2018 Audi SQ5 vs Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 Comparison Test
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- With the crossover market exploding these days, car companies are finding more and more ways to satisfy customer demands, from rakish rooflines to ridiculous power, and excellent practicality to obscene luxury.
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Here we have a couple of crossovers that are neither the largest nor smallest, the fastest nor most luxurious, and they are all the better for it.
The Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 is the middle, mildly sporty trim of the brand’s small-ish crossover, between the base GLC 300 and the bonkers GLC 63 AMG, while the Audi SQ5 is currently the top performer of the Q5 lineup until rumors of an RSQ5 come true.
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I put a stage 1+ tune on my SQ5, and it does 0-60 in 4.1, and runs the QM in 12.2 at 106.
It’s a superior engine that was just tuned down from the factory imo
tune + downpipe + cat delete = 3.86 seconds here 2019 GLC43, Michelin 4s
The GLC43 runs like 4.2 from the factory lol
Man I love the way the older Q5's look. The new face lifted ones look so bland.
Keep the comparisons coming Autoguide! Great stuff
My wife's owned both, A GLC43 from October '16 'til last week, and now a 2018 SQ5. Whilst it would be unfair to say the GLC has been nothing but trouble it has had air suspension failure twice, and on >75% steering lock the front tyres scrub very badly. This is down to different components used in the front differential of our UK right hand drive cars compared with those in LHD markets. Added to the unreliability and scrubbing our MB dealer has been less than impressive on the customer service front, as too has Mercedes UK. Our Audi dealer has, on the other hand, been utterly brilliant. As for the fake leather seats in the GLC? Yup, very obviously plastic and horrible to touch. They're not that comfy either.
Mercs are more reliable than Audi. Easily the best engines
@@vishdahiya4902 definitely. amg can’t be beat
@@kevin4907 cheers mate, I got glc43, amazing drive.
There's a certain "something" about owning an AMG though...like you're a member of an exclusive club...The idea of this being a massaged engine just makes you feel like a part of things...very difficult to explain. An Audi? ~meh...what's so special about that?
I drove both of these before landing on the GLC 43 AMG. The Audi isn't as fast, and honestly, it felt boring to me. He isn't wrong about the Sport+ mode...it is pretty bonkers, and kind of harsh with the shifts. It works great in manual mode, but you need to be paying attention.
I am a big fan of my new GLC 43 ... ////AMG!
Your kidding. I test drove both Merc and Audi and the Audi interior and top end speed easily out do the Merc.
He obviously didn't drive the SQ5 or the GLC43 and more than likely he is 14 yrs old
@@Engineering_Rebel iT dOeSnT eVeN mOVe - tell me you're full of shit without telling me you're full of shit. Do you even drive?
@@Engineering_Rebelthe Audi might feel like a rocket, but multiple test have proved that the GLC43 is much quicker than the SQ5.
SQ5 is the better all-rounder. Good summary about comfort and performance. Agreed that these cars are about great comfort and good performance.
Just bought the GLC43 AMG! It’s the best.
David Orgun hey im also interrested in that car how is it? Feul and driving stuff? Do i go for it?
istanbul 1453 fuel is great and I have 20k miles with no problem plus it’s very fast from take off and it’s a highway monster. Handles well and fun to drive
@@istanbul-zc3eu its gat a really bad ride. way too harsh
@@damianotoole not at all
@@Domepeezy Travi, I test drove both. Harsh ride in the GLC as noted in all reviews I have seen/read. Also the GLC tyres crabbing was an issue. Google that perhaps if you need to be informed about it
how is this guy sitting so close to the steering wheel
i noticed the same thing too...
Was about to comment the same thing before I looked down at the other comments. How can you trust a single thing he says about driving dynamics if he's driving like that?
Makes me nervous whenever I see someone driving like that. Looks unsafe due to limited ability to steer, and if the airbags deploy, fuhgetaboutit.
He has very short legs and has the wheel telescoped out to its max setting.
Rob L. You’re smart.
