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Safety Īudi Q7 3.0 TDI quattro (Australia pre-facelift)ĭespite its multiple airbags and safety electronics, such as Electronic Stability Programme (ESP), the Q7 scored only four stars out of five ( ) in the Euro NCAP crash test for adult occupant protection. The 2007-2009 4.2L V8 FSI use the AISIN TR-60SN transmission, that can handle up to 1000NM engine torque.
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Īlthough lacking a low-range transfer case, it has permanent four-wheel drive system with a central locking differential, and a self-levelling air suspension with Continuous Damping Control, called adaptive air suspension, which helps in off-road situations.Īs part of the Volkswagen emissions scandal, the car featured software that allowed it to cheat at emissions tests, giving the impression that it emitted far-less harmful nitrogen oxide pollution that it actually does. it's the Lurch of the hard shoulder, a gas-guzzling Zeppelin" and saying "clearly those who buy SUVs couldn't give a monkey's about petrol consumption, but responsible makers such as Audi need to protect these people from themselves." In the Sunday Times, Gavin Conway called the Q7 "vast and intimidating" and said "the whole cabin feels expensively made out of high-quality materials" before noting the lack of space in the third row of seats compared to similar cars from other manufacturers. Giles Smith, writing for the Guardian described the first-generation Q7 as "the SUV that dwarfs everybody else's SUV." Writing for the same newspaper, Martin Love described the interior as "a master class in luxury" whilst calling the Q7 "vast, whale-like, bloated.
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It introduced the world's only series production passenger car V12 TDI diesel engine. Prototypes went into testing in 2004, with development concluding in the first half of 2005. The production design was frozen in late 2003, for a late 2005 start of production. Following the introduction of the concept, full-scale development began on Typ 4L of the PL71 platform. Design work was frozen for the Concept in July 2002, for presentation at the North American International Auto Show in January 2003.
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ĭevelopment began in 2002 under the code AU 716, primarily focused on the Pikes Peak Concept. In an off-road test through the Australian outback it fared well for a "soft roader". Previewed by the Audi Pikes Peak quattro concept car, the Q7 is designed more for on-road use, and was not meant for serious off-road use where a transfer case is needed. The Q7 (internally designated Typ 4L) utilizes a modified version of the Volkswagen Group PL71 platform. It was one of the vehicles involved in the Volkswagen emissions scandal, with the company ordered to buy back some of the affected cars manufactured between 20.

The vehicle has been described by European publications such as Car magazine, What Car?, and the RAC as "huge". While the Q7 has been the flagship SUV in Audi's product portfolio, a top-of-the-line model with a lower roof, called the Audi Q8, was released in 2018. The Q7 is the second largest vehicle from Audi, after its exterior size was being surpassed by the Q6 since 2022. The Q7 shares a Volkswagen Group MLB platform and chassis with the Bentley Bentayga, Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayenne and the Volkswagen Touareg. Audi has since unveiled a third SUV model, the Q3, which went on sale in the third quarter of 2011, and a fourth SUV model, the Q2, which went on sale in November 2016.

Later, Audi's second SUV, the Q5, was unveiled as a 2009 model. The Q7 was the first SUV sold by Audi and went on sale in 2006. Production of this seven-seater SUV began in the autumn of 2005 at the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The Audi Q7 is a crossover SUV made by the German manufacturer Audi, unveiled in September 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Longitudinal front-engine, four-wheel-drive ( quattro)
