We just picked up our 2025 Q6 Prestige (with full Air suspension) 2 weeks ago. We compared both Premium+ and Prestige quite closely. AIr Ride on the Prestige is 100% worth the $$. Rough streets & fwys in Los Angeles & speed humps everywhere. Air Ride makes it like they're almost not even there. Terrific ride. Plus, when changing Drive Mode, ride height automatically adjusts! I've not had a chance to push it hard in Dynamic (lowest suspension setting) yet, but will soon. As an aside... when I bought my Mustang Mach-E in 2021, I did not get their "magnaride" (active) suspension option. And I regretted it during the 3+ years I owned it. IMO, spend the $$ on the Presitge + Air Suspension. You won't be disappointed.

 

This bloke wasn't pleased by the difference:

https://www.e-tronforum.com/threads/edition-1-not-a-patch-on-launch-edition.9472/

 

Generally I really like the air suspension on any luxury vehicle I’ve owned compared to the base system. If you keep your vehicle past warranty it’s well known the repair cost is ridiculous.

 

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I'll keep the lowly steel springs-equipped car.

 

For KISS and economic reasons, I'd take the steel coil springs any time.

 

We ended up driving a Premium back-to-back with a Prestige and the difference was clearer than I expected. The Prestige felt more comfortable on rough city streets in Comfort mode, and in Dynamic it was both more predictable and still smoother than coils. For us, the air ride on 19s has been a great fit.

 

That's really helpful...thanks for sharing.

Is the air suspension in the Q6 prestige the same as the air suspension in the SQ6?

 

I avoided driving the SQ6 since I didn’t want the temptation, and it didn’t make a lot of sense for our use case since we already have sports cars and a Cayenne.

That said, I remember seeing in a review that the SQ6’s air suspension is tuned a bit more toward the sporty side. I’d imagine it’s still extremely comfortable, just with a firmer baseline. At the end of the day, I think we’re probably splitting hairs with anything on the PPE platform. They all come across as absurdly refined and comfortable compared to most other EVs.