That jerky weird braking to a standstill isn’t a fault with that model my 2015 CLS 350 amg line 9gtronic felt EXACT same it’s quite weird. We have just switched to the sq5 and it’s excellent
I love the "star field" grill of the GLC43. and nothing says "Performance" like the ///AMG badging! You see that you *KNOW* this is a vehicle to contend with! And there's just something about that Exhaust "bark" when ripping up the asphalt that get's people's attention! I recently did a 2,000 mile cross country drive in 3 days and spent a week at the beach 600 miles away and averaged more than 24mpg the entire trip! Of course, I had it in Eco mode and cruise control almost the entire time! Once we were at the beach and had no more hills to contend with, getting 27mpg was trivial! And that's loaded down with all sorts of beach stuff in the back and a roof carrier on top of the AMG. I think the biggest difference though is that the AMG is an enthusiast car...its for people who want to have fun on their commute and enjoy the launch and flat cornering it offers.. This thing feels like it's on rails and just makes you say "whoa" every day on your commute!
This is how a comparison test should look like...congratulations.
They forgot to mention the interior build quality, which is poor for this generation of GLC and far superior for Audi. I drive 2020 GLC43 and the interior produces all types of sounds when it’s cold outside (I live in Canada). Rattles coming from at least 2-3 places which dealership can’t replicate. That’s partly because of a very stiff air suspension setup (even in comfort mode with 19’ winter wheels).
Oh yes, and crabbing issue is bad even on winter wheels.
Switching to Audi Allroad soon and can’t be happier.
I don't see that in my staggered 20 inch wheels. And my 2018 GLC43 has no creaks or noises when barreling down the highway or on the washboard streets of the city. In fact, the bouncing around of my umbrella in the back cargo area is the most annoying thing. But then again, I'm accustomed to sportier vehicles and enjoy the solid feel of the road beneath me.
Love the sq5
When driving in comfort/sport modes on comparisons please show us both in comfort/sport modes + have similar tire packages, both upgraded or not upgraded when doing a sport utility segment. It does make a difference. PS Do not quote factory specs, show us live measured/revealed footage. This will allow the viewer to make his/her own opinion on what they consider a better “Sport SUV” for themselves when the envelope of each vehicle is pushed. Also, show highway, city, backroad segments with extra cameras to gain better footage of the ride they present in each category. The SUV Market is the largest competition in the USA and in other countries as well. Give us a complete review that this segment deserves as well as your viewers.
I have never seen a man sit that close to the wheel. Very strange.
I haven’t driven the Audi but I’ve got a GLC it wasn’t a wrong choice it’s fast for an SUV
Sport + the glc becomes an animal
Don't listen to him. The faux Mercedes leather is among the best on the market. You don't see that it's fake and you dont feel it either. It even smells good...
freshklinki93 and will last for ages!!
You are right. The audi fake leather is amongst the worst on the market.
We have client not being able to tell if it's real or fake leather.
freshklinki93 and then you can get the designo leather in the mercedes, something audi doesn't offer.
You’re a really a Mercedes benz fan and you’ve used Mercedes benz a lot the leather is everlasting
Wrong.
Not a bad review, but a few of your complaints on the GLC are easily correctable. If you don't like the faux leather, then don't get it. Get the real stuff. Carbon fiber trim is available. The Q5s have always felt a little heavy. I personally find that charming, but the scowl of the exhaust from the GLC43 is orgasmic and I'd prefer that all day long over the sound of the SQ5. I don't feel the SQ5 is more refined, but more like refined differently. In the end, its simple personal taste. Benz's always win the valet test anyway. If you pull up to the valet in each of these cars at the same time, but there's only one spot up front, which car will get that spot? Easy answer!
Both cars passing each other at the 01:25 videomark was kinda cool, I must say.
I have driven both. The SQ5 is so much more comfortable. The MB was like driving a brick on wheels.
Due to horrible fun flats. Change the run flats and it feels like a totally different vehicle
@@drivescene6747 I will say that you are right. The run-flats are very stiff and can't wait until they're worn enough so I can swap them out!
No mention of the "fake" exhaust tips on the Audi, definite winner is the GLC
They're not exhaust tips. How can they be fake exhaust tips? If there were exhaust tips that didn't work, they would be fake exhaust tips.
So the GLC has “real exhaust tips”? Looks like 2 holes in a rear bumper to me mate.
Have you driven them? How were they?
SQ5 is a wery well build machine with almost no fake parts. And exhaust tips are defenetly not one of them. But make sure you get a panoramic roof if you ever decide to get one, it feels a bit bigger with it.
