2021 Audi SQ8 | MotorWeek Road Test

[@ForeverARide]

I’m 27. Every morning before school since I was 5 or 6 I would flip to the speed channel to hear this mans voice and totally get lost in the review of a car I couldn’t drive. Nothing has really changed but damn I love this program.

[@Momo_8k]

There are so many of us just like you- mine was on Saturday mornings before you were born. He’s a legend.

[@CalvinHikes]

Same. Except Im 46. I always say, Johns been yelling at me since childhood.

[@randoms6]

The installed roof racks on any Audi automatically activates all safety features, anti rollover etc and also lowers the top speed for safety reasons as it assumes you are carrying cargo on the roof. While they are installed, these features cannot be turned off. Remove the roof racks and you can then fully enjoy the vehicle as it was meant to be driven. 🤓😎👍👍 For more lesser known Audi tips, naw, never mind....😁

[@matthewg.4238]

I was thinking the same thing; the car also adjusts its handling for an expected higher center of gravity when the roof racks are installed.

[@dsdyork]

This actually doesn’t apply on the Sq8 the light weight Audi racks do not alter the performance.

[@robgindc1]

I feel like there's a handling restriction associated with keeping the roof rack cross bars on; sensors detect them and restrict handling, regardless of settings. You may have experienced "stepped on" handling without knowing it.

[@Vintagegijoefreak]

No mention of the matrix led lights which is the best part of all the new Audis. I love them!

[@2URLex]

Cheaper version of the Cayenne Turbo S

[@teehud313]

Yup

[@rohansabharwal8101]

Lol they have the rsq8 it's not that cheap compared to cay turbo s. It 125k and turbo s is 162k. I mean a near 40k jump is a lot but if you got money to buy an rsq8 u proabaly might just have enough to buy a cay turbo a

[@darrenchee29]

IDK bout that this is better looking

[@TheMathiyo]

Or the urus

[@Tkcrypto1]

Technically, this, the porsche, and the Urus is built on the Q7 frame. If i remember correctly.

[@hellkitty1014]

Outside of the R8, this is the best looking Audi hands down. It is also the sweet-spot of the Urus/Cayenne/Q8 club. Just the right amount of performance, style, and substance(hard to justify the Lamborghini at double the cost).

[@dogchainsaw3923]

Uhm… B5 S4.

[@hellkitty1014]

@@dogchainsaw3923 current Audi. The new A4/S4s are so dull.

[@weirdshibainu]

R8 is showing its age

[@foxesamu]

These are crazy quick. Almost make the RS irrelevant. Crazy to see a sub $100K 5000lb German SUV running 12s.

[@Dromoys]

In Europe we had the SQ8 with a lovely V8 diesel. Dream car!

[@cassiocm]

I miss the lady that used to measure the brake distance with a wheel. She would come and clear the driver after the measurement was done.

[@carltonbanks2865]

Hate to say it...Scat Pack Killer (and they're not even in the same class). Good Job Auddi!

[@hellkitty1014]

Off the line, that Audi will have a traction advantage, but this isn't too much quicker than a 392 GC, despite having 120lb-ft more of torque.

[@almightyironhead25]

One bad-ass truck... top of the line.

[@lglg4151]

Great job...from Argentina Keep it up...

[@ShaneMorris1986]

This is going to change how I get to the mall.

[@vampyrelycan99]

I think I'd prefer the Cayenne Turbo (non-S) more due to slightly more engine output as well as more available options, including the glove box-mounted ODD changer......

[@ap42724]

buy it then

[@MundoOval]

Fantastic car

[@droma2366]

V8!

[@darrenchee29]

I love my Audi

[@SportsMusicCars]

The wild differences in power with the same engine are hilarious. An SR7 would make 560hp, 513tq. Guess the SUV needs more tq than hp.

[@maureliosrah3892]

Audi did a great job! 👍🏾

[@OntarioAndrews415]

Who is the lady test driver? I've seen her in a few other YT MW vids. I'm just asking ....for a friend. :)

[@funieman1]

I love these trucks 😊🔥🔥😁

[@burningmanmike]

Why all the plastic under the hood? Looks all unnecessary.

[@BobsGT235]

BMW X5 M50I is a better value with better performance numbers. The woman driving it in the video can't even see over the dashboard.

[@foxesamu]

The X5 does not have better performance numbers, but it competes with the SQ7 anyway, which is the same price as the M50i and does 0-60 in the 3s.

