New Daily Driver

Gearhead999s · 08-05-2013, 09:41 AM

Sold my 2011 F150 and I needed to get a new everyday driver for work & wintertime.Last Friday I picked up a 2014 Audi SQ5 which is the S version of the Q5 with with the 354 horsepower supercharged 3.0l V6 & 8 speed auto.It drives like a tall S4 with great handling for an SUV and is quite quick with a claimed 0-100 time of 5.3 seconds.Audi managed to upgrade the brake package with 380mm front rotors & huge calipers and actually provided an exhaust with switchable baffles.So far I am quite impressed with the job that has done in bringing this to our market.It looks like it should be decent on fuel with its 1st 600 kms netting an average of 9.8 l/100 km at highway speeds.

ZWEAPON · 08-05-2013, 10:58 AM

Nice new ride ...Duncan. .

kchu221 · 08-05-2013, 11:25 AM

i didnt even know audi made the s variants of the SUV's, look very nice, good pick up!

sawzall · 08-05-2013, 11:45 AM

So is this the new tow vehicle for the GT3?

Kwando · 08-05-2013, 11:48 AM

Looks great in white.

Gearhead999s · 08-05-2013, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sawzall

So is this the new tow vehicle for the GT3?

Nope not for towing.Part of the reason for going this direction is that I have something that is more useable in the City than an F150 was which I have been driving various ones since 2003 as my daily work vehicle.This opens for my secondary/playcar to be much less practical than a M3.I am due for a change next spring as my present E92 M3 will be 3 years old & I have owned E92 M3's for 6 years which is longest that I have ever driven 1 model of car in the 43 years that I have been driving.There are a few options that I am looking at but I am pretty sure it will be a 2 seater more track focused car.

Gearhead999s · 08-05-2013, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by kchu221

i didnt even know audi made the s variants of the SUV's, look very nice, good pick up!

Audi has not even listed the SQ5 on their website and I discovered it on my Autoquote at work a couple of weeks ago.Sold my F150 and discovered that this was in Halifax in dealer stock so I bought it and arrived at my dealer in 10 days and got it last Friday.I drove it back to Toronto and am really quite impressed with it and think it will fit its intended need quite well.

kchu221 · 08-05-2013, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

Audi has not even listed the SQ5 on their website and I discovered it on my Autoquote at work a couple of weeks ago.Sold my F150 and discovered that this was in Halifax in dealer stock so I bought it and arrived at my dealer in 10 days and got it last Friday.I drove it back to Toronto and am really quite impressed with it and think it will fit its intended need quite well.

ohh nice, so its a new release? are they gonna make the SQ7 as well??

Gearhead999s · 08-05-2013, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kchu221

ohh nice, so its a new release? are they gonna make the SQ7 as well??

Who knows?I drove a Stasis modified 3.0T Q7 last week and was impressed with the 410 horsepower & seamless power delivery that it had.

Will911t · 08-05-2013, 02:11 PM

Very nice ride. Enjoy!

bobblehead · 08-05-2013, 07:09 PM

Audi Midtown Toronto have 6 came in last week, 3 were pre-sold and 3 are for showroom purpose and obviously available for sale.

I am also thinking of getting one for my winter dd but I want to see the actual vehicle before doing it, I guess I will check it out sometimes this month.

info@trinityautosport · 08-06-2013, 01:05 PM

congrats on the new daily =)

M3Carbon · 08-06-2013, 01:18 PM

I see Stasis tuning in your future.

Nice DD!

mohammad@alphamotorsports · 08-06-2013, 02:21 PM

Congrats on the new DD. 380mm brakes!

1MOREMOD · 08-06-2013, 02:25 PM

very cool. anxious to see what your more track oriented car is.

Superfly_M3 · 08-06-2013, 04:06 PM

Nice looking car. I'm not a fan of the how the letters are arranged. I think it would sound a lot cooler as "Q5S"

Gearhead999s · 08-06-2013, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

very cool. anxious to see what your more track oriented car is.

So am I

I have a few different directions that I am thinking of,but it might just come down to a business decision of which car it will be.A GT3 is at the top of the list and I do have an order spot for spring 2014 delivery so time will tell!The last time I had a GT3RS at home my wife asked whose POS was it

1MOREMOD · 08-06-2013, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

So am I

I have a few different directions that I am think of it might just come down to a business decision of which car it will be.A GT3 is at the top of the list and I do have an order spot for spring 2014 delivery so time will tell!

Oh my you lucky sob.

