Any Audi drivers out here?

[keamoro]

What year? 2024/2025 had a huge issue with preferences. If you changed the gauges from large to small, turned off the car, then came back a few minutes later, they went back to large. Other settings didn’t save either. Worked fine in earlier versions, though.

I just drove my mother’s Q5 PHEV (‘24) up from SC to VA this past Sunday. Was missing my R1T the whole way. We had Audis for the previous decade (leased). Now we have an R1T and a Mercedes, because Audi discontinued the A5 Cabriolet. Idiots…

2013 S5 6spd manual. It had a tachometer, speed gauge, and a fuel gauge. Great sound system, bluetooth, backup cam. That thing was amazing.

Here's one of the last shots I had of it

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[iansriv]

I've been thinking about a RS E-ton gt. Only issue is that the name is so bloody hard to remember.

 

[Riviken]

Plan on keeping my current 8Y RS3 while getting a R2… Ive had several Audis: 2 8V RS3’s; B8 S4 and a B5 S4… loved them all… but like the idea of having a gas sports sedan and an electric SUV…

 

[Kidentist]

I traded my '17 Q7 for a '24 R1T.

One of the worst trades I've ever made. Q7 was a flood damage vehicle and wasn't in the shop as often as my Rivian. Overall component and build quality was miles ahead on the Audi. Squeaks/rattles/noises were non-existent in the Audi, I have crap stuffed in just about ever interior panel of my Rivian to keep it from rattling. Suspension in the Rivian has sounded like a broken hay wagon since I bought it. Rivian has replaced everything this side of the frame under there, and is now telling me "Rivians are just clunky, this is how they sound".

I'm actively shopping a new vehicle now, I'm not even waiting out the end of my lease, effing hate this thing.

I also came from a 2018 fully loaded Q7 (I did have issues with it which were addressed through warranty, full disclosure) which I owned for 7 years and change. Loved it, but with a Cayenne in the house we did not need 2 SUVs. I truly hate the lack of driver assist on Gen 1 vehicles and the sub-par Driver + system, my Q7 was much better at this, and simpler, and whith less cameras and sensors. Anyway, once my lease is over I will be returning my R1T, which has otherwise been trouble free. Too bad Gen 1 vehicles will never have access to their better driver assist features (even at a cost).

 

[superfly_snook]

My partner is a lifelong Audi fan and currently on her 3rd e-tron which is an A6 and going backwards in time 2 e-tron SUVs, A4 Avant, S6 Avant, A4 with that first A4 being a 1996 model year. She loves the way they drive and the driving dynamics in her e-tron are very familiar - two pedal driving, smooth coasting, unobtrusive regen, etc. Handling is as you’d expect. Having driven my R1S she would never switch from her Audis. The Audi software sucks and frustrates both of us. I am fine with the Rivian driving dynamics and happy with the R1 except for the suspension but I am in a gen1 so maybe that’s gotten better in the past three years, although with R2 maybe it will be a simpler design and aftermarket struts could be a thing.

 

[Steve A.]

I was set on replacing my 2021 Q5 PHEV with a 2026 Q6/SQ6 but I thought a 2026 Q5 PHEV would do too. Both of them have the same software issues and are but ugly. Test drove the R2 last weekend and was impressed, would order one today if I could. Any other Audi drivers having similar thoughts?

LOVE Audi interior and exterior styling FAR better than Rivians from the the REAL leather instead of pleather (aka vegan leather), to a REAL *premium* sound system, and controls (love the knob controls) as well as Apple Car Play/Android Auto support (Waze is a MUST HAVE for long daily commutes!).

My daughter's 2017 Q5 was zippy V4 with the twin turbos and lighter weight than the 2019 Q7 that was a 6K+ lbs super charged V6 which was also a great daily driver except for the $650-$750/no it cost me in gas to drive my 100+ miles/day vs the $250-$350/mo in electricity it cost me to home charge my 2023 R1S and 2022 R1T.

That said, my daughter now drives the Q7 and had to start adding a quart of oil between oil changes after 69k miles and had to have the engines mounts and water pump replaced at 90k miles which cost $4k!

Also the Q5 and Q7 were the first two vehicles that we owned that didn't have a spare tire which means having to buy 4 new run flats from day 1 of ownership which only last 30k miles.

 

[mdpa]

I’ve been an Audi fan, and almost bought an A4 and Q5 back in 2008 (did the track experience with them), fell in love, went to order, and a bad dealer experience pushed me into a Cadillac CTS with a performance package.

I owned a 2016 Volkswagen Passat for 9 years and really liked the practical fun, started looking at slightly used Audi A5’s or Q5’s as I was targeting mid-30’s pricing.

I ended up buying my 2026 Model Y RWD Premium and it is probably to closest you will get to replicating an electric version of a Q5. My version outperforms a base Porche Macan and the Performance version outperforms the Macan GTS.

Now I am cross shopping the Model Y Performance and the R2 Launch. Both are the same price and very compelling choices…still deciding if I want to lean more toward sports SUV and advanced FSD or the additional variety with enhanced offroad capabilities and the promise of locked Autonomy+ with eventual improvements.

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