In the time it takes you to finish reading this sentence, Audi will sell approximately 246 Q5 crossovers to American buyers. Okay, fine, it may be closer to 244. Math has never been my strong suit.

The Q5 is powerful, quiet and smooth. It is athletic as it is well planted, balanced and effortless. The base model is well equipped. I compared mostly with Mercedes GLC 300 and Cadillac XT5 which are ...