The Audi Q5 is priced competitively against its rivals. It’s not the cheapest premium SUV around, but it still undercuts the likes of the Range Rover Velar by some way. It’s broadly similar in cost to the Jaguar F-Pace and Volvo XC60, but with cars like these, pricing isn’t normally a deal-breaker: you don’t pick the cheapest one, you pick the one you want. Fuel economy is very competitive on all the engines, helped by Audi’s move to on-demand - rather than permanent - four-wheel drive, and CO2 outputs are competitive, too. The official efficiency figures look especially impressive on the plug-in hybrid versions, and although you’ll do extremely well to match these in the real world, they do result in some very compelling tax breaks, most notably for company car drivers. Audi resale values are traditionally strong, which helps considerably with whole-life costs.