Intro! From E90 M3 to SQ5? wtf
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I'm also in an E90 M3.. can you give brief impressions of how much of a dropoff you feel in handling, acceleration and maneuverability? How much bigger does the SQ5 feel?
I'm also willing to bet your gas mileage improves. I'm all too familiar with the M3's "drinking problem".
I'm also willing to bet your gas mileage improves. I'm all too familiar with the M3's "drinking problem".
Congrats on the SQ5, OP!
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I'm also in an E90 M3.. can you give brief impressions of how much of a dropoff you feel in handling, acceleration and maneuverability? How much bigger does the SQ5 feel?
I'm also willing to bet your gas mileage improves. I'm all too familiar with the M3's "drinking problem".
I'm also willing to bet your gas mileage improves. I'm all too familiar with the M3's "drinking problem".
My car is only 200 miles in, but according to the computer, MPG dropped significantly on highway above 70mph... to about 22. At 60mph it was registering 25-26. Not sure about in town yet. I expect only marginally better than my M3 overall but for a big heavy car like this with much worse drag coefficient, that's not bad.
There is almost no car in the under $80k price range that can compete with the E9x M3 for all out performance, luxury, and versatility *as a car* but as an SUV/CUV, the SQ5 is mighty impressive. You just have to decide if you want a car or SUV and if you need an SUV but have the dough, wait for a Macan. Otherwise SQ5 is killer.
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I'm also in an E90 M3.. can you give brief impressions of how much of a dropoff you feel in handling, acceleration and maneuverability? How much bigger does the SQ5 feel?
I'm also willing to bet your gas mileage improves. I'm all too familiar with the M3's "drinking problem".
I'm also willing to bet your gas mileage improves. I'm all too familiar with the M3's "drinking problem".
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I also have an E92 M3 and a SQ5 and find after 9500 kms of driving in the Audi that it gets virtually the same milege in daily use as my M3 but has more range thanks to to the larger fuel tank.To try to compare the 2 is pointless as they are such different vehicles and each serves a very different purpose in our household.I love the SQ5 as it is one of the best all round vehicle that we have owned but it is a sport -ute with strong bias towards sportiness but to compare it to one of the best sports sedans is ridiculous.