Compare the2025 Audi new SQ5 SportbackVS 2026 Jaguar F-Pace

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Audi new SQ5 Sportback are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Jaguar F-Pace doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the new SQ5 Sportback are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The F-Pace doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

The new SQ5 Sportback has a standard front seat center airbag, which deploys between the driver and front passenger, protecting them from injuries caused by striking each other in serious side impacts. The F-Pace doesn’t offer front seat center airbags.

The new SQ5 Sportback has standard Secondary Collision Brake Assist, which automatically apply the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The F-Pace doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The new SQ5 Sportback has standard Maneuver Assist that uses rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision. The F-Pace doesn’t offer automatic braking for stationary objects directly to the rear.

Earlier warning of stopped traffic, traffic signals, dangerous road conditions, weather, or accidents, can keep driver's safer and prevent crashes. The new SQ5 Sportback has Car-to-X Services, a system that seamlessly communicates important warnings to the driver about impending danger, if they're available. The F-Pace doesn’t offer a system that can receive automated systems from infrastructure.

Both the new SQ5 Sportback and the F-Pace have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

The new SQ5 Sportback’s corrosion warranty is 6 years longer than the F-Pace’s (12 vs. 6 years).

There are almost 3 times as many Audi dealers as there are Jaguar dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the new SQ5 Sportback’s warranty.

To reliably power the ignition and other systems and to recharge the battery, the new SQ5 Sportback has a standard 150-amp alternator. The F-Pace’s 130-amp alternator isn’t as powerful.

The new SQ5 Sportback’s 3.0 turbo V6 produces 116 more horsepower (362 vs. 246) and 137 lbs.-ft. more torque (406 vs. 269) than the F-Pace P250’s standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder.

On the EPA test cycle the new SQ5 Sportback gets better mileage than the F-Pace:

To lower fuel costs and make buying fuel easier, the Audi new SQ5 Sportback uses regular unleaded gasoline (premium recommended for maximum performance). The F-Pace requires premium, which can cost on average about 84.9 cents more per gallon.

The new SQ5 Sportback has a standard locking fuel door which locks and unlocks with the power locks. The fuel filler door is not lockable on the F-Pace. A locking fuel door helps prevent fuel theft and vandalism, such as sugar in the tank.

The new SQ5 Sportback offers a standard sequential manual gearbox (SMG). With no clutch pedal to worry about and a fully automatic mode, an SMG is much more efficient than a conventional automatic but just as easy to drive. The F-Pace doesn’t offer an SMG or a conventional manual transmission.

The new SQ5 Sportback’s launch control uses engine electronics to hold engine RPM’s precisely in order to provide the most stable and rapid acceleration possible, using all of the available traction. The F-Pace doesn’t offer launch control.

For better stopping power the new SQ5 Sportback’s standard brake rotors are larger than those on the F-Pace:

The new SQ5 Sportback’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 45 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the F-Pace’s standard 55 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the new SQ5 Sportback has standard 20-inch wheels. Smaller 19-inch wheels are standard on the F-Pace.

The front and rear suspension of the new SQ5 Sportback uses air springs for a smoother, controlled ride than the F-Pace, which uses coil springs. Air springs maintain proper ride height and ride more smoothly.

The new SQ5 Sportback has a standard automatic front and rear load leveling suspension to keep ride height level with a heavy load or when towing. The new SQ5 Sportback’s height leveling suspension allows the driver to raise ride height for better off-road clearance and then lower it again for easier entering and exiting and better on-road handling. The F-Pace doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

For better maneuverability, the new SQ5 Sportback’s turning circle is .5 feet tighter than the F-Pace’s (38.7 feet vs. 39.2 feet). The new SQ5 Sportback’s turning circle is .7 feet tighter than the F-Pace SVR’s (38.7 feet vs. 39.4 feet).

The new SQ5 Sportback is 6.7 inches narrower than the F-Pace, making the new SQ5 Sportback easier to handle and maneuver in traffic.

The new SQ5 Sportback has .3 inches more front legroom, .8 inches more rear legroom and .1 inches more rear shoulder room than the F-Pace.

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the new SQ5 Sportback’s rear seats recline. The F-Pace’s rear seats don’t recline.

To make loading groceries and cargo easier when your hands are full, the new SQ5 Sportback’s liftgate can be opened and closed just by kicking your foot under the back bumper, leaving your hands completely free. The F-Pace doesn’t offer a hands-free gesture to open its liftgate, forcing you to put cargo down if your hands are full.

The new SQ5 Sportback’s power window, power lock and power mirror switches are lit from behind, making them plainly visible and easier to operate at night. The F-Pace’s power mirror switches are unlit, making them difficult to find at night and operate safely.

Heated windshield washer nozzles are standard on the new SQ5 Sportback to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. Heated windshield washer nozzles cost extra on the F-Pace.

To help drivers avoid possible obstacles, the new SQ5 Sportback has standard cornering lights to illuminate around corners when the turn signals are activated. The F-Pace doesn’t offer cornering lights. The new SQ5 Sportback also has standard adaptive headlights to illuminate around corners automatically by reading vehicle speed and steering wheel angle.

To shield the driver and front passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield and side windows, the new SQ5 Sportback has standard extendable sun visors. The F-Pace doesn’t offer extendable visors.

Manual rear side window sunshades are available in the new SQ5 Sportback to help block heat and glare for the rear passengers. The F-Pace doesn’t offer rear side window sunshades.

The new SQ5 Sportback Prestige has standard massaging front seats in order to maximize comfort and eliminate fatigue on long trips. Massaging seats aren’t available in the F-Pace.

The Audi Q5/SQ5 outsold the Jaguar F-Pace by almost 11 to one during 2024.