2024 Audi SQ5

Audi SQ5

Audi’s SQ5 lives in that sweet spot where practicality meets a bit of attitude, aimed at those who want more than a regular Q5 but don’t care for the full chest-thumping M or AMG experience. South Africa’s market barely registers them; just two used SQ5s are up for grabs right now, both petrol 3.0 TFSI tiptronic models. No diesel, no hybrid, no manual — you’re shopping in a very narrow lane. Prices? They’re sitting between R849,890 and R899,890, which already tells you this isn’t an impulse buy. It’s a deliberate, high-stakes kind of commitment, and you won’t pick one up by accident. Both are recent, from 2022 and 2023, with mileage hovering around 54,231 km. That’s not high enough to raise eyebrows, nor low enough to suggest they’ve lived a pampered life. The real story is the R874,890 average price, because at that level, you’d have to consider an X3 M40i or even a Porsche Macan GTS. On paper at least, they all trade punches for performance, but the SQ5’s trump card is its cabin. Audi’s knack for material quality and the Q5’s everyday livability keep it relevant, especially if you care more about Fourways traffic than fast lap times. And that’s the point: no new stock means if you want an SQ5, you’re in the used market trenches — and you’d better know what you’re after.