The verdict: The 2021 Audi Q5 Sportback trades some of the regular Q5’s utility for a sportier look — and sacrifices less practicality than expected in doing so. Versus the competition: The coupelike ...

Just before 2020 ended, we had the chance to drive the 2021 Audi SQ5, the sportier variant of the Q5 powered by a punchy V-6 engine. Like we noted back then, the SQ5 delivers the best of both worlds.

The 2021 Audi Q5 Sportback follows in the now-long tradition of offering an SUV with a boxy shape, and then a similar SUV with a sloping, coupe-like roofline, started by BMW back in 2008 with the X6.

It has become the “done thing” for Audi to offer its customers a sportier and more powerful “S” version of just about every model they bring out. In 2021, the latest addition to the ranks of the ...

Craig brought 15 years of automotive journalism experience to the Cars team. A lifelong resident of Michigan, he's as happy with a wrench or welding gun in hand as he is in front of the camera or ...

The Audi Q5 joined Audi’s lineup right before the start of the last decade. Kicking off in 2009, Audi’s midsize crossover launched to the front of the pack in terms of sales and rode the crossover ...