When you get to be as popular as Doug, you lose the inhibition of rolling out of bed, throwing clothes on & making a video without caring about your hair.
That is why a reviewer must do their homework. Those exhausts are because people complained of having soot on bumper. Now they are still less expensive vs. competition and they let you option the exhaust. It's more options. Options are good.
I prefer the supercharger from the 1st gen than this current one. As per Audi, apparently they switched to turbo for the mild hybrid system because the supercharger doesn't perform well. Luckily I landed myself the last gen of Q7 supercharger setup -essentially same engine just not sport tuned as this current SQ5 but have all the tech from an A8.It'll be faster than that SQ5 once I have the ECU remapped a few months from now 😉
they went through all the trouble of making a second set of brake lights that switch over when you open the trunk just so they could make the taillights look the way they wanted, but they couldnt give real exhaust tips?
If the exhaust is going to be fake I rather take these because they aren’t the obvious fake ones from previous years plus I’ve seen most people who have real chrome tipped exhausts but never clean them
This seems overpriced. Faux exhaust, single screen, inferior power (compared to competitors), cramped leg space, no navigation. $65K is too big an ask for this entry-level performance wagon.
Thanks for the review. It is very annoying when reviewers talk about (and show) the leg room and head room in the second row WITHOUT letting the viewers know your height. 2 inches of head room space means nothing to me if I don't know how tall you are. 🙂
one thing id like reviewers to mention is this car isnt fully loaded. my SQ5 has real exhaust tips. Its an option which is i admit stupid, but they have it. also cooling seats is an option. the rating he mentioned that when its not in this car but can be so why?
This car is horrible. Ooooh, red brake calipers. Derp. It has black rocker panels to make it look less like the bloated slug that it is. Fake exhaust pipes… why not put fake big-bore smoke stacks on the roof too? Cabin space is about the equivalent of a Golf, with the only advantage being somewhat more storage in the trunk (and if you're crazy enough to buy the sportback version, you lose most of that leaving you with almost the same storage space as a Golf). The price is insane, and being an Audi, this thing will be a mechanical write-off after 100,000 miles. Resale value will be in the toilet almost immediately.
This is a cynical marketing exercise designed to separate accidentally-wealthy Americans from their money.
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Can you please review the first gen
I am pretty sure the car owner will never let you preview another car they will ever own, LOL. You just put them to shame.
I was starting to consider this vehicle until the fake exhaust tips. I'm also not a fan of the touch screen placement on top of the vents…
I’m falling asleep listening to you sorry
Fake pipes is a deal breaker for me
When you get to be as popular as Doug, you lose the inhibition of rolling out of bed, throwing clothes on & making a video without caring about your hair.
That is why a reviewer must do their homework. Those exhausts are because people complained of having soot on bumper. Now they are still less expensive vs. competition and they let you option the exhaust. It's more options. Options are good.
imagine paying this much for a car and the exhaust is like a Toyota corrolla. WOW
Update. 2022 SQ5 model with S sport package has the real sports exhaust
R u fr with the exhaust? like this has to be a joke, honestly disappointing coming from a LUXURY german car brand
As an Audi owner and fan, the fake exhaust is absolutely punishable by death
So much gray. Interior is dog shit for $65k
When you put any year Sq5 or RSQ5 on lowering springs or fully adjustable suspension, they look like RS6 wagons. (Just slightly taller)
I prefer the supercharger from the 1st gen than this current one. As per Audi, apparently they switched to turbo for the mild hybrid system because the supercharger doesn't perform well. Luckily I landed myself the last gen of Q7 supercharger setup -essentially same engine just not sport tuned as this current SQ5 but have all the tech from an A8.It'll be faster than that SQ5 once I have the ECU remapped a few months from now 😉
Audi, how can you put 4 fake exhausts but no navigation in a 65K$ car?! That’s pretty embarrassing!!
When that second set of brake lights is on there are no high mounted brake lights. I thought those were required but I must be mistaken.
they went through all the trouble of making a second set of brake lights that switch over when you open the trunk just so they could make the taillights look the way they wanted, but they couldnt give real exhaust tips?
I have an S3..have owned 6 Audis previously including 2 S4s and an RSQ3..wanna get da 2021 Edition..appropriate family performance SUV
15:43 and 17:30 , You can solve that problem by going APR Stage 2 Plus Ultra, 541 Hp and 700 Torque, by creating a makeshift RSQ5 with the tune
Can you use the Apple Car Play or Android Auto navigation system in the gauge screen ?
go a year or two older and just get a Macan
Lost me at fake exhausts
Why doesn’t this man comb his hair and dress like an adult?
Whoever at Audi allowed fake exhausts should be fired and never allowed back in the automotive industry.
Makes their cars look like cheap fake garbage.
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6:42 which, in my opinion, is a good thing, unlike some of the others, BMW especially.
It looked so much like the S3 hatchback from the thumbnail.
Who uses the infotainment navigation system? lmao. If you can afford a $60k car, chances are you can afford an iOS or Android device……
My sq5 does have quad exhausts they aren’t dummies
1. Alloy Wheels , Skirts and Fake Exhausts , Brake Lights & Turn Signal , Plastic Fender , Radar Sensor And Front Grill
The hybrid version is almost identical except way cooler.
If the exhaust is going to be fake I rather take these because they aren’t the obvious fake ones from previous years plus I’ve seen most people who have real chrome tipped exhausts but never clean them
This seems overpriced. Faux exhaust, single screen, inferior power (compared to competitors), cramped leg space, no navigation. $65K is too big an ask for this entry-level performance wagon.
I like Doug DeMuro's way of explanation. AAA+ for him.
stupid candle that needs more than 350 horses 70% of cars in America is a maximum of 200 horses all above that 300 and more is an exaggeration
Thanks for the review. It is very annoying when reviewers talk about (and show) the leg room and head room in the second row WITHOUT letting the viewers know your height. 2 inches of head room space means nothing to me if I don't know how tall you are. 🙂
Apparently fake exhaust tips are the biggest problem the world is facing.
one thing id like reviewers to mention is this car isnt fully loaded. my SQ5 has real exhaust tips. Its an option which is i admit stupid, but they have it. also cooling seats is an option. the rating he mentioned that when its not in this car but can be so why?
PICK ONE: Charge your phone… or charge your body with caffeine. You just can't do both at the same time.
Stopped watching at 4 minute mark once the fake dual exhausts were revealed. Seriously Audi?
This car is horrible. Ooooh, red brake calipers. Derp. It has black rocker panels to make it look less like the bloated slug that it is. Fake exhaust pipes… why not put fake big-bore smoke stacks on the roof too? Cabin space is about the equivalent of a Golf, with the only advantage being somewhat more storage in the trunk (and if you're crazy enough to buy the sportback version, you lose most of that leaving you with almost the same storage space as a Golf). The price is insane, and being an Audi, this thing will be a mechanical write-off after 100,000 miles. Resale value will be in the toilet almost immediately.
This is a cynical marketing exercise designed to separate accidentally-wealthy Americans from their money.
New Genesis GV70 is going to hurt it..
Audi makes you subscribe to Nav for the screen. Lame..