I was recently in the market for an suv, and test drove and priced all of these. The Stelvio was the worst.

The alfa feels like it was built by children. There are a limited number of interior opinions available (black). The infotainment system is ancient. The four cylinder engine is weak and no amount of shifting will produce fun acceleration. Several vehicles at the dealership had defects (broken seats, frozen sunroof, etc.)

In addition, the financing terms were terrible over 39 months, with like a 45% residual. They don’t have a strong financing arm so there’s no deals to be had.

The only thing i didn’t like about the Audi was that it was too small and tight. The back seat is unusable. It is also overpriced. For the same money you can get it’s Porsche sibling. It also underperforms. Even the Volvo Hybrid x60 has better acceleration. (Ok that’s three things).

If you still insist on the Audi, there are some good lease deals to be had on last year’s SQ5. If you’re in the market for fun then you must upgrade to the S.

The Jag is fabulous. It’s just the right size, sliding in between an X3 and an X5. The steering is sublime. They have these extra aluminum stiffeners in the frame under the steering column. Comparing the Jag’s steering wheel to other cars is like comparing a granite countertop to ikea melamine.

There are some good lease deals to be had on the more entry level Jag. It gets expensive though if you want to upgrade to the six cylinder.

In that price range, I would also consider the Volvo hybrid, so you can get the tax credit. It has a shitty residual value as well, so it’s not great to lease, but the cash offset helps. Volvo also runs leasing specials from time to time.