The whole back bumper is the fake exhaust, the real exhaust is under the bumper.
The comparison at the end was pointless given the characters of both cars. You would expect a sporty GLC 43 to jerk when slowing down; that’s the trade off! And the Audi drives anything but heavy, especially in comfort mode. However, you say the steering is light, comfort mode surely! And the styling is anything but boring! Both are great cars and clearly competing against one another.
A great review, forget the nay sayers, you touched on every point and it was accurate as far as the Audi goes. I have an 2018 and absolutely love it. I also have an 2018 Audi S3 with an APR stage II tune with a downpipe and 93 octane here in the North East. This thing flies, and makes around 380 hp. Guess what my SQ5 is my preferred driver.
It really just works, transmission, engine, is just so smooth, effortless acceleration, really love it.
Cannot wait until APR can come up with a flash for this motor! Imagine over 400 hp! really c'mon APR this is the next halo motor from Audi, already being used in the R8 as well.
who da fak asked?
Hi!
Still happy with the sq5?
Did you tuned it?
I’ll go with the one that have exhaust tip!
Booty Boots fuckk yeah that audi is a huge embarresment claiming its sportiness but with covered exhaust tips lol.
because that makes all the difference LOL
you mean the one with the crabbing? mbworld.org/forums/glc43-glc63-amg/725807-crabbing-issue-glc-43-2019s.html
Lol you can change it to exhaust tips which go straight to the back like I did thanks to mtm. Just check their Instagram account - that silver mtmsq5 is mine
Really not a fan MB "melted" exterior styling. Wish they did more on this GLC styling wise
Like the looks of the AMG way more
GLC LOOKS BETTER AND SOUNDS BETTER , THE ONLY THING I LIKE ABOUT THE SQ5 IS INTERIOR. THE AUDI LOOKS SIMILAR TO Q3 AND Q7
THE GLC IS THE WINNER FOR ME IN WHICH YOU CAN ACTUALLY BUY A 63S MODEL TOO
Gundeep Virdi no they’re both pretty boring to look at and pretty ugly
Power of Pine Sol the GLC isn't exactly ugly
Gundeep Virdi ikr
Mercedes is gorgeous and it’s way better I agree
That benz is not just one of the best looking, but best performing SUV's in the market. Period.
They are going to be the best SUV in history
You all know what I would chose
A Lexus?
Acura
No the glc
toyota
Fiat
I've noticed the same jerking motion when slow speed braking in my A Class... However my parents have a GLC200 but I haven't noticed it 🤷♂️
that's a known thing with the 9-speed auto. It down-shifts when slowing down. Unless you're in Eco mode...then you go into "glide" mode when you take your foot off the gas...then it doesn't downshift until you step on the gas or brake again!
GLC Facelift end of this Year..
So much better Technology..
Excellent review!
Great test, thx.
I’m going to buy the GLC 43 this year 😍
Do it!! I have one ordered coming in June!
Did either car have apple carplay or android auto?
I would go with GLC43
Audi lover?
great review
i prefer the Glc oh yes I love it
The best or nothing!
Sq5 is a 2017 car while glc is 2015, 2 years is a long time in car tech development. That made sq5 one generation ahead therefore always better
Great video! Love both but probably would have the SQ5
is there option to buy SQ5 21 rims for normal Q5 ?
Looked at both extensively for my wife but ended up with a Macan. There is absolutely no comparison with the interiors. The Audi feels like a Volkswagen and the Merc feels like, well a Merc. Just a completely different level. The SQ5 just doesn't look aggressive enough look aggressive enough . Hardly any difference from the standard model. The Merc sounds way, way better. For the money Merc takes this comparison hands down.
GLC43 for me. The SQ5 is boring inside and out. And in my experience with my former S5, all of the interior materials looks and feel great, but what you can't see is highly questionable. I've never had a car, especially one over $60k that was plagued with so many squeaks and rattles from day one. At one point, I thought the entire front dash was going to fall to the floor, and I had less than 40k miles on it.
I don't know why anyone would pick the SQ5 over the sleeker, quicker, lighter S5 Sportback.
