• Same interior as other Audis
• Plenty of tech as standard
• Better materials than A5 and Q6 E-Tron

How is the quality and layout?

The design and layout is broadly the same as the Audi A5, A6 and Q6 E-Tron – given the Q5 shares a lot of technology in common with those cars.

What does set the Q5 apart, though, is the introduction of some welcome materials that aren’t gloss black plastic that’s liable to be dominated by fingerprint smudges within a short space of time. The interior trim can be finished in a metal-like material, or a patterned matte plastic instead,

Infotainment and tech

The interior is dominated by a very large central infotainment screen Audi calls the ‘digital stage’ that encapsulates the driver’s instruments and the central infotainment. Precious few physical buttons are included – save for a welcome physical volume dial – as many are actually haptic and touch sensitive.

High-end Edition 1 models also feature a passenger display, which is largely a gimmick. That said, you can install apps onto the car’s infotainment that include things like a program for playing Karaoke music, which could entertain the little ones on longer drives.

Comfort

Regardless of spec, the seats are all comfortable and very adjustable. Higher-end models feature massaging seat functionality, but the massaging motors are actually quite simplistic – it’s more just the lumbar panel moving in and out rather than more specific and controlled massaging pads. Best left avoided, we’d say.