The UK dropped the old model's petrol engine in 2012 (due to dwindling demand) so the mk2 range starts for now with the 272hp 3.0 TDI diesel unit offering 47.9mpg and 153g/km of CO2 from £50,340. Although still a two-tonne-plus vehicle in the seven-seat version standard in the UK, economy and emissions are improved by almost 30 per cent. Kudos should also go to Audi for shedding up to 325kg - or three very large men - from its kerb weight by optimising lighter aluminium and hi-strength steel wherever possible (it's even got an aluminium brake pedal). If that third row is not required the seats stow neatly into the load floor, and if major haulage is required, the second row can fold down to give a large 1995-litre maximum luggage capability. The second-row seats can now fit three separate child seats (should you be procreating with such frequency or carrying the offspring of those who do) and also move fore and aft to give extra room for the now electrically operated, but still small, third-row. Apple CarPlay or Google Android Auto software - where the car's centre-screen mirrors those smart phones' interfaces and can be used in the same way - will be an option later in the year. Although first shown on the mk3 TT in 2014, the Q7 goes one step further by replicating the infotainment on a separate centre screen so that passengers can also get visual confirmation of their MMI controller inputs without having to lean over the driver's shoulder (as on the TT). One example is the Q7's ability to display the navigation map across the whole driver display while reducing the size of the rev and speed dials within it for greater clarity. Beyond the subtle combination of superbly fitted surfaces covered in leather and aluminium there are some genuinely excellent features. Less subjective is the thoroughly modern interior that is as hi-tech and high quality as we've come to expect from Audi. The end result is subjective but either way, the mk2 is unlikely to be mistaken for the mk1. Together with this boxier and more horizontal approach, the new Q7 sports a more three-dimensional and angular, chrome-edged front grille too. Where the first model's design pushed a coupe-crossover exterior aesthetic with a slim window graphic and sloping roofline to hide the vehicle's five-metre-plus length, the brief to its designers for the mk2 model was to find a more SUV-like silhouette appearance - to distance it further from Audi's large Allroad and Avant estate models. In the main picture we can see a S-Line model.The second-generation Q7 has been awhile coming - the first one launched in 2006 - but Audi has taken the time to put its large SUV on a serious weight loss programme, improve its fuel economy and emissions, digitally-enhance its interior and offer a catalogue of hi-tech safety options. I took it at the Bologna Motor Show last year (as usual ) I must remember myself to take one at the Audi-dealer. ◊ do you have an sales brochure of the Q7? If your interested in the Audio Q7, I know a great site where you can get price comparisons -its eally easy to use! This is one of the very few times that I expressed myself in a negative way (de gustibus non est disputandum), but nice to see that we have the same opinionĢ stars. My vote is for the Audi Q7 (2006-Onward model)ĭynaMike wrote Looks like that ugly big new Audi. I was thinking that too, let's wait for Walter.
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