Excellent review. FYI, my 2020 Q8 TFSI 55 Prestige (US Vorsprung ?) came with a donut spare tire. It is an attractively masculine head turner, very spacious for a coupe design, comfortable yet competent driving for the weight, which you do feel along with the width (mine has the adaptive air suspension with rear wheel steering). The full matrix activated lights are amazing. It’s my wife’s daily driver and she loves it, so good enough for me, though I’d prefer more power like that in the SQ8 V8.
Beautiful car. I suggest an important improvement, necessary, no, but would make it much better, and appealing to me: There is a cosmetic change I wish Audi would do to the dash. All that glass, the two center console screens the glass going left and right across, it all attracts fingerprints and dust and dirt, is always looking dirty unless you constantly wipe it clean. And you can reach the two screens easily while driving, so quick and simple to wipe those down, but tough to reach further right, making cleaning the right side of dash very inconvenient. Now, there are pros and cons of having 2 screens in the center console instead of more knobs replacing one, I'll leave that alone, but all that smooth, glass or glass like going from the left of the upper screen to the steering column, and going from the right side of the upper screen all the way across the dash to the right side door, I would replace all of that with a very high quality open poor wood, or tightly pulled quality leather, but I'd go for the wood. Won't attract or show fingerprints or dirt, and could look beautiful. Might even use that round just onto the the doors to or around the latches on either side. By doing this you would then have 2 rectangular pieces of glass for the screens, which even when they are smudged and dirty, that will be confined and not all over, so won't look anywhere near as bad, and can be quickly wiped clean while seated even driving. And that little bit of open poor wood would add a sense of warmth to the vehicle too. That and putting sides on the inside of the glove box so more stuff can be put in there without sliding out the sides, those two things would be great improvements. Just my two cents. But awesome looking vehicle regardless. I would want the Prestige, fully loaded. And personally, living in mountainy ski country here in the US, with its rougher roads, I wish Audi would allow me the buyer to option the thicker rubber, smaller wheels, 21", even 20" wheels on the fully loaded Prestige, instead of forcing me into the 22"rs when I add the Black Optics and S-Line packages. Those larger wheels with thinner rubber, thinner sidewalls, look good, and are fine on well maintained roads and highways, but that thicker rubber, thicker sidewalls would add that much more absorption of bumps on the rougher roads. In fact, this issue was the reason I did not buy one in late 2021. If I'm going to spend that kind of money, give me those wheel options. Please. Such a wonderful vehicle. Even just being able to get the 21"rs on the fully loaded Prestige would be worth it to me, but the 20"rs even more so, though with those I'm concerned it might affect what brakes could be used, but no impact on the brakes, then absolutely the 20"rs. I've even considered the SQ8, but with the newest versions, the fully loaded SQ8 Prestige is now beginning to push buyers into 23" wheels. No freaking way. Give me the 21" even 20" wheel options on the fully loaded SQ8 Prestige I would seriously consider that, for I'd love to get that sport package with the lateral stabilization and rear differential that pushes power in the rear side to side not just front and back. But the more quiet, luxury of the Q8 is where I'm leaning, just still hesitating because of being forced into the thinner rubber, larger wheels. Oh well. Maybe someone reading this novel might forward all this input on to Audi? Nice suv though. Tempting. Though no interest in the EV version, just the combustion version with its mild hybrid. Lol. I sure wish they'd make room for a full size spare too. With so many long distance drives where I am here in the US, and the driving distance limitations of the other alternatives to a full size spare when you have a blow out, it doesn't provide the flexibility or peace of mind that a true spare should. And though it is supposed to be an suv, taking it even onto simple dirt roads with the thinner rubbers sidewalls and no full size spare, involves added risk that need not be a concern with a few of these changes. Oh well. But again, such a beautiful vehicle. Just seems designed in many ways for appearance rather than user friendliness. Still, with just a few changes, I'd get one for sure.
I find my 2020 Prestige with S-Line and sport pack 22” forged wheels still very comfortable. I have the air suspension that allows quite a bit of variability in the firmness. Regardless, you can always buy separately a set of 21” tires and wheels for winter duty. I believe 20” wheels may be too small to clear the big 6-piston front break calipers. Wheel options should not be a deal breaker when you can easily remedy; a small add on if you can already afford this $90K luxury vehicle.
@@petejr7583 I was concerned about that with the 20"rs, but I will look into your idea about after market 21"rs. Thank you for the insights and idea. A question, when you reference the sport pack, do you have a Q8 or SQ8? I've considered going the 8 cylinder SQ8, with the black optics and sports package, Prestige in either case, but it would cost an extra $25k+, and I think the 6 cylinders of the Q8 with black optics and s-line are probably enough for me and then I get a more quiet luxury ride on long drives. That's where I'm leaning anyway.
Very good thanks for review I love it. Just ordered one same silver color last week hopefully be arriving sometime this end of summer.
