Daily Slideshow: Grudge Match: Audi SQ5 Vs Range Rover Velar vs Porsche Macan

With SUV sales dominating the automotive marketplace it only makes sense that companies like Audi, Land Rover and Porsche are competing for their own space in a space that is overly abundant and saturated with choices. We’ll examine each car and see how they stack up against each other.

By Christopher Hurst - January 30, 2018
Grudge Match: Audi SQ5 Vs Range Rover Velar vs Porsche Macan
Grudge Match: Audi SQ5 Vs Range Rover Velar vs Porsche Macan
Grudge Match: Audi SQ5 Vs Range Rover Velar vs Porsche Macan
Grudge Match: Audi SQ5 Vs Range Rover Velar vs Porsche Macan
Grudge Match: Audi SQ5 Vs Range Rover Velar vs Porsche Macan

Das Audi

Packing 354bhp and 369tq the SQ5 has to hustle around ~4,400lbs of weight which isn’t a terrible ratio for a car in this category. Peak torque comes in low and strong, but the interior fails to match the appeal of the rest of the car. It seems cluttered and cheap. Especially compared to the Range Rover!

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English Ambassador

Enter the Velar from Ranger Rover and you’ll be greeted with one of the nicest interiors of any car in this genre. About the same price as the SQ5 the Velar’s shortfall comes in the power department. 180bhp to 380bhp tops. That extra power comes at a price and it isn’t pretty. You won’t be anywhere near the sticker price of the Audi if you want equal power.

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Porsche Macan

The Macan drives phenomenally well. It handles like a vehicle much smaller and packs 252bhp. However, if Porsche puts one more button on the center console you may be tempted to fix it with a sledgehammer. This car slots into the middle of the Audi and Range Rover in terms of cost but is an ergonomic nightmare on the inside. Without a doubt the best car to drive in the group.

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What do you want?

Comparing these vehicles is a bit of an oddity. Yes, they have all considered the same type of machine, but they’re about as far apart from each other as Katy Perry and Black Sabbath. You buy each of them for different reasons and the engineering behind the individual model can definitely be felt from behind the wheel.

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Time to Choose

With all of the cars being fairly close together there is a straw hair between the Macan and SQ5. Most people will never drive on challenging enough roads to extract the monster grip and traction these cars can exhibit on gravel. If I had to pick it would be a blindfolded coin toss between the pioneers of Quattro and the genius minds at Porsche. Slight edge to the Audi for having more horsepower!

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