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Post by ScotMac »

I really like a lot of the Q5's, some even look better than some Macans :shock: :shock: :shock: but I just find the interior to be rather uninspiring.

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We have one of each, the Q5 is our 2nd and at nearly 6 years old, it has proven pretty faultless as a comfortable, useful family car.

The Macan is a nicer place to sit and the drive is more engaging, but at nigh on 50% more expensive, I would expect it to be?
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When I was looking at the Macan I configured a Q5 to a similar spec. I maybe wrong but I seem to remember that it came out about the same - or a least not far away enough. And I simply couldn’t ignore that extra something that the Macan had to offer.
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Post by Wing Commander »

Agreed. The Macan does cost a bit more, but not 50% more, if comparing similar models.

Mind you, there's a recent group road test on here where a £50k SQ5 was compared to a £70k (rough figures) Macan Turbo PP. And even there, with a top of the range Macan compared to a 'lesser' Q5, the differential was 'only' around 40%, but not comparing apples with apples. :geek:
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I meant 50% between our 2 cars, £65k vs £42k, but as said, one is a 2.0 tdi the other a 3.0 tdi and a 6 year age gap, so not really like for like? Haven't priced up a Q5 recently TBH?
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Post by Mike and his Macan »

Yesterday I configured a new sQ 5 petrol . It came to a fraction under 59k this including pan roof , air , hud, matrix headlights,metallic paint. 21 inch wheels and a few extra bits. A similar Specification Gts is around 66k .. so only 7/8k difference between the two.
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Mike and his Macan wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2017 12:11 pm Yesterday I configured a new sQ 5 petrol . It came to a fraction under 59k this including pan roof , air , hud, matrix headlights,metallic paint. 21 inch wheels and a few extra bits. A similar Specification Gts is around 66k .. so only 7/8k difference between the two.
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Mike and his Macan wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2017 12:11 pm Yesterday I configured a new sQ 5 petrol . It came to a fraction under 59k this including pan roof , air , hud, matrix headlights,metallic paint. 21 inch wheels and a few extra bits. A similar Specification Gts is around 66k .. so only 7/8k difference between the two.

Then add in a 10% or more discount on the SQ5 (via DTD et al) and the real world difference would be more like £15k
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Post by Dandock »

jk88 wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:09 pm
Mike and his Macan wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2017 12:11 pm Yesterday I configured a new sQ 5 petrol . It came to a fraction under 59k this including pan roof , air , hud, matrix headlights,metallic paint. 21 inch wheels and a few extra bits. A similar Specification Gts is around 66k .. so only 7/8k difference between the two.

Then add in a 10% or more discount on the SQ5 (via DTD et al) and the real world difference would be more like £15k
So what price a better car?

As we're all driving or have owned a Macan rather than a Q5 in whatever guise then any saving would appear academic.
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Post by Mike and his Macan »

That’s a fair point... but I’m was just thinking that the what car test should have used the GTS as a comparison , rather than the Turbo.
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