DESPITE having been around since early 2009, the Q5 was not only the most popular mid-size SUV over $60,000 in Australia last year, it was also Audi’s biggest selling model, just pipping the A4.

The Ingolstadt-based car-maker gave the popular SUV a freshen-up in December last year and along with some very minor cosmetic updates, improved the value of the Q5 by adding items that were previously options as standard on some variants, without increasing the price.

But can the grand-daddy of the mid-size luxury SUV segment still cut it against younger and sexier competition like the Range Rover Evoque? , , Click the Our opinion button to find out …