How big is the gap between second-tier luxury and first-tier luxury? When they are in direct competition, how many people will choose the former? And is this line necessarily the better one? The two models participating in this comparison are: the 488,800 yuan Audi Q5L 2024 45TFSI Reserve Sporty and the 452,700 yuan Cadillac XT5 2024 2.0T Four-wheel drive platinum type, the current price of them in the terminal market after the discount is about 400,000 yuan, the price difference is about 12,000 yuan, the latter is the cheaper one.
Design
The Audi Q5L has a sporty finish, from the honeycomb grille to the independent air deflector and then to the rear of the vehicle, with a large area of black paint that makes the car look much cooler, and on the front and rear bumpers, wheels and windows, the high-gloss silver chrome trim will bring some contrasting effects. At the same time, under the body of 4770/1893/1667mm/2907mm, the vehicle will not appear out of proportion, but will be treated with a long wheelbase and rounded frame, bringing out a wide-body texture.
Cadillac XT5 has not been facelifted for a long time, although it is full of personality recognition, but the structural style will look more traditional, teardrop headlights, shield grille, and the longitudinal layout of the tail of the contrasting special-shaped taillights will be its symbol, but the tilt angle and sharp corners of the A-pillar do have a feeling of the old Envision. It is also for this reason that although the wheelbase of Cadillac XT5 is 2857mm is slightly shorter, it actually has a larger measurement of 4813/1903/1686mm than the Audi Q5L, but visually it is not wider than the competition.
Interior design
The interiors of both cars are relatively traditional, but the Audi Q5L also has a floating touchscreen and a shift mechanism with a semi-surround design. A small amount of wood grain trim will form a mix and match in areas such as gear shift and central control, although the soft package is not dense enough, but fortunately, the common touch area is covered, and the driving feedback still maintains a sense of luxury. The Cadillac XT5 uses a symmetrical central control based on the style of the car logo, and the electronic gear knob is close to the main driver's side, however, there are few contrasting colors or mixed decorations in the car, and it is better than having more soft bags into multiple areas, visually not as good as the Audi Q5L, but the touch is worth performing.
Both cars are covered with full leather on the seats and steering wheel, among them, Audi Q5L realizes the sports seat design and adds the front leg rest, supports electric adjustment and heating function, which will make it more prominent in the comprehensive support, 19-speaker B&O audio and 30-color ambient lighting will also be the advantage here, and there is an additional set of rear manual sunshades; Active noise cancellation and rear privacy glass, although its front row is not as good as its opponent, but the overall performance of the whole cockpit can win.
In-vehicle technology
Both cars come with a set of support for basic voice recognition control, Remote control and CarPlay mobile phone interconnected car machine system, and realize L2 level assisted driving, among them, Audi Q5L Audi Connect is based on a 10.1-inch touch screen, which can be navigated on the 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, and the assistance will realize lane centering, and can also give early warning when opening the door, and the Cadillac XT5 has more support for CarLife through CUE, and the voice covers the air conditioner, The car machine can be refreshed OTA, and can carry out adaptive cruise driving in the full speed range, which will be more intelligent.
In terms of other convenient features, both cars can open the tailgate by induction, and improve the convenience of using the car through the active closing grille, keyless entry throughout the car, automatic headlights, etc., among them, the Audi Q5L will have more matrix LED headlights with better lighting effect and headlight steering function, while the Cadillac XT5 will use the adaptive high and low beam function to win back a city.
Mechanical hardware
The Audi Q5L achieves a maximum power of 180 kW (245 ps) and a maximum torque of 370 Nm through the 2.0 TFSI engine, and a seven-speed S-tronic dual-clutch transmission that achieves a top speed of 230 km/h and a combined fuel consumption of 8.08 L/100 km in the WLTC engine. The Cadillac XT5 can get a maximum power of 174kW (237Ps) and a maximum torque of 350N·m through the 2.0T engine, matched with a 9AT gearbox, it can break 100 in 8.3 seconds and achieve a top speed of 210km/h, but it is supported by a 48V mild hybrid system, and it can lead slightly with a WLTC comprehensive fuel consumption of 7.97L/100km.
Among the chassis, the Audi Q5L is equipped with five-link independent suspension on the front and rear axles, which is more in place than the Cadillac XT5 in terms of lateral support, and the steep hill descent and more driving modes can also make the car better adapt to changing road conditions. The Cadillac XT5 gets the front MacPherson + rear multi-link independent suspension, due to the addition of variable suspension, the overall comfort adjustment will be in place, but the comprehensive control is still significantly inferior to the Audi Q5L.
Write at the end
The same is a mid-sized luxury SUV that needs to be updated urgently, Audi Q5L in this 400,000 landing comparison, although it is the one with a slightly higher price, but the overall modernization effect is stronger, although it appears to be more "old" than the opponent in terms of car machine, but the practical functions that should be used have been covered, plus it will pass the vision, through the hardware, to give people a higher quality performance of dynamic and static, although it is more expensive than 10,000, but it is still Audi Q5L.