[@BobsGT235]

@@foxesamu There is no way the X5 M50i or the Audi does 0-60 mph in 3 seconds.

[@javigonzalez2079]

@@BobsGT235 go to a road with corners and many curves like The Alps or Pirinees or Stelvio with both and you will prefer Audi for long

[@regalherbsman5938]

Nice & powerful Audi but the miles per gallon it gets is just terrible. It's a v8 after all understandably ...

[@mbox314]

The LCD instrument panel looks cheap, having to take your eyes off the road to operate a touch screen is dangerous.

[@ChuddleBuggy]

anyone know the song starting @3:12? thanks in advance.

[@vsboy2577]

Fun cars like this a disappearing for more boring electric junk

[@777jones]

Can’t wait until it is on Craigslist in 18 months for $3100, most with a salvage title.

[@Jwdude123]

Two years later they still cost a fortune. Sorry to disappoint.

[@robertcurry6413]

BMW m340i is 35% cheaper & as fast

[@shunt8084]

Some day electric cars will dominate. It will transform the industry. Yes, perhaps it may be “greener”, but the powertrains will become a commodity amongst all manufacturers, with the differential only being range. But these cars will not have a soul like a high powered ICE car. Faster in a straight line, yes. More fun to drive? Debatable. And if we ever get to self driving cars, forget about any performance cars. Many will cherish this day, but many drivers will not. And we are not all dinosaurs.

[@TheGbeecher]

18 mpg?! C'Mon Audi - you could do better than that...😢😮

[@Hybridgtr]

That grill is a real turn-off. The rest of the vehicle looks great though.

[@82_KID]

Get a Lamborghini Urus. Problem solved..

[@turboman2019]

My Tesla Y Performance is half second faster to 60 and a full second in the quarter plus 50% less dough.

[@toddkost]

It also has the world’s cheapest interior and is a piece of crap.

[@turboman2019]

@@toddkost Am sure you’ll never own either an Audi or a Tesla Kia boy…

[@stevemcgowen]

But a Tesla has fit and finish worse than a Lada...

[@turboman2019]

@@stevemcgowen Yes,its true,but"Fit and Finish" doesn't excite me as much as going fast,to each his own.👍

[@jackz4149]

@@turboman2019 sorry but are you speaking poor? I don’t understand your comment

[@TheJ602]

Station wagon

[@Marc-nc9yv]

The female driver looks like she can’t see over the hood

[@delontewilliams4090]

8th!

[@basshead.]

1st

[@johntechwriter]

In the opening scene we see the oncoming Audi and as it draws near the impossibly small head of the woman driving it. Have we as a society been dumbed down so grotesquely as to accept this monster as transportation for one person? Forget climate change for a minute and just use your eyes! It is ridiculous for a passenger vehicle to be this huge!

[@AW-xv7dq]

Unreliable.

[@ejohnson3131]

$90K for a car that looks half the price? Inflation is no joke!

[@foxesamu]

Nah. You won’t be mistaking this for a Q5 on the road. Much bigger and better styled.

[@resa574]

Audi has always been subtle cars If you wanted to attract attention, well sure there are better choices for a luxury suv

[@jackz4149]

Why do u wanna attract attention all the time? Get a flashy Korean car then, this is too subtle for Tik Tok teens

[@jackz4149]

@@foxesamu exactly. Q5 sportback looks absolutely stunning, just like the rest of Audi’s lineups, but Q8 has way more presence on the road. Wider, lights are positioned higher which makes it look stately

[@stevenhill3136]

High running costs and irrelevant gas junk. Go electric or watch your car depreciate 80% in just a few short years

[@justrandomthings319]

Just say you're poor.

[@stevenhill3136]

@@justrandomthings319 LOL! Actually I own TSLA but only an id*iot would pay more for a car with higher running costs, inferior performance and resale value in the toilet, but you do you

[@justrandomthings319]

@@stevenhill3136 Dude, the people than can afford and own these cars don't care about maintenance or depreciation. Only poor people do.

[@stevenhill3136]

@@justrandomthings319 All people poor or not do care plus if you haven't noticed people are going greener - EV sales continue to increase while gas car sales are declining, eventually to zero

[@MartinGalway]

@@justrandomthings319 they don't care about the world their own children are growing up to live in, eigther. (or their grandchildren) 15MPG in the city is like 1985 standards... it's a dreadful gas-guzzler.