Audi Q5: FY Facelift vs GU
Verdict
This is not a simple newer-is-better swap. The Audi Q5 FY Facelift costs RM376,966 against RM352,900 for the Audi Q5 GU, so the outgoing car is RM24,066 dearer, but it gets the stronger 246 hp/370 Nm tune, all-wheel drive, a quoted 6.1-second 0-100 km/h time and a five-year warranty. The GU counters with 7 airbags, AEB and slightly larger dimensions, while keeping the same 520-litre boot. For Malaysia, this is performance and warranty versus price and active safety.
Pick the Audi Q5 FY Facelift if you want the 246 hp/370 Nm petrol engine, all-wheel drive and five-year warranty more than AEB and the lower price.
Pick the Audi Q5 GU if you want the cheaper Q5 with 7 airbags and AEB, and can live with 196 hp/340 Nm and front-wheel drive.
Key differences
- Price: RM376,966 for the Audi Q5 FY Facelift vs RM352,900 for the Audi Q5 GU
- Power and torque: 246 hp/370 Nm vs 196 hp/340 Nm
- Driven wheels: all-wheel drive vs front-wheel drive
- Safety: 6 airbags and no AEB vs 7 airbags and AEB
- Dimensions: 4,682 x 1,893 x 1,662 mm vs 4,717 x 1,900 x 1,669 mm
- Warranty: 5 years vs 2 years
| Price & overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price | RM 376,966 | RM 352,900✓ |
| Body type | SUV | SUV |
| Segment | Compact Executive | Compact Executive |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Assembly | CBU | CBU |
| Powertrain | ||
| Fuel | Petrol | Petrol |
| Engine | 1,984 cc | 1,984 cc |
| Power | 246 hp✓ | 196 hp |
| Torque | 370 Nm✓ | 340 Nm |
| Transmission | Dual-clutch Automatic (Wet) | Dual-clutch Automatic (Wet) |
| Driven wheels | All Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive |
| Performance | ||
| 0–100 km/h | 6.1 s | — |
| Top speed | 240 km/h | — |
| Efficiency | ||
| Fuel economy | 8.0 L/100km | — |
| EV range | 0 km | — |
| CO₂ | 170 g/km | — |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 4,682 mm | 4,717 mm |
| Width | 1,893 mm | 1,900 mm |
| Height | 1,662 mm | 1,669 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,819 mm | 2,817 mm |
| Boot space | 520 L | 520 L |
| Fuel tank | 70 L | 68 L |
| Safety | ||
| Airbags | 6 | 7✓ |
| Auto emergency braking | — | Yes |
| Ownership | ||
| Warranty | 5✓ | 2 |
| Road tax / year | RM 434 | RM 434 |
Specs shown for the selected variant of each car. ✓ marks the better figure where lower/higher is objectively better. Road tax: West Malaysia, private registration.
FY Facelift
- Much stronger 246 hp and 370 Nm output
- All-wheel drive instead of front-wheel drive
- Longer five-year warranty
- RM24,066 more expensive
- Only 6 airbags versus 7
- No auto emergency braking listed
GU
- Lower price by RM24,066
- Gets 7 airbags and auto emergency braking
- Slightly larger body with the same 520-litre boot
- Down 50 hp and 30 Nm
- Front-wheel drive only
- Shorter two-year warranty
FY Facelift vs GU FAQ
Is the Audi Q5 FY Facelift or Audi Q5 GU better?
The Audi Q5 FY Facelift is better for performance and warranty cover, with 246 hp, 370 Nm, all-wheel drive and five years of warranty. The Audi Q5 GU is the safer-value pick on paper, with AEB, 7 airbags and the lower price.
What is the price difference?
The gap is RM24,066. The Audi Q5 FY Facelift is dearer, and that extra money mainly buys more power, more torque, all-wheel drive and a longer five-year warranty.
Which one has the bigger boot?
Neither. Both have a 520-litre boot, so luggage space is a dead heat despite the Audi Q5 GU being slightly longer, wider and taller.