Hypixzle 721 s5 is no good if you have 3 kids lol
Why? They're both 5 passenger hatchbacks. They're within inches of each other for rear seat and cargo space. If that's really a concern (and I do have 3 kids), I'd be looking at a larger vehicle than this anyway.
Hypixzle 721 the q5 is more spacious than the s5 I believe boot space etc easier for the kids to get in n out if they on a child seat
I agree. But based on the specs, it's only slightly. Like I said, if space for 5 is a concern, you should be looking bigger than either anyway. I'd take the fraction smaller interior for the better drive of the S5.
Hypixzle 721 anything bigger than the q5 my mrs will have difficulties driving it lol
With turbo engines become ubiquitous in today's engines, why don't reviewers ever state what type of turbos car's have? For instance, is the single turbo in the Audi a variable geometry turbo, twin scroll... ?
AMG all day long. WTF is with the fake exhaust ? Seriously who at Audi ok'd this abomination ? I am considering this car as my 3rd Merc. Both our GLK and GLE have been bullet-proof. The GLC is a great car for a small family that has side potential for Daddy to have some hoonigan fun when the opportunity presents itself. Lets be honest though, this cars main duty will be to cruise to school, karate and the occasional sprint to 65 on the highway. In every facet the Merc wins: Exterior- GLC, Engine- GLC, Interior GLC. HANDLING- GLC. That exhaust note along burys any chance of the Audi being on my short-list. Audi is def asleep at the wheel.
Audi for the win! I would pick the Audi as well. I love the MB's snorting exhaust note, but the SQ5 is easily the more well rounded vehicle. Neither of these boring boxes will win a beauty contest though. MB, Audi, and BMW designs of late have been utterly soulless.
Cecil L Mercedes is better
Why spend this much money and get that floating merc infotainment screen with those massive bezels? It’s 2018 - put the double flatscreen in this and it beats the Audi all day
Paddy Downey it came out in 2016 and the facelift is around the corner and we should se the double screen in the glc/c class.
i take the rs3
C63 engine sounds better
i like the Macan GTS more than these
Roni Herscovici Gts costs much more than these two vehicles
And then mercedes comes back at you with the glc 63s amg.
I agree, but such a tight ride in the Macan. Feels tiny
Roni Herscovici how dare you say that. To Mercedes of course lol
Argh mercs transmissions are rubbish!! They really should use ZF 8 speed unit.
Unaffordable unless you are leasing.
This reviewer has basically 80 percent of his facts wrong. Glc in 4.8 seconds?? It’s 4.5. And he’s complaining about the glc not having a carbon fiber interior trim?? It’s a package you can get..
do your research its 4.8 don't critique people if you don't have the facts
mark a no it’s 4.3 seconds and I have same suv I hit 60mph in 3.9 seconds! I have 32k miles and when properly broke in, it’s faster.
Bruh is the Audi actually made in Mexico ??
snazari1994 Yes. I was surprised too lmao
snazari1994 I just bought a 2018 sq5 yes they are and the facility only makes q5 nothing else .
snazari1994 yes and iPhones are made in China who cares. BMW BUILDS SOME CARS IN ROMANIA WHY DOES IT MATTER. some American cars are built right outside Mexico city
Yes but the parts still come mostly from Europe such as the motors which being made in Hungary.
Mine was, I was like 😳🤯😜
How do you drive with your hand like that?!?
Side by Side....the benz makes this Audi look ugly.
Excellent Review
"doesn't look great either" ? WTF?
AUDI ❤
Nothing wrong with being made in Mexico, most in fact almost all American brand cars are made their, we know how reliable American brand Mexican built vehicles are................... Gracias to all poor unemployed Gringos, Gracias for giving us Mexicans your Jobs...
The AMG 43 kills it. I think the Audi just looks too plain.
Super unpopular opinion, but I really hate Mercedes. Please don't come at me💀
OK, I'll take the bait. Why do you "really hate Mecedes" ?
The difference of what...
BMW x3 m40i is a good choice too
The reviewer is the biggest Dilbert ever. Horrible. AMG FTW
Didn’t u just say glc is sportier?
Bedi Boy, he said the SQ5 achieves a nicer balance of sport and luxury.
Also, I don't get the Audi interior fit and finish argument I've sat in a brand new TTRS with so many cheap bits inside even the center console was broken in it lol
Ride quality in the Merc is just horrible. It's a shame because it's such a gorgeous vehicle, but for me that was a deal-breaker.
