I’ve owned one for a year. It’s saved me tons of $$ on gas, as most of my trips are less than 25 miles round trip! It’s also VERY fast, comfortable, and good looking.

Great review - thank you. Also good to see the TCO table, but did you include the cost of charging?

How will it not save you money? It’s priced similarly to the SQ5, which it can also perform like (with a full charge); that’s the Audi to which it should be compared…not the base Q5. Most of my daily driving is within the limited range of this Q5 in EV mode, and it gets better fuel economy than my 2018 SQ5 when it’s operating in hybrid mode. It’s on the short list for my next vehicle.

Great review - thanks for sharing! Q: The financial analysis of not breaking even for approx. 10 years, I presume is based on buying this vehicle new? Assuming that is starting point, is it then fair to say that if you picked up a used Q5 for say, $20K below retail/sticker with approx. 15K - 20K miles, would it then make more economic sense?

Tests have proven this thing can go 60km pure electric up to over 100km/h. I cant figure out how it wont save you money?

Does that mean it's actually got the ea888?

I would be concerned about battery life. Such a small battery with such a small range means that you're constantly going to be discharging and fully re-charging the battery to get the best out of the system. With only 55km of EV range that means most users will have to fully charge the car daily, and possibly at work as well if they want to make the most of fuel saving. Far better to just bite the bullet and go full EV and charge once a week, as you know the battery is going to last longer. Also, if you're going to commute on battery power, then you're carrying the weight of the unused ICE system. It just seems like a lot of money for something that's basically a compromise, like all PHEVs it doesn't really exceed at being an EV or an ICE platform. Would love to see a review of the Q5 Etron.

Bigger screens is just a negative thing anyway. I hate them, get reflections in them, fingermarks, scratches.

SQ5 all day long

A lot of $$$$ for virtually no saving. My current diesel car is far more efficient than the PHEV Audi. The payback period on the Q5 PHEV will be a good decade plus

@PH-kl5qq

11 ай бұрын

Potentially good option for people leasing as save fbt

@mryizhao

11 ай бұрын

@@PH-kl5qqFBT savings for EV/PHEV cars under $89k, otherwise it’s pretty small.

@davidperry3531

11 ай бұрын

At least 15 years for pay back and then who knows what state the battery would be. Road tax in Victoria and probably other states to follow makes this financially unviable. Buy a 35 TDI instead.

@Pelinas

11 ай бұрын

I don't think so, I work 2 miles from my house, charge my car every another day, i didn't put any gas in my car for few months

@Coastmac2001

11 ай бұрын

@@Pelinas depends on where you are. In Aust this variant is far more expensive than the FWD 35Tdi or AWD 40 Tdi which combined account for over 70% of Q5 Sales in Australia . My other brand diesel car gets over 1200km to a tank . Uses about 4.5l/100km on the open road . Most PHEV/Hybrid petrol vehicles are only at their most efficient on city cycles. This one seems less efficient than many other brands. Running one of these 4500km from Sydney to Perth , or 3800km from Adelaide to Darwin won't save you much If any $$$$. The diesel Q5 over the longer term will offer substantial savings over the Q5 PHEV.

First!

Interior outdated

Tesla Y looks a lot cheaper

@Tabac-en-paris

11 ай бұрын

But that’s not a hybrid so pointless comparison

You cannot name this car as 'PHEV', that is a Mitsubishi thing. To name this hybrid as 'PHEV' is so unprofessional.

@tarponpoint6602

9 күн бұрын

meh... PHEV is not a brand name dependent term, at least not in the US. The US Department of Energy uses the term PHEV to designate plug in hybrid electric vehicles: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) use batteries to power an electric motor, as well as another fuel, such as gasoline or diesel, to power an internal combustion engine or other propulsion source. PHEVs can charge their batteries through charging equipment and regenerative braking.