Audi Q5 review

In the UK, prices for the Q5 SUV start at £49,980 for the entry-level Sport trim and a petrol engine. The same trim with a diesel is £51,630. Standard kit includes 19-inch wheels, LED lights and a ‘comfort’ suspension setup that we’re yet to try.

You’ll also get heated front seats trimmed in leather, three-zone climate control, adaptive cruise control and a 360-degree parking display with Park Assist Plus tech. If you want the Sportback in the same spec, that’ll be £52,480 for the petrol and £54,130 for the diesel.

The next step up the ladder is S Line trim, which adds a sharper suspension setup, 20-inch wheels and a sporty bodykit with black trim. You get S Line badges on the front wings too in order to try and fool just one person into thinking you’ve bought the V6 SQ5. All of that will cost an additional £2,600 no matter which body style or engine you’ve decided on.

Top of the tree is the Edition 1, which retains the sporty suspension setup and the styling of the S Line trim but adds 21-inch wheels, fancy Matrix LED headlights, more active safety tech, sports seats and that 10.9-inch passenger display. Add another £4,200 onto the price of an S Line car for the pleasure.

Options include the aforementioned adaptive air suspension (£1,725), a panoramic glass roof (£1,600) and a folding towbar (£1,555). Oh, and that Sound & Vision Pack (£2,195) which adds the head-up display, Bang & Olufsen sound system and higher capacity USB ports to rapid charge your devices.

Probably also worth pointing out here that the Sakhir Gold paint finish really isn’t cheap. In fact, it’ll set you back £1,495. Ouch. Perhaps save some cash and spend £750 on that lovely District Green.

In terms of running costs, Audi reckons you'll be able to get up to 40.4mpg from the petrol and 47.1mpg from the diesel (if you go for Sport trims with the smallest wheels), and based on how often the hybrid system is able to kill the combustion engines, we reckon those figures are entirely achievable.