Quick Answer: The 2026 Audi Q5 at a Glance
Audi’s best-selling SUV enters 2026 in three trims. Total price, including every dealer-imposed charge: Premium $54,370, Premium Plus $57,270, and Prestige $62,270. Those totals include the $1,395 destination charge and the $175 documentation fee (an optional dealer charge, not a New York State or DMV fee) on top of manufacturer’s suggested retail prices of $52,800, $55,700 (a $1,000 cut from last year) and $60,700; they exclude state and local taxes, title, registration, and any optional equipment. Every one of them carries the same hardware where it counts: a 268-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter, a 7-speed S tronic® dual-clutch, and quattro® all-wheel drive, no options required. This is year two of the fully redesigned Q5, and 2026 brings something the badge has never included before: Audi Signature Care, which covers scheduled maintenance for 3 years or 30,000 miles at no cost. All three trims are in stock at Audi Queens on 30-35 College Point Blvd in Flushing, the borough’s own Audi store.
Why this SUV suits this borough
Queens asks a lot of a vehicle. The commute might cross the Whitestone one day and crawl down the Van Wyck the next; the parking spot might be a Forest Hills driveway or a metered stretch of Northern Blvd. The Q5 answers with a footprint of 185.7 inches, small enough to maneuver, big enough for a family, and a cabin built around one continuous curved panel: an 11.9-inch virtual cockpit plus behind the wheel flowing into a 14.5-inch MMI® touchscreen. Wireless Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ are standard, and so is a detail New Yorkers will appreciate more than most of the country: an integrated toll module, so there’s no transponder box velcroed to your windshield.
Seeing one in person is a short trip from anywhere in the borough. Audi Queens sits at 30-35 College Point Blvd in Flushing, minutes off the Whitestone Expressway near Flushing Bay, with sales, finance, service, parts, and a collision center all under one roof and a team that works in English, Spanish, Mandarin, and more. The store serves the whole city, and its Q5 inventory is posted live.
One engine, zero drivetrain decisions
Audi kept the powertrain menu simple. Each 2026 Q5 uses a turbocharged 2.0-liter four making 268 horsepower and 295 lb-ft, seven more horses and 22 more lb-ft than the previous generation’s upgrade engine. The 7-speed S tronic® dual-clutch replaced the old torque-converter automatic, and quattro® all-wheel drive comes on every single trim, which matters when a nor’easter drops slush on a street that won’t see a plow until Tuesday. Audi quotes 0-60 in 5.8 seconds, and independent testing has matched it. The EPA rates the combination at 21 city / 29 highway / 24 combined on premium fuel. Your trim choice, in other words, is purely about equipment, and that’s what the three guides below untangle.
Pick your 2026 Q5
Horsepower, every trim
268 hp
One engine across the range — the walk between trims buys equipment, not power
Torque
295 lb-ft
With quattro® all-wheel drive standard
Zero to 60 mph
5.8 sec
Audi's published figure for the 2026 Q5
2026 Audi Q5 Premium
MSRP from $52,800
Heated leather seats, panoramic sunroof, the full curved-screen cockpit, and quattro®. Hardly a base car.
2026 Audi Q5 Premium Plus
MSRP from $55,700
Adaptive cruise assist, Bang & Olufsen sound, top view camera. Costs $1,000 less than it did last year.
2026 Audi Q5 Prestige
MSRP from $60,700
Adaptive air suspension, OLED taillights, head-up display, and a screen for your passenger too.
What Q5 buyers say about the store
Audi Queens holds 4.5 stars across more than 1,250 Google reviews, and the Q5 is the car that keeps showing up in them. From a lease customer this July: her brand specialist was “friendly, knowledgeable, patient, and genuinely committed to helping me find the perfect Audi Q5 at a great value” (Hollie J.). A 2025 Q5 lessee called the sales and finance team “by far the most professional of all the dealerships I have ever purchased a car from” (Pete R.). And one repeat customer put it plainly: “I recently leased my second q5 from Audi Queens... Not pushy at all but making sure my wife and I got the car we wanted” (Andrew L.).
Read enough of these and a pattern emerges. Buyers name their salesperson, the price quoted early holds at signing, and second and third Q5s follow the first. In a market where many shoppers arrive braced for the worst, that reputation is doing real work.
Owning one here
The ownership story got materially better this year. Every 2026 Q5 includes Audi Signature Care, complimentary scheduled maintenance for 3 years or 30,000 miles, on top of the 4-year/50,000-mile new vehicle limited warranty. The Q5 service & repair guide covers the 10,000-mile service rhythm, what Queens streets do to tires and alignment, and the factory-certified service center behind the showroom. Money questions, from the 8.875% sales tax to why New York leases work the way they do, live in the pricing & leasing guide.
Frequently asked questions: 2026 Audi Q5
What changed on the 2026 Audi Q5?
Three things worth knowing: Audi Signature Care now covers scheduled maintenance for 3 years or 30,000 miles on every 2026, the Premium Plus dropped $1,000 to $55,700, and the head-up display with the 10.9-inch passenger screen moved into a $1,600 Technology package on Premium Plus (both remain standard on Prestige). The panoramic sunroof is also newly standard across the line.
How much does a 2026 Audi Q5 cost?
MSRPs run $52,800 to $60,700 depending on trim, plus a $1,395 destination charge, and then New York’s taxes and DMV fees. Watch for listings that quote “starting at $54,095” — that’s the same base car with destination baked in. Current manufacturer and dealer offers are posted on the Audi Queens specials page, and the pricing & leasing guide walks through the full math.
Is the 2026 Audi Q5 a good car?
Reviewers consistently rank it near the top of the compact luxury SUV class, crediting the stronger 268-hp engine, the redesigned interior, and a longer standard-equipment list than its German rivals at similar money. TrueCar ranks it first in the segment for 2026. The honest caveats: it requires premium fuel, and its EPA numbers are midpack.
When can I buy a 2026 Q5?
Now. The redesigned Q5 arrived during 2025 and the 2026 model year is on sale today; live inventory in Flushing shows current stock across all three trims, and anything not on the lot can be located or ordered.
Does the Q5 come with all-wheel drive?
Yes, quattro® is standard on every 2026 Q5, no package or upcharge involved. There is no front-wheel-drive version, so a February trip up an unplowed side street in Bayside is covered whichever trim you pick.
What about the Q5 Sportback and the SQ5?
The Sportback is the same SUV with a fastback roofline, starting at $55,100 with matching equipment per trim. The SQ5 is the performance version with a V6 and its own price ladder. Both live alongside the regular Q5 at the store; ask the showroom to line them up if you’re weighing the options.
Three trims, one showroom
The guides above will get you 90% of the way to a decision. The last 10% is sitting in each one, and that takes a single visit, since the Flushing showroom keeps the range on the floor next to its Certified pre-owned Audi stock. Book a test drive through the contact page and drive all three back to back.
MSRP figures exclude the $1,395 destination charge, taxes, title, registration, and options; the dealer sets the actual selling price. Fuel-economy figures are EPA estimates; real-world mileage varies. Equipment, packages, and availability can change with configuration and production timing; confirm current specs with Audi Queens. Audi Signature Care terms per Audi of America’s published program for MY2026 vehicles. Customer quotes are excerpts from public Google reviews of Audi Queens.