Audi SQ5 Premium, Premium Plus & Prestige

In recent years, the lineup runs Premium, Premium Plus, and Prestige. Newer listings may place “TFSI” before those names, but the three-step order stays the same: core model, added everyday technology, then the fullest comfort and technology package.

The U.S. SQ5 originally came only in Premium Plus and Prestige. Premium joined the lineup for 2019 as the new entry trim, so a missing Premium badge on earlier vehicles is normal rather than evidence of an incomplete lineup.

No. On newer SQ5 listings, TFSI appears before familiar equipment names such as Premium, Premium Plus, and Prestige. It does not create another step in the trim ladder.

On newer SQ5s, Premium Plus keeps the same V6 and all-wheel drive but adds everyday technology. Typical upgrades include better audio, a top-view camera, stronger highway-driving assistance, an integrated dashcam, and added cabin conveniences. Exact content varies by era.

On newer models, Prestige focuses on comfort and higher-end technology rather than more engine power. It adds features such as a front-passenger display, remote parking help, upgraded rear lighting, heated rear seats, and ventilated front seats with massage.

Premium delivers the core SQ5 performance hardware, while Prestige adds the fullest comfort and technology package. On newer models, that means features such as richer seat functions, extra displays, advanced parking help, upgraded lighting, and more rear-seat comfort.

No. Within a given model year, Premium, Premium Plus, and Prestige generally share the same V6, eight-speed automatic, and all-wheel-drive system. Moving up the trim ladder mainly adds technology, cameras, lighting, and comfort features.

Premium is the straightforward pick on models from 2019 onward because it carries the core V6 and all-wheel-drive hardware without the upper trims’ extra luxury equipment. On earlier SQ5s, Premium Plus is the entry trim.

Premium Plus is the usual middle-ground choice. In recent years, it keeps the same performance as Premium while adding useful daily features such as improved cameras, upgraded audio, more driver assistance, and a richer digital cabin.

Prestige is the comfort-focused choice. On newer SQ5s, it adds features such as ventilated and massaging front seats, heated rear seats, a head-up display, quieter glass, upgraded lighting, and more parking assistance. Equipment differs across generations.

Premium Plus and Prestige are the trims to look for in recent SQ5 lineups. The feature may be called a surround-view or top-view camera system, and it gives a bird’s-eye view that makes tight parking easier.

Prestige is the trim most consistently associated with a head-up display. The launch version of the redesigned Premium Plus also included one, so check the individual vehicle’s equipment because the feature mix changed across years.

On the redesigned SQ5, Prestige has the 10.9-inch front-passenger display. Premium and Premium Plus retain the main digital instrument panel and center touchscreen without that extra passenger-side screen.

On newer redesigned models, Prestige is the trim with ventilated and massaging front sport seats. Lower trims still have sport-themed seating, but they do not carry the same full comfort package.

No on the newest redesigned SQ5. Sport adaptive air suspension is standard on Premium, Premium Plus, and Prestige. Earlier generations used different suspension setups, so do not assume an older SQ5 has the same hardware based only on its trim name.