SQive

I know! Right? It's a miracle I haven't been stopped yet.

You're right! Most people don't realize that the SQ5 is the S4's big brother. I've had mine for seven months, yet have only seen one other in the wild. That's when I knew I got the right vehicle.

I also agree with the sleeper comment. I was coming up a hill this one time (at band camp) singing my typical "wa-waa-waaa" song when I had a premonition of being greeted at the top by the po-po. I decided to back off just before I crested the top of the hill. Good thing, as my premonition became reality. I was still speeding, maybe 15 over, but I dared not light up the brake lights. I looked him right in the eye as I coasted quietly by, just before he turned back to see what that was coming up behind me. That's when I confirmed I got the right vehicle.

I thought that taking it to the track would get it out of my system. It did...for about three days. It's just so damn fun to drive!
This isn't the fastest vehicle I've owned. It isn't the roomiest. It isn't the best off-road. It isn't even the most comfortable...but it is, hands down, the best, most fun, all-around vehicle I have ever owned.

-hef-

i have been driving in Comfort mode for too long. last night, i rediscovered why i bought the SQ a year ago when i set it to Dynamic and put it in Sport mode while driving up a very long on-ramp. what a rush. no tickets yet.

BlackSVT

There's something to be said for low profile/sleeper, and this car is it. I love it. Saved me several times already.

And now that I have the flaky oil pressure switch replaced under warranty and pushing 30k miles, I'm next up to unleash the inner SQ on the 3.0T with APR. That Audi marketing muzzle over 4k rpm is the only thing that's saved me from more serious "fun" to this point.

cobrar97

My wife picked her up this past weekend. As the sales person went over the MMI with us (which took over an hour!), we came across the speed warning setting. He said it's something we'd want to use, especially if highway driving. He said it was so smooth and such a low rpm on the highway, that you'd be going pretty fast and not even notice it. Sure enough, on the way home (and I always drive only 5 mph over the limit on the highway), it felt like everyone else was going really slow and we were just going normal speed...I looked down and we were going 85 (20mph over). I quickly set the cruise and upon getting home, set the speed warning in the MMI. It's really weird.

SQive

Lightweight
Give it hell!

cobrar97

You're right...it wasn't that it "felt" like everyone else was going slow...they WERE going slow!

Parsec

Why would you get a SQ5 if you normally go 5 above the limit? Wouldn't a 2.0T or a hybrid have been a better (and cheaper) fit for you?

cobrar97

Parsec...Oh no, a non-S would have never cut it for me. It's all about how fast I can get from 0 to that speed limit. I'm quite the speed-freak and have had way too many run-ins with the law. That's why 5 above the limit keeps me out of trouble for the most part. I had to learn this the hard way, but how quickly I can get up and go still matters.
I test drove a 2.0T at first because it's all the first dealer had on the lot. I wanted out of it before I hit the edge of their lot; it didn't even feel fast at all (and it wasn't). Granted, this is a CUV to begin with, but the SQ5 gets it done...I'm more than happy with the decision to pull the trigger on getting it.

Parsec

Gotcha. I guess around here it doesn't make much of a difference. I drive between 25-35 mph everywhere I go, so acceleration doesn't matter. I only hit the highway about once a month. I had an A4 rental the other day and boy what a difference between that and the Q5 in terms of handling. I could actually drive 25-35 mph during my entire commute no matter how many turns I had to make.