Q5 [Spyshots] 2017 Audi Q5 spied for the first time

klier · Sep 26, 2016

Centurion said:
Transmission tunnels typically have nasty plastics are they are often only touched by a knee. They were nasty in my F30, barely improved in my X3. The 7-Series is one of the few cars I've experienced where the transmission tunnel is solid and covered in leather(whether fake or real)

It's a recent thing. There was less hard plastic in the E90, and there was even less hard plastic in the E46.

SKY · Sep 26, 2016

Ahh... The good old days... As this is an Audi thread, I would be content if this new Q5 had the same build quality of the B7 A4. What a fantastic interior that car had.

Centurion · Sep 26, 2016

Monster said:
IMO based on perceived quality, the C class is on top. There isn't really any hard plastic trim (besides the glove box handle) on the dashboard and the center console, however after spending 5 months in mine, I can see a few cases of cost cutting, which I will talk about a bit more on my own thread. The A4 is slightly ahead of the 3 series. The Lexus is behind the Germans, the leather trim are nice and smooth, the quality of assembly is very high but it is let down by the small details, and some rather obvious part sharing with Toyota. I haven't sat inside the Jaguar yet, I will like to check it out one day.

However when it comes down to actual solidarity of the various switches and buttons, Audi is still the class leader.

One area of the GLC that feels a bit lacking in solidness is the big aluminum trim on the door. When you add a bit of pressure on it, it flexes.

Monster · Sep 26, 2016

Centurion said:
One area of the GLC that feels a bit lacking in solidness is the big aluminum trim on the door. When you add a bit of pressure on it, it flexes.

Interesting, I have the black ash trim on mine, it looks nice, but it is very very thin when you look closely. Also the padding on the door pull is much thinner than any previous gen Mercedes.

Beemer B773ER · Sep 26, 2016

#PerceivedQuality

klier · Sep 26, 2016

Beemer B773ER said:
#PerceivedQuality

#subjectivity

PHYBENZ · Sep 26, 2016

My CLA door panels are far more solid than the C and even the S. It's truly something that irks me about the S. You push on the door panel as a whole and it flexes. Knock on it and it sounds hollow. My CLA door panels don't flex at all. C class same thing. Haven't tried the new E yet. S may be covered in leather, but cut corners on the inside.