The Audi Q7 is a 4-door SUV offered in quattro 4dr 3.0T Premium , quattro 4dr 3.0T Premium Plus , quattro 4dr 3.0T S line , quattro 4dr 3.0L TDI Premium , quattro 4dr 3.0L TDI Premium Plus and quattro 4dr 3.0L TDI Prestige . The powertrains include 3.0-liter V6 supercharged (280 hp) , 3.0-liter V6 supercharged (333 hp) and 3.0-liter V6 turbodiesel (225 hp) engines, and 8-speed automatic transmissions. It is AWD wheel drive. EPA-rated fuel economy ranges from 14 mpg city to 19 mpg highway. The Q7 uses Premium fuel.
The Q7 has a 6,600 towing capacity.
Standard safety equipment includes Standard/optional (Side air bags, front/rear), Standard Stability control, Standard Antilock brakes.
Competing models include BMW X5 , Acura MDX and Lexus RX .
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Audi Blog Content
Pet peeve: Fumbling with keyless entry and keyless ignition
Here at Consumer Reports, we’re on record complaining about some of the less well-conceived features of push-button start buttons. Sometimes trying to turn off a car has begun to look like a Three Stooges routine. The same can be said...
2012 Car-Brand Perception Survey: Consumers name their top 20 brands
The people have spoken: Toyota, Ford, Honda, and Chevrolet excel over other brands in the minds of adult car owners, though the brand’s advantages are less this year than in the past. These are among the findings of the 2012...
CES 2012: Audi Connect telematics system gets more connected
Audi brought some interior bits from the upcoming A3 redesign to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. While the console, dash, and other pieces on exhibit don’t give any hints of what the exterior of the redesigned compact...
2012 Detroit auto show: Reflections on the Clone Wars
As I made my last tour of the Cobo Center show floor in Detroit, it struck me how few new models stood out to me this year. I love that most unveilings were practical, or at least skewed toward the...
2012 Detroit auto show: Cars for the 1 percent
If much of the country is still focused on value for the 99 percent, the Detroit auto show still has plenty of room for the remaining 1 percent. For those with money to burn, some of the finest hardware anywhere...
