Great review Tom. For a DAP of $59K you're only getting 88 kW/t in lumbering around with 1,700kg getting a mediocre 8.8 L/100km. I totally fail to see any attraction to my sensible wallet or nonsensical fun factor. I try to like SUVs but they just look goofy with those weird proportions of little widows, high waist, slab sides, big flat nose, whale mouth, jacked up too high for the road but not enough to be off road... Not quite a sedan, or hatch or wagon or 4x4 and yet a bit of all mixed together in a blender. Probably does a bit of everything with lots of compromises and I sorta get why some might have use for one but I'm not quite sure what that use actually is in the real day to day world of getting around?
Almost same spec from 2019, S-line in & out. The 2.0 liter TSI is great, we use on highway mostly, the last 90.000 km's (100.000 total km) consuption is 7,4 liter. I think its good.. Have enough power, fun little car. Never had problems, except one camera in the front. We love it.
Thanks for the review, Tom. I do agree that $7k is money well spent stepping up from the 35 TFSI to the Quattro 40 TFSI, given the extra power outputs and more importantly, IRS in the latter. And yes, instead of the VW TRoc 140TSI, I would definitely go for the Q2 Quattro, which looks and feels way more refined and premium. One thing worth noting though whilst both these two SUVs share the same power and torque, VW TRoc 140TSI has a claim 0 to 100kph of 7.2 sec vs 6.5 sec in the Audi. Also, though Q2 loses out on creature comforts and practicalities to its slightly bigger sibling Q3, it offers perhaps a more sporty and engaging drive and the “style package” certainly enhances the sportiness of the Q2 further.
Hi Tom Im always intrigued as to why the Audi Q3 is compared to the premium Mazda CX-30 instead of the baby Q2? It would be great to see an Audi Q2 v VW T-Roc v Lexus UX v Mazda CX-30 comparison, to check the value v luxury comparison. PS I know that you have already done MazdaCX-30 v BMW v Audi comparison and Mazda CX-30 v VW T-Roc.
We had looked at this and the Q3 Sportback. Found the front of both seat footwells very narrow. Have you noticed this compared to a lot of other cars? No issues with headroom or legroom, but def felt massively narrower in the front, especially the passengers side footwell.
Nice looking car, it's just a shame that the MMI system doesn't have dual rotary/touch capability. Rotary is nice for built in UI, but a pain for Android Auto and Carplay. Why don't they just offer both so we can choose for ourselves?! I understand Audi's new ones don't offer the rotary which is another frustrating thing. Mazda removing touch is another example, seems like silly self-sabotage!
Under specced for the brand and price. Manual seats, no vents or arm rest in the rear. Missing safety features that should be standard. Badge over substance.
Tom, Some of the things you said are standard actually seem to be in the option packs, eg virtual cockpit, Adaptive cruise control with lane guidance assist.
@@chasingcars Tom, I just checked with Audi, virtual cockpit etc is NOT standard on Q2 but is available in extra cost option packs. It is standard on SQ2 so perhaps you got confused driving so many different cars?
You’re quite right. I’m not confused. One of the specification sheets provided to us had vague information - I’ll revise our info with a pinned comment above.
I would probably stump up the extra money for the SQ2. Virtual cockpit is not standard here. Dealer delivery fee and warranty are very poor $3500 for this car or $4500 for the SQ2. Not a good time to purchase, as dealers not are not interested in any discounts at the moment (I would buy SQ2 for $65K drive away but not the $72K they want) so I'm not interested in purchasing at the moment. may as well wait to see what the T-Roc R is like.
@@eddiexiang3606 Yep, the R wagon is certainly an option. I live in a coastal town so the small extra ground clearance of SQ2 is actually useful. The Cupra Formentor is another option due in Australia 2022 as well.
