I currently have a Range Rover Velar that turning out to be a lemon.

I've got the Q8, Cayenne, W167 GLE450, and G05 X5 on my list. Cayennes are already on the ground and Q8s are in-transit. Will need to drive them all before making a decision.

The inline-6 in the Mercedes with EQ Boost is very interesting. Same with the B58 in the X5.

 

 

BMW X5 is on my short list, with possibly the hybrid version in 2020 as well. Previous BMW X5 owner, and am still impressed with the reliability of the technology and electronics in the previous X5s. My 2018 Q7 has been a great driving car, but every time I get in it I don't know if my phone will connect with MMI, if my overhead camera view will work, or if my rear hatch will randomly open. Audi has already announced that Google Earth will no longer work in my car after 2020. And that's just what I know about. Considering that the e-Tron and Q8 will be sharing this DNA, that gives me pause replacing my Q7 with another Audi. A lot of pause. I can put up with the lack of Android Auto in the BMW if I know that my critical integral systems will operate reliably. If I wanted to be surprised daily about whether my automobile electronics would work or not, I'd buy a British car.

 

 

Actually, in the 2018 J. D. Power new vehicle Nameplate IQS Ranking (Initial Quality Study - problems per 100 vehicles), Genesis ranked first, followed by Kia and Hyundai, respectively. BMW ranked #11, and Audi ranked #26 - substantially below the industry average and seventh from the bottom - although it did beat out Volvo, Jaguar and Land Rover, and was just ahead of Chrysler. BMW X6 was highest ranked in the midsize premium SUV segment, for what it's worth; Audi was not ranked in the top three in any segment, although BMW was in several others. Issues mentioned for my Q7s are common in the Q7 forum, perhaps specific to the 2018. Rumored TSB for the switching overhead view, but unconfirmed by AoA for over a year now. Some have filed complaints with the NHTSA. Several complaints about soft close doors, and the "foot wave" opening of the rear hatch. I can understand these issues with a first generation, new model year, but this is Audi's mature flagship SUV. You don't get a pass for that, and the issues I have are not "one of," and are shared by many. Pending first dealer visit, and I will address then - my dealership is great. But these are not issues I should be addressing with the ('till 2019) premier SUV in Audi's lineup.

Not questioning the quality of the car, although I would rate BMW equal, and in fact my 2015 BMW X5d had a better interior in my opinion, but "quality" can be very subjective. As examples though, leather dash in the BMW, full leather seats and not partial fabric - and more design than quality: far better interior storage in the Bimmer, steering wheel controls for ACC rather than the less ergonomic separate stalk in the Audi, dash button to permanently turn off auto start/stop, a real, separate hill-hold button - deleted by Audi in US vehicles, headlight washers (only available with the Night Vision option in US Q7s), individual TPS monitors for tires, and true automatic parallel parking - advertised in the Audi but non-functional in the US. But those are more personal preferences rather than operational. I expect the safety and convenience functions in my car to be ironclad, boilerplate reliable, every single time I drive. They were in my BMW, they aren't in my Audi - and I'm not alone.

 

Never had any major issues with any of my previous BMWs or Audis.

I decided to try out a Mercedes for my DD (an E43) and that's been trouble-free so far.