Everyday comfort and capability gets the premium treatment, and even if the perks can be a bit too much, the overall improvements may make up for it

Geraldine Herbert test drives the Audi Q5 TDI Q S Line 204PS. Photo: Paul Herbert-Kane

Geraldine Herbert test drives the Audi Q5 TDI Q S Line 204PS. Photo: Paul Herbert-Kane

The Audi Q5 first rolled onto Irish roads in 2008, with confidence and a premium SUV swagger.

Coincidentally, it was the very same year the first of my teenagers made their debut, albeit with more noise and fewer driver-assist features. Seventeen years on, and one has evolved through multiple sleek upgrades, while the other thinks emptying the dishwasher is a violation of the Geneva Conventions.