Kelley Blue Book’s Best Buy Awards for 2021: Here Are KBB’s Choices The magazine makes its picks for the Best Buys in 16 car, SUV and truck categories

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Compact luxury SUV: 2021 Audi Q5

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2021 Audi Q5

Audi’s little Q3 may have lost its crown to the GLA, but the Q5 restores the family honour with this victory, its fourth in a row in a very fiercely contested segment. The German automaker has wisely refrained from sitting on its laurels and continues to give the model updated and upgrades every year.

In a word, KBB found the 2021 model exhibits a balance of qualities just not found in other SUVs in the category. The fit and finish are of uniformly high quality, the 2021 edition is updated to include new features, and the available engines are all excellent in their own specific ways.

What KBB liked:

- Continually updated in terms of tech and safety features
- Handsome, still-modern design
- New Sportback variant
- All the tech you’d expect in an Audi
- Advanced safety features
- Standard leather seating
- Standard AWD

See also: 2021 Audi Q5 pictures

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2021 Audi Q5, profile
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2021 Audi Q5, interior