jdip

Had the opportunity to switch from a 2009 3.2 premium to a 2013 3.0t Premium Plus
My current 2009 3.2 premium in silver has 46,146 miles on it. I got it in May of last year, not expecting to be an Audi owner. I came from a 2012 Ram 1500 4x4 and absolutely became a Q5 fan. Use it for everything I used the truck for except a hitch, and plant hauling. I only used the hitch for bikes and kayak, and have no issue using the roof rack for either.
I had the basic AMI symphony, I added the Emerald Intergrations Back Up Cam, and some interior LED lights. Been through a few oil changes, just put new front brakes and rotors on it, and had the carbon build up cleaned when i first got it. I was close to having it paid off, and it will be traded for the new one.

New ride will be a 2013 Premium Plus with 32, 300 miles on it. It will have the new MMI with nav and audi connect. It will have the 3.0T engine as well.
My questions are, any maintenance differences and costs I will see in the 3.0T as opposed to the 3.2? Any big performance differences between the 3.0T from the 3.2?
And does anyone feel Audi Connect is worth it, and any good way to get a deal on the service? Are thereany differences in the MMI with Nav as opposed to the old 2009 AMI. I know the new unit has 2x SD cards.

Thanks Im excited for the new ride

spijun

Model Q5 3.0T is a much better engine than the 3.2
3.2 engine is naturally aspirated, you do not have a lot of possibilities of upgrading the engine power
3.0 TFSI (272PS) you have a lot of possibilities to upgrade the engine power
- 3.0 has better brakes
- MY2013 has better MMI navigation with Google Maps integration

Maintenance costs are the same

uberwgn

The newer vehicle would get the 8 spd gear box, right?

idale

Yep, facelift vehicles will all have the nice 8-speed. I don't remember if it was introduced at the facelift or if some (or all) pre-facelift 2.0Ts had the 8-speed, but the 3.2s I'm pretty sure were all 6-speed Tips.

jdip

Awesome sounds good. Happy to hear there won't be too many maintenance diffsrences.

acadianbob

There is a more comfortable ride in the newer model IMO.