Terramar vs 2025 Audi Q3

[CosmicBlue]

Been watching video reviews of the latest Audi Q3 which shares the same body shell and drive train options as the Terramar, no surprise and they are built in the same factory two, Despite being a die-hard Audi fan stretching back the best part of 30 years it would appear that VAG have put more effort into the Cupra derivatives in terms of both front and rear styling and standard equipment. Just spec'd up an Edition 1 Q3 to match my 265PS/VZ2 and I'm on the wrong side of £60K, some things like our standard leather seats aren't even an option in the Audi, The Audi audio upgrade is SONOS whereas the Cupra's is Sennheiser - still 12 speaker/Sub in the boot - bet it's the same kit underneath and it's just branding, The interior materials quality isn't as good as the Cupra by the sound of it though I think the Terramar drives like an Audi should. One little item that made me smile was that Cupra's official 0-60 sprint time is 5.9s, the independent YouTubers like Mat Watson from CarWow have made the Terramar hit 5.7s in the real world. So what do Audi quote? Yep, 5.7s....probably a bit of marketing differentiation going on there I suspect.

 

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Been watching video reviews of the latest Audi Q3 which shares the same body shell and drive train options as the Terramar, no surprise and they are built in the same factory two, Despite being a die-hard Audi fan stretching back the best part of 30 years it would appear that VAG have put more effort into the Cupra derivatives in terms of both front and rear styling and standard equipment. Just spec'd up an Edition 1 Q3 to match my 265PS/VZ2 and I'm on the wrong side of £60K, some things like our standard leather seats aren't even an option in the Audi, The Audi audio upgrade is SONOS whereas the Cupra's is Sennheiser - still 12 speaker/Sub in the boot - bet it's the same kit underneath and it's just branding, The interior materials quality isn't as good as the Cupra by the sound of it though I think the Terramar drives like an Audi should. One little item that made me smile was that Cupra's official 0-60 sprint time is 5.9s, the independent YouTubers like Mat Watson from CarWow have made the Terramar hit 5.7s in the real world. So what do Audi quote? Yep, 5.7s....probably a bit of marketing differentiation going on there I suspect.

The speaker hardware is definitely Sonos and not branded Audi kit. There was speculation that Sonos was only going to offer software initially. Its less clear if the Terramar has Sennheiser speakers or just a bespoke algorithm.

The quality of my Terramar is pretty impressive so far, no regrets about not going Q3. Reminds me of the MK1 Leon being an A3 inside. Kit for cost its outstanding compared to the Audi

 

[jim64]

i haven't drive the Q3. I watched reviews as well out of curiosity, exactly because they are built at the same factory in Hungary. I think that interior of Terramar is way ahead of competition. Powertrains are similar, dashboard seems better on the Terramar as well. Yes, i am a Terramar owner obviously. What i also didn't like (or maybe i am mistaken) is that DCC is not adjustable in all Q3 versions. Also drive modes are not having the same variety afaik.
I am very curious to drive Q3 though in several powertrain variations to get the feeling. Q3 looks really good imo, better than the average Q-series.

 

[CosmicBlue]

I'm a moderator for the Q3Ownersclub forum - a legacy from having 3x RSQ3. The first owner of a 2025 Q3 has started posting so have been able to compare notes - it doesn't sound like the Audi software implementation is as rounded or complete as we find the Terramar, for example the 'Comfort Light' function on the Audi is simply on or off - whereas we can choose the amount of time the lights stay on. The 2025 Q3 sounds like a rushed launch job which is entirely possible because post pandemic Audi had announced that the A1, Q2 and Q3(F3) were end of life and wouldn't be replaced in favour of future EV platforms...as we now know that hasn't gone too well. I suspect that Audi needed a Q3 replacement at short notice and that's what we have today. The Q3's owners manual is on-line, almost no pictures, just text - it's almost laughable.