Audi Q7 facelift Officially revealed

[4wheelsonline]

This Audi Q7 was launched last 2006 and it quickly managed to become one of the toughest competitors in the luxury SUV market, where it has rivals like the Mercedes Benz ML or the BMW X5. And as of today, the German car maker announced a mid-life facelift for their SUV, which will go on sale later this year, as a 2010 model. The car, beside having new styling, also comes with more fuel efficient engines, including the 3.0 TDI engine, “the world’s cleanest diesel”.



Exterior changes include a restyled front end with new large single-frame radiator grille featuring vertical chrome bars contrasting the black high-gloss finish, restyled bumpers, newly integrated underbody protection with a distinctive ribbed design, new adaptive-light system with U-shaped LED daytime running lights (LED technology is also used for the front blinkers).

[W.R.]

OH MY GOD!!!!! a thread not started by cargirl1990! As for the Audi, urgh, they should bin the big fat thing. It's utterly pointless (because it's diesel and fat) and who the hell is going to buy something like that when theres the cheaper, slightly more compact Audi Q5 to steal sales from the Q7?

[M_M]

It's utterly pointless (because it's diesel and fat)

Could you please explain that?

who the hell is going to buy something like that when theres the cheaper, slightly more compact Audi Q5 to steal sales from the Q7?

As far as I know, the Q7 has greater off-road abilities than the Q5 - not that anyone is going to drive an Audi QX out of the tarmac.

[Ferrer]

Apparently the boot and some other parts are now aluminium. So that weight has been reduced to just 6 tons.

Could you please explain that?

Because you could do about the same in a big diesel estate.

[Clivey]

Apparently the boot and some other parts are now aluminium. So that weight has been reduced to just 6 tons.

Because you could do about the same in a big diesel estate.

Or better Albert: You could use the £60k you'd spend on one of these monstrosities to buy a £40k PETROL estate and get a nicer car. You'd have to drive a diesel for the rest of your life to make-up the difference in running costs!!!

[Street_Dreamer]

Or better Albert: You could use the £60k you'd spend on one of these monstrosities to buy a £40k PETROL estate and get a nicer car. You'd have to drive a diesel for the rest of your life to make-up the difference in running costs!!!

You'd spend £60k on one of these? Blimey. No wonder you're going wrong. That's a 4.2TDI with a shed-load of ticked boxes.

Also, the main reason someone would take a Q7 over a Q5 would surely be the 7 seats?!

[LeonOfTheDead]

I'm not going to post an image of the rear. that's ugly.

[Ferrer]

Or better Albert: You could use the £60k you'd spend on one of these monstrosities to buy a £40k PETROL estate and get a nicer car. You'd have to drive a diesel for the rest of your life to make-up the difference in running costs!!!

O course, of course.

You'd spend £60k on one of these? Blimey. No wonder you're going wrong. That's a 4.2TDI with a shed-load of ticked boxes.

Also, the main reason someone would take a Q7 over a Q5 would surely be the 7 seats?!

If you need 7 seats there's the Ford S-Max for that. Or if you have a complex of inferiority (no offense Damiano ) the Merc R-Class.

[LeonOfTheDead]

O course, of course.

If you need 7 seats there's the Ford S-Max for that. Or if you have a complex of inferiority (no offense Damiano ) the Merc R-Class.

no offence
I still think it would be a perfect car to trail a GTAm to the track with some spare parts

[coolieman1220]

most of its sales are probably in america.....

[Auxin]

Im going to stick my head out hear and say for a 60k SUV, id have a Cayenne. To be fair, the Q7 is nice and roomy inside, quite good to be driven in, but still fat and ugly.

[LeonOfTheDead]

Im going to stick my head out hear and say for a 60k SUV, id have a Cayenne. To be fair, the Q7 is nice and roomy inside, quite good to be driven in, but still fat and ugly.

it's a longer Cayenne.
If you have to go for the cheaper version of the Cayenne, I would rather go for the Q7.

[Auxin]

Actually, the best way to spend 60k HAS to be the new X6M.....

[LTSmash]

Actually, the best way to spend 60k HAS to be the new X6M.....

These are fighting words.

[Ferrer]

Actually, the best way to spend 60k HAS to be the new X6M.....

You can't be serious.