Audi SQ5 Sportback review: the fast diesel SUV with the fake

Is this that car with the fake exhausts? Got it in one. From a distance the SQ5 Sportback appears to have a glorious set of quad tailpipes. But get right up close, or follow one at night, and it soon becomes clear those lovely chrome tips are just bits of trim glued to the rear bumper. Not surprising, then, that the SQ5’s engine note is faked too. Into the cabin and out the back is piped a burbly baritone that can’t quite mask the sound of the 3.0-litre turbodiesel under the bonnet.
Fake pipes and engine note aside, could you live with this coupe-fied fast Audi?

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