Audi Q5 8R: giving the 2.0 TFSI a voice, the exhaust system guide
The Q5 8R is the Audi SUV people choose for its versatility: roomy, carefully finished, at ease on any journey. Its 225 hp 2.0 TFSI has more character than it lets on, however, because the factory exhaust was designed so that you never hear it. This guide helps you choose a valved Rog exhaust tailored to your Q5, from the material to the tips, right through to fitting.
Your valved exhaust for Audi Q5 8R is configured from your VIN, and the Audi Q5 / SQ5 8R Valved Exhaust page brings together every system we make for this generation.
Valved Exhaust System for Audi Q5 8R 2.0 TFSI (2014)From $2,616 · free delivery · 20 working days
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Your Rog exhaust for the Audi Q5 8R
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Configure my exhaustThe short answer.
- Vehicles
- Audi Q5 8R 2.0 TFSI (2014)
- Engine
- 225 hp · 350 Nm
- Exhaust
- Valved cat-back, built for your VIN
- Material
- 304 stainless steel or titanium
- Front section
- Optional: catted downpipe with 200 or 100 cells, or decat
- Valves
- Rog remote, or factory control if your vehicle has it
- Lead time
- 20 working days from order confirmation to delivery
- Warranty
- 3 years, parts and workmanship
Closely related versions have their own guide: Audi SQ5 8R 3.0 TFSI V6.
The 2.0 TFSI: a turbocharged four-cylinder serving the Q5 8R
Under the hood of the 2014 model year Q5 8R, the 2.0 TFSI is a 2.0-liter direct-injection gasoline four-cylinder, boosted by a turbocharger. It is rated at 225 hp and 350 Nm, with early torque that moves the SUV effortlessly, in town and on the highway. It is a smooth, refined engine, designed to carry a family car rather than to draw attention to itself.
On a turbocharged four-cylinder, the turbine already absorbs some of the pulses, and the factory exhaust takes care of smoothing out the rest. The result is effective but anonymous. The valved Rog exhaust changes this balance: you choose when the engine makes itself heard, with no work on the mechanicals or the ECU. The Q5 keeps its factory comfort every day and gains real personality whenever you decide.
How the exhaust on your Audi Q5 8R is put together
An exhaust system is best understood in two parts. Here is what each one does, and what Rog replaces.
The cat-back is the complete exhaust system
It is everything you can see under your Audi Q5 8R, from the outlet of the front section to the tips: pipes, muffler, valves. Routing, muffler, valves: this is where the sound is shaped, and where we focus our research and development.
The front section, where the catalytic converter sits
On your Audi Q5 8R, this is the downpipe, the pipe that leads away from the turbo. It contains the factory catalytic converter: the second restriction in the exhaust, after the muffler. Changing this part remains a choice: it pays off mainly with an ECU remap, which turns the freed-up flow into power.
Your Audi Q5 8R in figures
What an exhaust changes straight away is the sound, the engine's breathing and the weight at the rear. For more power, add an ECU remap.
Power
Torque
Published factory and Stage 2 figures.
With or without an ECU remap, the exhaust fits and works. But it is an ECU remap at an approved tuning center that truly unleashes your Audi Q5 8R, and that is what we recommend.
On this turbocharged four-cylinder, a Stage 2 remap works on boost pressure and mapping, where the 2.0 TFSI still has headroom. This potential depends on the condition of the car and on the tuner. The Rog exhaust plays no direct part in it: it accompanies this work on the sound side.
Configuring your exhaust, step by step
4 choices, in the same order as the product page configurator.
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Step 1 of 4: Material: stainless steel or titanium
Titanium costs more than stainless steel; the price of each version is shown on the product page, in your currency.
304 stainless steel
- Weight
- Baseline
- Sound
- Full and rounded
Durable, corrosion-resistant, with a rounded, full sound: the most popular option.
Titanium
- Weight
- Around 40% lighter
- Sound
- Metallic, crystal-clear
For the same design, it weighs around 40% less than stainless steel. A more metallic note at high revs and a look all of its own, from brushed to blued.
Both materials age well: 304 stainless steel copes with winter and salt, and titanium does not rust. Stainless steel or titanium: what really changes.
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Step 2 of 4: Front section: downpipe and catalytic converter
Optional: the downpipe on your Audi Q5 8R, with its catalytic converter. Sound rating out of 10, valves open: the factory exhaust sits at 3.
Cat-back only
Included
7/10Factory emissions control
Nothing changes at the front: the cat-back alone is already enough to change the car.
200-cell sports catalytic converter
8/10Road use and inspection
The everyday compromise: emissions control is still there, and breathing improves noticeably.
100-cell sports catalytic converter
9/10Inspection: depends on local rules
One step further: more flow, a more aggressive sound, reduced emissions control.
Decat
10/10Track use
Everything unleashed: maximum flow and unrestrained sound, for the track.
Sound intensity, on a scale of 0 to 10
- 10/10Decat downpipe + Rog cat-back
- 9/10100-cell sports catalytic converter + Rog cat-back
- 8/10200-cell sports catalytic converter + Rog cat-back
- 7/10Rog cat-back only, factory catalytic converter retained
- 3/10Factory exhaust, for comparison
Valves open. With the valves closed, every configuration becomes discreet again.