Aquatic Arts Design & Drafting what?!? Benz is known for the best ride quality...lol
I test drove one a week ago and I was surprised. It's a really rough ride, even in its softest setting. Bummer.
Ah benz does not make their vehicles in the softest setting because they want to find balance between comfort and sporty driving...just main focus is comfort but they want the a good amount of sporty experience for drivers too...
Boy you are a lying you Mercedes is better
Do you even know what quality is
You contradicted yourself 12 times in the video
XC60 T8?
T6 would be more comparable
Hmmm..I'm not even a BMW fan and I'll take the new 2018 BMW X3 or the GLC.
South Carolina Dashxam um pick the glc
About time somebody see through the overused Mercedes interior design I really think it’s too much and the fake leather stitching is cheesy
Power of Pine Sol How do you know if its fake leather if you aren’t even in the car
Boi
It's mentioned in the review. To get real leather, you have to option out Nappa leather
Sorry but the new Audi look is horrible, Merced’s and BMW builds nice looking cars but I don’t know what happened to Audi , the Q5 and the A5 looks really really horrible
Nicklas Ljungberg and Mercedes and BMW arnt made in Mexico
You are fucking drunk. Audi has the best looking cars in the segment
Sapient Budgie Cars ??? Segment ???
John Heck Suv segment. That GLC is modelled directly at Q5 buyers. Or potential Q5 buyers. It’s referred to as the Mercedes Q5 by my car friends. The design aesthetic has been led by Audi since around 2008. From the led lights, class leading interiors that inspired almost every manufacturer to raise their game. Audi was nowhere with market share 10 to 15 years ago. The have grown to close the gap while Benz claims more sales due to their massive cargo division of trucks.
Mercedes-Benz makes better cars than audi, period.
Quality and materials in the Audi?? The whole dash and door panels are hard plastic 😂
Quattro Power 💥 💥 🦎🦎🦎
this reviewer is bad lol
Audis look too much like a regular VW
Boots N Pants
What's a "regular VW" exactly?! Riiiight
You realise Audi is basically a rebadged VW right?
Audi literally uses recycled plastics for their dashboard lmaooo
The Ghost Of RUclips true lol
The Ghost Of RUclips sorry for saving the planet!
Annoying reviewer, crappy editing at the beginning. blurry background with specs over for WAY too long.
Great suv’s. Boring review, I’d pick the SQ5 though!
Akram Jaml-Al-Lail ew Audi is low class.
Well somebody is buying them, (including my ex-wife) as Audi sells more Q5's than any other vehicle. They also built a new facility just to make them.
SQ5 for me
SpeedragTech no
Comparing this 2 cars...u should use an ABT-tuned SQ5 and an AMG-mercedes
Is there editors, does he not know it’s not called “horse powers” for one (you’re not Clarkson”. And when talking about fuel economy when it’s 1 mile per gallon it’s not “1 miles per gallon difference” it singular dough head, 1 MILE per gallon, WOW!
Sport car fake exhaust pipe ( FAIL )
Mb ths best
boring, get a proper Stelvio Q
GLC43 is boring too much especially front design and so old school interior. SQ5 is better option for sure.
An Audi S ......with fake exhausts.......your kidding me........I would fire that designer and kick him out to Kia
And they aren't even subtle ... wtf I don't get it . Only sports car on the market with this crap. Even Kia's don't have fake exhausts. BTW I have a 2016 SQ5
Or..out to hyundai
Rob van Druenen I own a 2018 sq5 the exhaust is not fake it’s in the bottom and it crackles the back they closed up so it wouldn’t get dirty
completely bull shxt, glc amg is way better than audi
Audi without any doubts
Nickoy1 Channel ew why
audi design looks like from 90's with just glossy paint
Dennis Marzan you obviously need some glasses
I feel Audi paid this guy specifically underrate glc
Boring and bias
The mercedes interior look grotesque
43 is no amg
Only 63 ..,
Amg 43= m$$d
Amg 63= $m
It is AMG enhanced, not hand-crafted. So it is technically AMG modifed, albeit a Mercedes-based engine.
Great review..."Yeshua/Jesus is the way"