![]() ![]() ![]() full description and technical specifications After all, the car's platform was the Volkswagen MLBevo, which can be found in the Porsche Cayenne, Bentley Bentayga, and Lamborghini Urus. The standard transmission is an 8-speed automatic gearbox. The European loved the 3.0 TDI version, which was a very good option in terms of price vs. Under the hood, there are a lot of engine choices. The trunk is big and if second and third rows are folded, there is room for everything. There is room for up to seven passengers, even if the last row is not quite spacious for people over 1.80 m (6 ft). The pop-up screen for the infotainment system is a nice way to hide the tablet, which can be accessed via a touch-pad in front of the gear-lever. Inside, there are a lot of improvements, starting with the optional Audi Virtual Cockpit display that replaced the regular instrument cluster and a new ventilation system with a large air-vent across the dashboard. The windshield has been angled a little bit more for a better aerodynamic shape and the rear looks like a regular Audi Avant. The big headlights can be equipped with full LEDs for better visibility on the road. The Q7 has received a new shape and it looked more like an expanded station wagon rather than an SUV. The second generation of the largest Audi SUV was launched in 2015 and it had more power, less weight and a lot of technology inside. Only a big 12.3” LCD display, called Audi Virtual Cockpit and an optional head-up display. Of course, there are no dials on the instrument cluster. The new infotainment system allows multiple phone connections, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Inside the cabin, the occupants should expect nothing than luxury and hi-tech. ![]() This one has 340 HP and the electric system promises to offer a 43 km (26.7 miles) all-electric range. There is also a gasoline-hybrid version with a 3.0-liter V6 engine under the hood. The most powerful version is the SQ7, which offers 435 HP. Due to this new 48V mild-hybrid system, the start-stop function can work bellow 22 kph (13.6 mph). This means that a new starter-generator driven by belt will help lower the fuel consumption with 0.7 l/100 km. The engines received a well awaited mild-hybrid version. The 19” wheels are standard on the Q7 or 20” for the most powerful version, SQ7. On the front bumper there is a new blade, which accentuates the sporty look of the massive SUV. At first look, it finally received the octagon front-grill, which is already present on the Q8 and on most of the other Audi modern models. Certainly my wife had few complaints (about the car at least), and that’s as good as winning COTY in my experience.The biggest Audi SUV has received a facelift at the end of 2019 and some improvements were long-awaited by the four-silver-rings fans. Our test car’s optional adaptive air suspension and continuously variable electronic damping ($4690) played a major part here.Īs for the inevitable downsides, the Q7’s circa $105k list price will present a formidable barrier for some, but measured against luxury SUV segment rivals like the BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE, the Audi is absolutely competitive. The above would be enough to earn the Q7 a handful of gold stars alone, but Audi has also endowed its family SUV with great dynamics, an excellent drivetrain, and superb refinement.Ī responsive and free-spinning 200kW 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6 mates seamlessly to a fluid-shifting eight-speed auto, creating a drivetrain that’s among the smoothest and most responsive in this category.ĭisciplined handling matches the fluidity of the drivetrain, marking the Q7 as an above-average SUV to drive enthusiastically. ![]() Of course, all of this good drivetrain work might have been brought undone, had Audi’s chassis engineers bundied off and gone for an early bratwurst and pils. The 2135kg wagon to a hot-hatch bettering 6.5 second 0-100km/h sprint. Of course the Q7 isn’t exactly petite, so it’s understandable that it might seem an easy target for a spotty-faced P-plater in a rorty hatch seekingīut drop the hammer and the usually relaxed V6 springs to life, pouring on its 200kW and 600Nm in a relentless wave that surprises and delights as it propels Hitched to a seamless eight-speed auto, this drivetrain combination ensures the Audi SUV is not just a refined and supremely relaxed tourer, but also an impressively engaging drive, with brisk off-the-mark acceleration and crisp throttle response. No doubt there’s plenty of noise-supressing cladding beneath the Q7’s handsome alloy skin, but at the heart of the matter is Audi’s remarkably responsive and free spinning turbo-diesel V6. ![]()
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