TDI vs SQ5
07-21-2014, 07:12 AM
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I went for the TDI and have no regrets - as another poster said - it's not my fun car though. I have a Miata for hooligan activities. The TDI is really amazing on the road - it just eats miles and returns ridiculous MPG with passing power that rarely ever needs a downshift.
But I always have the family car, so I'm probably just easier to please on the "fun" scale. 
Fits the family, can carry a decent bit of stuff, and I can tear around town pretty well (there's faster cars out there, but I wouldn't be able to actually use anything more other than at the track, so it's not much of a loss for me). Everyone's different though. 
I can't resist chiming in on this. Let me firstly say that, if I had a choice of the row SQ5, i.e., the biturbo TDI, I would jump at it. However, the US spec SQ5 is a pretty darn good alternative. Yes we give up plenty of low end grunt but that 354bhp feels pretty good to me.
Who is to say what is real? The only compromise that I'm aware of is the ride height which probably makes a difference if you're driving at the limit but, in the driving that I do, it's very stable and comfortably firm. Yes I would prefer the looks if it were 1.3" or so lower but I still love driving it every time I get in it.
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Who is to say what is real? The only compromise that I'm aware of is the ride height which probably makes a difference if you're driving at the limit but, in the driving that I do, it's very stable and comfortably firm. Yes I would prefer the looks if it were 1.3" or so lower but I still love driving it every time I get in it.
Steve
I'd love to see us getting TDI S models here (like that RS5 TDI concept, anyone?), but consumers here still aren't necessarily on board enough with diesel yet and it sounds like the TDI SQ5 wasn't going to meet emissions here anyway so they couldn't bring it to NA without some amount of redesign as it was. So petrol SQ5 or nothing? I think the souped-up 3.0T isn't such a bad option.
07-21-2014, 10:15 AM
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Facts are facts, the US SQ5 does not come with the original SQ5 team engineered suspension. Ride height is changed to comply with US regulations. This is not a matter of opinion. If you want an opinion, how about Audi themselves talking about lower center of gravity for better handling in their own press releases?
For me, that combined with also not getting the SQ5 diesel were factors in my personal decision, as I posted my opinion and mine alone.
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07-21-2014, 04:12 PM
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07-22-2014, 07:21 AM
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But of course if you've got the S bug then "close" isn't necessarily close enough, and if you don't really care about range or fuel costs, and if you want access to the things the S gets that you can't get on the regular Q5, then it may be worth the extra to step up ($69/mo lease, plus whatever the difference in fuel costs, plus any difference in resale value at the end -- TDIs traditionally hold value extremely well, but I think S models do too).
2 years, 10k per year
56% for TDI
54% for SQ5 and Q5 2.0T/3.0T
4 years, 15k per year
39% for TDI
37% for SQ5 and Q5 2.0T/3.0T
07-22-2014, 07:13 PM
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I checked residial values on audi.ca...
2 years, 10k per year
56% for TDI
54% for SQ5 and Q5 2.0T/3.0T
4 years, 15k per year
39% for TDI
37% for SQ5 and Q5 2.0T/3.0T
2 years, 10k per year
56% for TDI
54% for SQ5 and Q5 2.0T/3.0T
4 years, 15k per year
39% for TDI
37% for SQ5 and Q5 2.0T/3.0T
I'd say Q5 family gets 45-50% after 4 years no ?
07-23-2014, 10:53 AM
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Chuck, for 4 years we are looking at 100,000~11000km, half price from brand new Q5, i would buy that... firmly price
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