Gearhead999s · 08-06-2013, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Oh my you lucky sob.

I made the mistake of doing a session in a friends GT3RS and I am now screwed for life

I found the car to be so intuitive to drive and its limits so high that if I can make it happen that is my 1st choice for the next car.They are pretty awesome for sure!

Jaypod · 08-06-2013, 08:52 PM

The new SQ5 is nice - saw one a couple of weeks ago. A friend of mine traded his wife's Q5 in for one to go along with his RS5. She hated the Q5 so I certainly hope she likes this one! Just a little too small for me personally.

08-05-2013, 09:41 AM	#1
Gearhead999s Major General 817 Rep 7,887 Posts Drives: RR Velar R=Dynamic M2C R1200GS Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	New Daily Driver Sold my 2011 F150 and I needed to get a new everyday driver for work & wintertime.Last Friday I picked up a 2014 Audi SQ5 which is the S version of the Q5 with with the 354 horsepower supercharged 3.0l V6 & 8 speed auto.It drives like a tall S4 with great handling for an SUV and is quite quick with a claimed 0-100 time of 5.3 seconds.Audi managed to upgrade the brake package with 380mm front rotors & huge calipers and actually provided an exhaust with switchable baffles.So far I am quite impressed with the job that has done in bringing this to our market.It looks like it should be decent on fuel with its 1st 600 kms netting an average of 9.8 l/100 km at highway speeds. Last edited by Gearhead999s; 08-05-2013 at 09:47 AM..
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ZWEAPON Captain 38 Rep 815 Posts Drives: 540 RWHP Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: K/W iTrader: (0)	Nice new ride ...Duncan. .
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kchu221 JDM whore 188 Rep 3,341 Posts Drives: 2009 997.1 Turbo Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: los angeles iTrader: (11)	i didnt even know audi made the s variants of the SUV's, look very nice, good pick up! __________________ 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2
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sawzall Major 50 Rep 1,285 Posts Drives: A Car Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 911S [10.00] 2011 911 GT3 RS [0.00]	So is this the new tow vehicle for the GT3?
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Kwando Major 431 Rep 1,428 Posts Drives: 2018 340i xDrive Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London, Ontario, Canada iTrader: (1)	Looks great in white.
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Will911t Second Lieutenant 32 Rep 294 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW M3 E90 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ontario iTrader: (4)	Very nice ride. Enjoy!
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bobblehead Brigadier General 256 Rep 4,721 Posts Drives: warp speed Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, On iTrader: (0)	Audi Midtown Toronto have 6 came in last week, 3 were pre-sold and 3 are for showroom purpose and obviously available for sale. I am also thinking of getting one for my winter dd but I want to see the actual vehicle before doing it, I guess I will check it out sometimes this month.
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info@trinityautosport 281 Rep 7,518 Posts Drives: F13 M6 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Anaheim, CA iTrader: (0)	congrats on the new daily =)
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M3Carbon Captain 34 Rep 752 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3, AW/FRE Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: DC iTrader: (1)	I see Stasis tuning in your future. Nice DD! __________________ Instagram @m3carbon
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mohammad@alphamotorsports Enlisted Member 5 Rep 35 Posts Drives: 991 GT3, E92 M3 6MT Join Date: May 2013 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	Congrats on the new DD. 380mm brakes!
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1MOREMOD - 11817 Rep 23,187 Posts Drives: Race car-> Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: check your mirrors iTrader: (5)	very cool. anxious to see what your more track oriented car is. __________________ 02 Tiag e46 M3\|6MT\|GC plates\|MCS c.o.\|GC bars\|GC race control arms\|GC bushings\|BW eng. & tran. mounts\|subframe kit\|BW race shifter\|BW Jaffster\|Euro header\|BW exhaust\|K&N c.a.i.\|Epic race tune\|Rouge pulleys\|Seibon CF hood\|CSL bumper\|apr gt 250 & splitter\|ST-40\|XR-2\|SS lines\|half cage\|Recaro profi\|Profi 2 harness\|BMWpedals\|BW studs\|
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Superfly_M3 Captain 72 Rep 959 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Nice looking car. I'm not a fan of the how the letters are arranged. I think it would sound a lot cooler as "Q5S"
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Jaypod Brigadier General 125 Rep 4,971 Posts Drives: Frozen M3, AM V8V, 991 GT3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (7)	The new SQ5 is nice - saw one a couple of weeks ago. A friend of mine traded his wife's Q5 in for one to go along with his RS5. She hated the Q5 so I certainly hope she likes this one! Just a little too small for me personally.
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