Audi SQ5 Sportback review: the fast diesel SUV with the fake
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Is this that car with the fake exhausts? Got it in one. From a distance the SQ5 Sportback appears to have a glorious set of quad tailpipes. But get right up close, or follow one at night, and it soon becomes clear those lovely chrome tips are just bits of trim glued to the rear bumper. Not surprising, then, that the SQ5’s engine note is faked too. Into the cabin and out the back is piped a burbly baritone that can’t quite mask the sound of the 3.0-litre turbodiesel under the bonnet.
Fake pipes and engine note aside, could you live with this coupe-fied fast Audi?
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2021 Audi SQ5 review
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Driven: 2022 Audi SQ5 Sportback TDI: The Beautiful Sovereign - autoevolution
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Audi SQ5 Sportback: long-term test review
2016 Audi SQ5 3.0 TDI Quattro Review - Drive
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2020 Audi SQ5 Review & Ratings
2022 Audi SQ5 Sportback TDI review - Drive
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Audi SQ5 Sportback: long-term test review
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2017 Audi SQ5 quick review
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Audi SQ5 TDI Sportback 2021 review: is it better with a diesel engine?
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SQ5 Sportback, about 20 minutes into ownership : r/Audi