current Polestars, the Polestar 5 is all-electric and competes against the likes of the Porsche Taycan and Audi e-tron GT.

We’ve already driven the Polestar 5 overseas, but this is the first time we’re experiencing it on local soil. Read on to see how it fares.

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2025 Audi Sq6 E-Tron 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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