2025 Audi Q5 & SQ5 Summary Points
- Optional Convenience Plus package offers unique wheel designs, all-season tires, a panoramic sunroof, driver’s seat memory, and auto-dimming and power-folding exterior mirrors with memory.
- “The Audi Q5 has been our most successful and most important SUV model in the midsize class for more than 15 years,” said Gernot Döllner, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG. “The new edition is a further development of its proven characteristics.”
2025 Audi Q5 & SQ5 Powertrain
The standard engine for the 2025 Audi Q5 is the 40 TFSI quattro, a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 201 horsepower and 236 lb-ft. of torque. The zero to 60 time is 6.8 seconds, with a top speed of 130 mph.
The 45 TFSI quattro is also a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine but with 261 horsepower and 273 lb-ft. of torque. Its zero to 60 time is 5.7 seconds, although its top speed of 130 mph is the same as the 40 TFSI quattro.
Meanwhile, the 2025 Audi SQ5 is standard with a turbocharged 3.0-liter TFSI V6, creating 349 horsepower and 369 lb-ft. of torque (the twin-scroll turbocharger is located inside the V of the engine). The V6 connects to an eight-speed Tiptronic transmission and a quattro all-wheel drive system.
Athletic Silhouette
The 2025 Audi Q5’s more purposeful exterior design is only a slight, not a radical, departure from the familiar shape of the brand’s popular crossover, which launched in 2008.
“All the defining design elements are positioned one level higher than in the predecessor model,” said Audi in its press release to highlight the specific design changes of the all-new Q5 and SQ5.
The shoulder line is slightly higher and connects the front and rear lights, which makes the SUV appear longer, according to Audi. The signature Singleframe grille sits higher in the front, too, and there are wide-opening, functional air curtains on both sides of the grille to complete the SUV’s more aggressive look. The Q5 has 18 to 20-inch wheels wrapped in run-flat all-season tires, while the SQ5 has 20 or 21-inch wheels.
The rear design is typical of an Audi, with a clean profile and subtle hints of athleticism, like a three-dimensional light strip and an integrated rear diffuser. The Q5 has dual rectangular exhaust tips, while the SQ5 has a pair of twin round tailpipes.
Lighting Technologies
Debuting for the 2025 Audi Q5 is a projection light in the spoiler above the rear window, which is Audi’s modern interpretation of a third brake light. It projects a graphic in the upper rear window area when braking, a neat feature that increases the brake light visibility.
However, Audi didn’t clarify if the projector spoiler light would make it to U.S.-bound Q5s and SQ5s, although it did say that other cool lighting features like adaptive matrix LED headlights, car-to-X communication, and active digital light signatures (which are available in Europe) are not available in the United States due to regulations.
Instead, 2025 Q5 and SQ5 models receive LED headlights and taillights with up to eight customizable lighting signatures. “In the Audi Q5, we design not only the shape of the light in a series-production vehicle, but its entire movement,” said Cesar Muntada, Audi’s head of lighting design.
Digital Stage Dashboard
New to the 2025 Q5 and SQ5 is what Audi calls a Digital Stage via the MMI panoramic display screens. The driver has an 11.9-inch Audi virtual cockpit, while the center touchscreen is a 14.5-inch MMI display powered by Android Automotive OS. The fully-networked digital interior features an Audi assistant with AI learning support.
Optional is a 10.9-inch display for the front passenger with a privacy mode and shutter technology, enabling the user to interact with the infotainment screen without distracting the driver. The Q5 has an optional heads-up display (HUD) with configurable displays for media, navigation, driver assistance, and more.
Unique to the Audi Q5 is a dynamic interaction light that wraps around the dashboard and the doors. It provides ambient lighting and supports how the occupants interact with the vehicle, like displaying a welcome function or lighting up when locking or unlocking the doors.
Cargo Capacity & Interior Storage
The 2025 Audi Q5 and SQ5 will offer a larger storage compartment under the center armrest compared to the previous model and other smaller storage areas for everyday items.
An inductive and cooled wireless phone charging tray with 15 watts of power is standard for the front center console, along with two front USB-C ports and another two in the rear.
Other noteworthy interior elements include a fully adjustable second-row seat to deliver more legroom or increase the cargo capacity. Audi said the Q5 delivers up to 52 cubic feet of storage room (depending on trim variant) with the rear seats folded.
Driver Assistance Systems
The 2025 Audi Q5 will debut with adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, a rear parking aid, and an attention and drowsiness assistant. The optional Active Front Assist system combines front emergency brake assist, evasion assist, turn assist, and front cross traffic assist.
2025 Audi Q5 & SQ5 Starting MSRP
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Alvin Reyes is an Automoblog feature columnist and an expert in sports and performance cars. He studied civil aviation, aeronautics, and accountancy in his younger years and is still very much smitten to his former Lancer GSR and Galant SS. He also likes fried chicken, music, and herbal medicine.
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