Compare the2025 Audi SQ5 SportbackVS 2025 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Audi SQ5 Sportback are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Land Rover Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

The SQ5 Sportback has a standard Secondary Collision Brake Assist, which automatically applies the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The SQ5 Sportback has a standard Maneuver Assist that uses rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer automatic braking for stationary objects directly to the rear.

Both the SQ5 Sportback and the Range Rover Sport have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

The SQ5 Sportback’s corrosion warranty is 6 years longer than the Range Rover Sport’s (12 vs. 6 years).

There are over 50 percent more Audi dealers than there are Land Rover dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the SQ5 Sportback’s warranty.

On the EPA test cycle the SQ5 Sportback gets better mileage than the Range Rover Sport running its gasoline engine:

To lower fuel costs and make buying fuel easier, the Audi SQ5 Sportback uses regular unleaded gasoline (premium recommended for maximum performance). The Range Rover Sport requires premium, which can cost on average about 84.9 cents more per gallon.

The SQ5 Sportback’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 45 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Range Rover Sport’s standard 50 series tires.

The Audi SQ5 Sportback may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 700 to 1700 pounds less than the Land Rover Range Rover Sport.

The SQ5 Sportback is 10.1 inches shorter than the Range Rover Sport, making the SQ5 Sportback easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The SQ5 Sportback is 6.1 inches narrower than the Range Rover Sport, making the SQ5 Sportback easier to handle and maneuver in traffic.

The SQ5 Sportback has .6 inches more front legroom and .2 inches more rear legroom than the Range Rover Sport.

If the windows are left open on the SQ5 Sportback the driver can close them all at the outside door handle or from a distance using the remote. On a hot day the driver can lower the windows from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the Range Rover Sport can only close the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

Heated windshield washer nozzles are standard on the SQ5 Sportback to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. Heated windshield washer nozzles cost extra on the Range Rover Sport.

To shield the driver and front passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield and side windows, the SQ5 Sportback has standard extendable sun visors. The Range Rover Sport doesn’t offer extendable visors.

Insurance will cost less for the SQ5 Sportback owner. The Complete Car Cost Guide estimates that insurance for the SQ5 Sportback will cost $2955 to $6592 less than the Range Rover Sport over a five-year period.

The Audi SQ5 Sportback outsold the Land Rover Range Rover Sport by over six to one during 2023.