Audi revealed the Q5 Sportback and SQ5 Sportback late in 2020, and at present Audi tells us how a lot the pair will price. For the privilege of getting a slipperier form (and fewer cargo house), you’ll pay an additional $4,500 over the extra normal-shaped Q5. Meaning the Q5 Sportback’s base worth is $48,895, together with the $1,095 vacation spot cost. Our comparability is between 45 TFSI fashions within the base Premium trim.
The hole in worth between Premium Plus and Status trims isn’t as huge, at $2,900 and $2,500 respectively.
Audi doesn’t supply a plug-in hybrid model of the Sportback because it does in the usual Q5. You may get an SQ5 Sportback, although. This upgrades the two.0-liter turbo-four to a 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 with 349 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque, permitting you to tear to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds. The bottom worth goes as much as $57,195, which is $3,200 over an everyday SQ5. In its prime Status trim, an SQ5 will run you as a lot as $65,795.
The compact coupe crossover aggressive set nonetheless isn’t that enormous, however it’s rising significantly this yr with the introduction of the Audi and Infiniti QX55. Each the BMW X4 and Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe proceed, and each are priced increased than the Audi. The X4 begins at $52,595, and the GLC Coupe at $52,700. The extra highly effective M Sport and AMG 43 variants are additionally costlier than the SQ5 Sportback.
Each Q5 Sportback variants ought to be arriving at Audi sellers in mid 2021. If you wish to learn what we consider the non-coupified (and up to date for 2021) Audi Q5, try our first-drive evaluate right here.
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