2025 Audi Q5 Sportback vs. BMW X3 Exterior Design

The 2025 Audi Q5 Sportback and the 2025 BMW X3 captivate with their striking design features and unique exterior styling, making you stand out wherever you go. Featuring a sloped roofline and an S line® design, the Q5 Sportback boasts sporty athleticism, while the BMW X3 features a beautifully balanced, rugged body style. Both models offer 19- or 20-inch wheel options for eye-catching, personalized flair. Additionally, each SUV offers LED headlights and daytime running lights, but the Q5 Sportback uniquely offers available OLED taillights with dynamic turn signals and animation on its Prestige trim.

Available Audi Q5 Sportback exterior features include:

• 19- or 20-in. wheel options
• LED headlights with daytime running lights
• OLED taillights with dynamic turn signals and animation
• Matrix-design LED headlights with headlight washers
• Heated, power-adjustable exterior side mirrors
• Power tailgate
• Rear roof spoiler
• Aluminum exterior window surrounds
• Power panoramic sunroof

2025 Audi Q5 Sportback vs. BMW X3 Interior & Technology

Expertly crafted with sophistication and elegance, the 2025 Audi Q5 Sportback and the 2025 BMW X3 offer outstanding comfort and convenience during your daily commute. Sink into premium leather seat upholstery in either model, as well as available all-weather comforts like heated and ventilated front seats. The Q5 Sportback exclusively offers heated rear outboard seats on higher-level trims. Enjoy standard three-zone automatic climate control on the Q5 Sportback. The BMW X3 comes standard with dual-zone climate control, but it also offers four-zone climate control as an upgrade.

Experience a connected and engaging driving experience with a suite of advanced technologies featured in the 2025 Audi Q5 Sportback and 2025 BMW X3. Effortlessly pair your smartphone to a cutting-edge MMI® touch display in the Q5 Sportback or a BMW Curved Display in the X3. Level up everyone’s entertainment experience with premium audio in both SUVs — a 19-speaker Bang & Olufsen® 3D Sound system in the Q5 Sportback and a 16-speaker Harman Kardon® sound system in the X3. Plus, you can utilize an available head-up display in either model, which helps keep you focused and informed on the go.

Available Audi Q5 Sportback interior features include:

• Leather seat upholstery
• Heated front and rear outboard seats
• Ventilated front seats
• Manual rear side window shade
• Illuminated aluminum door sills with S badging
• LED interior lighting plus package
• Three-zone automatic climate control system
• Auto-dimming rearview mirror with digital compass and Integrated Toll Module®

• 7-in. driver information center or 12.3-in. Audi virtual cockpit plus
• Ten-speaker Audi sound system or 19-speaker Bang & Olufsen 3D Sound system
• MMI® touch display
• Audi smartphone interface
• Apple CarPlay® and Google™ Android Auto™
• MMI® Navigation plus
• Head-up display

2025 Audi Q5 Sportback vs. BMW X3 Engine Specs & Fuel Economy

Feel exhilarating power at your command with the 2025 Audi Q5 Sportback and the 2025 BMW X3. While the X3 offers two turbocharged engine options to choose from, the Q5 Sportback makes your choice easy with one robust 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder engine paired with a seven-speed S tronic® automatic transmission with a manual mode and paddle shifters. Both X3 engines are equipped with an eight-speed STEPTRONIC automatic transmission. Additionally, standard all-wheel drive (AWD) capabilities help enhance traction and control in either SUV.

Enjoy impressive fuel economy on the open road, no matter which vehicle you choose, with up to 28 highway MPG on the Q5 Sportback and 33 highway MPG on the X3.

See the accompanying chart for a comparison of engine specifications.

2025 Audi Q5 Sportback vs. BMW X3 Size & Cargo Space

The 2025 Audi Q5 Sportback and 2025 BMW X3 offer remarkable flexibility for any journey. Similar in size, each model can accommodate up to five travelers and their belongings. When all seats are upright, you can access up to 25.4 cubic feet of cargo space in the Q5 Sportback and up to 31.5 cubic feet in the X3. Additionally, both SUVs offer split-folding rear seats to configure the cabin to your needs; with the rear seat folded, you can free up to 53.1 cubic feet of space in the Q5 Sportback and 67.1 cubic feet in the BMW X3.

See the accompanying chart for a comparison of size and cargo specifications.

2025 Audi Q5 Sportback vs. BMW X3 Safety Options & Features

Let confidence guide you in the 2025 Audi Q5 Sportback and the 2025 BMW X3, each equipped with a range of premium safety features designed to ensure peace of mind during your travels. Both models offer driver assistance features like adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation, and blind spot detection. Additionally, you can optimize parking with features like a top view camera and Parking system plus in the Audi Q5 Sportback, as well as Parking Assistant Plus with a panoramic view in the BMW X3. 

Available Audi Q5 Sportback safety features include:

• Audi adaptive cruise control with traffic jam assist
• Audi pre sense® city, basic, and rear
• High beam assist
• Parking system plus
• Rearview camera
• Top view camera system
• Audi side assist
• Audi active lane assist