Audi Q7

The Audi Q7 was first introduced in January, 2006 at Los Angeles Auto Show. It is a full-sized luxury crossover sport utility vehicle manufactured by German car maker, Audi. The letter Q in the name indicates a new family of cars for Audi and the numeric 7 denotes it place between Audi A6 and A8 models.

The Audi Q7 is designed and built on the platform of PL71 from Volkswagen Group. It is mainly produced for on-road purpose and in the off-road tests it scored average results.

First Generation (2007-Present)

The full-sized crossover sport utility vehicle, Audi Q7 is offered in Quattro four wheel drive system. The standard engine to the model is a 4.2 liter V8 version. The other engines available to the vehicle include 3.6 liter FSI V6, 4.2 liter TDI V8, 3.0 liter TDI V6 and 6.0 liter TDI V12. These engines can be mated to only available 6-speed automatic transmission. With the standard engine, the SUV model can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in a time span of just 8.5 seconds.

As far as the exterior dimensions of the model are concerned, it has the wheel base of 118.2 inches, length of 200.2 inches, width of 78.1 inches and height of 68.3 inches. It is related to Volkswagen Touareg model. The Audi Q7 is the first model to feature side assist system.

Despite its safety electronics and multiple air bags, the Audi Q7 scored above average in NCAP crash tests. However, it received five star ratings in NHTSA tests conducted in USA.