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AUDI SQ5
Latest round of updates aims to keep diesel performance SUV feeling fresh
They might not seem the most natural fit, but for the past few years, Audi has been making the combination of ‘performance’ and ‘diesel’ work across much of its S-badged line-up. And while the SQ7 and SQ8 have since swapped back to petrol, the ever-popular SQ5 retains its allegiance to the black pump.
The mid-size SUV received a host of visual and tech-focused upgrades late last year to coincide with the arrival of the coupé-inspired Sportback variant, including a more aggressive bodykit (which retained at least some of the subtlety of the standard car), new OLED tail-lights that illuminate differently based on the active driving mode and, inside the cabin, Audi’s latest-generation infotainment system.