Q5 or allroad?
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I was hoping the Allroad would be more attractive on the price point.
A premium plus car with navigation is 47k. A prestige 1 color with 19" wheels and a sport package is 52 large.
That's a lot of bread and it makes the Q5 look like the better buy. My loaded up '11 Prestige Avant with the 19" sport package was just over 48k.
So $4000 more for the Allroad equipped seems kinda steep. I'd want the vent. seats and maybe even the air suspension at that price.
A premium plus car with navigation is 47k. A prestige 1 color with 19" wheels and a sport package is 52 large.
That's a lot of bread and it makes the Q5 look like the better buy. My loaded up '11 Prestige Avant with the 19" sport package was just over 48k.
So $4000 more for the Allroad equipped seems kinda steep. I'd want the vent. seats and maybe even the air suspension at that price.
Last edited by jperryrocks; 05-05-2012 at 10:35 AM.
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I was hoping the Allroad would be more attractive on the price point.
A premium plus car with navigation is 47k. A prestige 1 color with 19" wheels and a sport package is 52 large.
That's a lot of bread and it makes the Q5 look like the better buy. My loaded up '11 Prestige Avant with the 19" sport package was just over 48k.
So $4000 more for the Allroad equipped seems kinda steep. I'd want the vent. seats and maybe even the air suspension at that price.
A premium plus car with navigation is 47k. A prestige 1 color with 19" wheels and a sport package is 52 large.
That's a lot of bread and it makes the Q5 look like the better buy. My loaded up '11 Prestige Avant with the 19" sport package was just over 48k.
So $4000 more for the Allroad equipped seems kinda steep. I'd want the vent. seats and maybe even the air suspension at that price.
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One thing to consider is safety. The Q5 sits higher, therefore from a frontal collision standpoint, it should be safer (the higher you sit relative to another car, collision forces are directed lower on your body which is better for survival).
One other thing you may or may not care about - is that in the US, wagons are typically driven by the female soccer moms. SUVs are little more evenly distributed among male and female.
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ahh but you see the allroad starts more expensive and will probably run more expensive with packages. A loaded Q5 2.0T with every option is $46k. I bet the allroad rings in with the same features for closer to $50k but at that point maybe the price difference isn't the biggest deal.
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No problem! The old A4 Avants used to have more cargo capacity. I think the previous gen actually had 60 cubic feet but with the new, sleeker design, that decreased. To put it in perspective, it has about the same space as a Range Rover Evoque.
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ahh but you see the allroad starts more expensive and will probably run more expensive with packages. A loaded Q5 2.0T with every option is $46k. I bet the allroad rings in with the same features for closer to $50k but at that point maybe the price difference isn't the biggest deal.
Also, FYI, the MPG has also been released for the 2013 allroad (http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find....31242&id=31297) - unfortunately it's about the same as the 2012 Q5.
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http://autoranger.net/2013-audi-a4-a...-quattro-trunk
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The Allroad is cheaper than the Q5 and should be in the high 30s as base and into the 40s with the various packages.
One thing to consider is safety. The Q5 sits higher, therefore from a frontal collision standpoint, it should be safer (the higher you sit relative to another car, collision forces are directed lower on your body which is better for survival).
One other thing you may or may not care about - is that in the US, wagons are typically driven by the female soccer moms. SUVs are little more evenly distributed among male and female.
One thing to consider is safety. The Q5 sits higher, therefore from a frontal collision standpoint, it should be safer (the higher you sit relative to another car, collision forces are directed lower on your body which is better for survival).
One other thing you may or may not care about - is that in the US, wagons are typically driven by the female soccer moms. SUVs are little more evenly distributed among male and female.
As far as I'm concerned, wagons far surpass crossovers in terms of "coolness". So while it matters little to me, I would like to see the male/female breakdown for A4 Avant purchases. Until I see stats to the contrary, I'll believe what I see, which is that male Avant owners far outnumber females.
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And I agree with you...BUT, what if you are doing nothing wrong and you get T-Boned or hit by a drunk? You have no control over that situation and it sucks. Therefore the bigger heavier vehicle will be safer (if both designed with similar crash protection)