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It’s a fine vehicle, we’ve had ours for nearly 4 years. Attractive, exclusive, modern and safe! Congrats!
your review is precise🎉
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Excellent review. FYI, my 2020 Q8 TFSI 55 Prestige (US Vorsprung ?) came with a donut spare tire. It is an attractively masculine head turner, very spacious for a coupe design, comfortable yet competent driving for the weight, which you do feel along with the width (mine has the adaptive air suspension with rear wheel steering). The full matrix activated lights are amazing. It’s my wife’s daily driver and she loves it, so good enough for me, though I’d prefer more power like that in the SQ8 V8.
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Beautiful car. I suggest an important improvement, necessary, no, but would make it much better, and appealing to me: There is a cosmetic change I wish Audi would do to the dash. All that glass, the two center console screens the glass going left and right across, it all attracts fingerprints and dust and dirt, is always looking dirty unless you constantly wipe it clean. And you can reach the two screens easily while driving, so quick and simple to wipe those down, but tough to reach further right, making cleaning the right side of dash very inconvenient. Now, there are pros and cons of having 2 screens in the center console instead of more knobs replacing one, I'll leave that alone, but all that smooth, glass or glass like going from the left of the upper screen to the steering column, and going from the right side of the upper screen all the way across the dash to the right side door, I would replace all of that with a very high quality open poor wood, or tightly pulled quality leather, but I'd go for the wood. Won't attract or show fingerprints or dirt, and could look beautiful. Might even use that round just onto the the doors to or around the latches on either side. By doing this you would then have 2 rectangular pieces of glass for the screens, which even when they are smudged and dirty, that will be confined and not all over, so won't look anywhere near as bad, and can be quickly wiped clean while seated even driving. And that little bit of open poor wood would add a sense of warmth to the vehicle too.
That and putting sides on the inside of the glove box so more stuff can be put in there without sliding out the sides, those two things would be great improvements. Just my two cents. But awesome looking vehicle regardless. I would want the Prestige, fully loaded.
And personally, living in mountainy ski country here in the US, with its rougher roads, I wish Audi would allow me the buyer to option the thicker rubber, smaller wheels, 21", even 20" wheels on the fully loaded Prestige, instead of forcing me into the 22"rs when I add the Black Optics and S-Line packages. Those larger wheels with thinner rubber, thinner sidewalls, look good, and are fine on well maintained roads and highways, but that thicker rubber, thicker sidewalls would add that much more absorption of bumps on the rougher roads. In fact, this issue was the reason I did not buy one in late 2021. If I'm going to spend that kind of money, give me those wheel options. Please. Such a wonderful vehicle. Even just being able to get the 21"rs on the fully loaded Prestige would be worth it to me, but the 20"rs even more so, though with those I'm concerned it might affect what brakes could be used, but no impact on the brakes, then absolutely the 20"rs.
I've even considered the SQ8, but with the newest versions, the fully loaded SQ8 Prestige is now beginning to push buyers into 23" wheels. No freaking way. Give me the 21" even 20" wheel options on the fully loaded SQ8 Prestige I would seriously consider that, for I'd love to get that sport package with the lateral stabilization and rear differential that pushes power in the rear side to side not just front and back. But the more quiet, luxury of the Q8 is where I'm leaning, just still hesitating because of being forced into the thinner rubber, larger wheels. Oh well. Maybe someone reading this novel might forward all this input on to Audi? Nice suv though. Tempting. Though no interest in the EV version, just the combustion version with its mild hybrid.
Lol. I sure wish they'd make room for a full size spare too. With so many long distance drives where I am here in the US, and the driving distance limitations of the other alternatives to a full size spare when you have a blow out, it doesn't provide the flexibility or peace of mind that a true spare should. And though it is supposed to be an suv, taking it even onto simple dirt roads with the thinner rubbers sidewalls and no full size spare, involves added risk that need not be a concern with a few of these changes. Oh well. But again, such a beautiful vehicle. Just seems designed in many ways for appearance rather than user friendliness. Still, with just a few changes, I'd get one for sure.
I find my 2020 Prestige with S-Line and sport pack 22” forged wheels still very comfortable. I have the air suspension that allows quite a bit of variability in the firmness. Regardless, you can always buy separately a set of 21” tires and wheels for winter duty. I believe 20” wheels may be too small to clear the big 6-piston front break calipers. Wheel options should not be a deal breaker when you can easily remedy; a small add on if you can already afford this $90K luxury vehicle.
@@petejr7583 I was concerned about that with the 20"rs, but I will look into your idea about after market 21"rs. Thank you for the insights and idea. A question, when you reference the sport pack, do you have a Q8 or SQ8? I've considered going the 8 cylinder SQ8, with the black optics and sports package, Prestige in either case, but it would cost an extra $25k+, and I think the 6 cylinders of the Q8 with black optics and s-line are probably enough for me and then I get a more quiet luxury ride on long drives. That's where I'm leaning anyway.
Ang on!! Does he have a brother who sails a barge on TH-cam??
Not such a good car, unfortunately! I’ve spent 125 k on a ‘24 Q8 55 tfsi S line but the ride is so numb.