What about the engine warning light? With a sports cat, it can come on with some engines: the sensor placed after the catalytic converter measures a different level of emissions control from the original. It is not a mechanical failure, but a warning light should never be masked or cleared without dealing with its cause: the right answer is a catalytic converter suited to the engine, with a map by a tuner who takes it into account. The decat version, for track use only, almost always triggers it. If this happens to you, write to us and we will point you in the right direction. Passing vehicle inspection with a sports exhaust.
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Step 3 of 4: Valves: Rog remote or factory control
Two ways to control the valves on your Audi Q5 8R.
Rog remote
The simplest solution: a control unit in the trunk and a remote, open or closed at the press of a button, whatever mode you are in. A question while fitting? We will get back to you.
Factory control
- Only for vehicles fitted with factory valves
- Controlled by the drive modes
Does your vehicle have factory valves? The exhaust keeps their existing control: the drive modes operate the valves, as before, with no added electronics.
On a long journey, what matters is the absence of drone at a steady speed. With the valves closed, the exhaust keeps the cabin calm; the show is still there whenever you ask for it. More about exhaust drone.
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Step 4 of 4: Tips: the visual signature
Match the tips to the style of your Audi Q5 8R, understated or bold. A particular finish in mind? Send us a photo and we will look at it together.
- Chrome
- Gloss black
- Blued titanium
Your choices carry over to the product page: only the finishes, your VIN and the cart remain.
The Rog sound signature on the Q5's 2.0 TFSI
A turbocharged four-cylinder has a drier, more rhythmic voice than you might think, with an edge that hardens as the boost builds. In the standard Q5, you hear almost none of it: the muffler and the sound insulation reduce everything to a distant whisper.
On this model, two characters at the same price: the straight pipe for the raw sound of your engine, unfiltered, or the resonator for a rounder and slightly softer voice. Either way, the exhaust stays fully sporty.
With the valves open, the Rog exhaust lets that texture out: a more present start-up, acceleration you can hear, and a fuller, more assertive tone. With the valves closed, the Q5 becomes once again the discreet SUV you know, for long journeys and early-morning departures alike.
From order to fitting
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Configuration
You choose the options for your Audi Q5 8R and enter its VIN, found in box E of the registration document or at the base of the windshield.
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Check
We confirm compatibility with your car before we build it.
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Manufacturing
Made to order, for your Audi Q5 8R.
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Delivery
Free, insured delivery, with tracking sent on dispatch.
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Fitting
Clamps and gaskets, no welding: two hours on average at the garage of your choice.
20 working days from order confirmation to delivery
- Warranty
- 3 years, parts and workmanship, from the date of purchase
- Payment
- Card, PayPal or bank transfer
- Installation
- At the garage of your choice
What about the manufacturer's warranty? In Europe, fitting a part from another brand is not enough on its own to void it; the manufacturer has to prove the link between that part and the fault. Our article on the manufacturer's warranty.
Our recommendations for your Audi Q5 8R
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Daily driving
- Stainless
- Cat-back only
- Rog remote
Your Audi Q5 8R stays easy to live with, the factory emissions control is retained, and you open the valves when you decide.
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Fast road
- Titanium
- 200-cell downpipe
- ECU remap
For great roads: more voice and more response, while staying road-friendly.
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Track
- Titanium
- Decat downpipe
- Stage 2
The most extreme configuration, for track use only.
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These profiles are starting points. The right choice is often made in a few messages.
Audi Q5 8R: your questions
How much power does an exhaust add on the Audi Q5 8R?
As standard, the Audi Q5 8R produces 225 hp and 350 Nm. Without a remap, the exhaust transforms the voice and lightens the rear; it is the ECU remap that increases power. With a Stage 2 build, the published figures reach 305 hp and 462 Nm.
Stainless steel or titanium: which material for the Audi Q5 8R?
The Rog exhaust comes in stainless steel and titanium, at the price shown on the product page in your currency. Choose stainless steel for value for money and a rounded sound, titanium to save around 40% in weight and get a clearer tone.
Do you need to replace the catalytic converter on the Audi Q5 8R?
No, the cat-back alone already does most of the work on the Audi Q5 8R. The downpipe option is for those tuning the engine: 200 cells to stay road-friendly, 100 cells or decat for the track.
Will a Rog exhaust pass vehicle inspection on the Audi Q5 8R?
The cat-back only and the 200-cell sports catalytic converter both keep emissions control: that is the configuration to present, with the valves closed. The 100-cell brings more sound and flow, and whether it is accepted at the emissions test depends on the car and local rules; the decat version is intended for track use on the Audi Q5 8R.
How is the Rog exhaust fitted on the Audi Q5 8R?
Fitting needs no welding or cutting and takes two hours on average on a lift. We check compatibility with the VIN of your Audi Q5 8R before manufacturing.
What price and lead time for a Rog exhaust on the Audi Q5 8R?
The price depends on the configuration and is shown on the product page, in your currency. Allow 20 working days from order confirmation to delivery. Free delivery, 3-year warranty.
Valved Exhaust System for Audi Q5 8R 2.0 TFSI (2014)
From $2,616 · 3-year warranty
Configure my exhaustUnsure about your configuration? Write to us.
Stainless steel or titanium, cat-back only or the complete system: the right choice depends on how you use your Audi Q5 8R. We take the time to talk it through before you order, with a reply within 24 hours. We are not here to push a sale: we help you choose, even if that means a cheaper option because it suits the way you drive. Write to us: we reply in writing, in English.
Behind every Rog exhaust is a French team you can actually reach, who know the cars they talk about. More than 500 exhaust systems fitted and a rating of 4.9 out of 5.
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