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Audi Q7

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The Car Guide rating 4.5/5 93% Detailed ratings

Price $58,000 – $72,900 Payments

Fuel consumption 7.7 – 13.6 L/100km

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This is one of the most elegant SUVs on the market. What’s more, the quattro AWD – which is found on most Audi models – is the perfect complement to the Q7’s versatile capabilities. Offering supreme comfort and exemplary fit and trim, the cabin can accommodate up to seven people. Two V6 engines are available for this SUV: a gas engine that produces 280 hp (FWD) or 333 hp (quattro), or a diesel V6 that generates 225 hp.

Tests and Features

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Top 10 Longest-Running Vehicle Designs in 2025

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2025 Audi Q7/SQ7 and Q8/SQ8: Sleeker and a Bit More Fun

As previously reported, the Audi Q7 and Q8 —including their sportier SQ7 and SQ8 models—are getting some cosmetic revisions and a technology update but no mechanical changes for the 2025 model year. The Car Guide was invited to Park City, Utah to take a closer look at these refreshed midsize …August 8, 2024

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2020 Audi Q7: Looking Sharp a la Q8

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2017 Audi Q7: An Ego Trip

The new Q7 is becoming a more common sight but even now, after having spent a whole week with Audi’s large luxury SUV, I still get the impression that the show’s over. The first generation Q7 was bold, large, in your face and unmistakingly Audi, yet the new one is …October 27, 2016

2018 Audi SQ7 TDI: The Most Powerful of All Diesel SUVs

As soon as it started up, the 4.0-litre turbo-diesel V8 engine served notice: the muffled rumble of a big ole’ diesel engine said this was not going to be a run-of-the-mill test drive. The second Audi SUVs to receive the “S” designation, the SQ7 TDI is simultaneously dynamic, technically cutting-edge …May 17, 2016

2017 Audi SQ7 TDI: We’re Testing it This Week

The Car Guide is en route to Vosges, France to test the new Audi SQ7 TDI, the most powerful of the Q7 family of SUVs. It’s equipped with a 4.0-litre turbodiesel mill that churns out 435 horsepower and a whopping 664 lb.-ft. of torque. With these figures, it’s the most …May 2, 2016

The 2016 Audi Q7 Drives Itself And Can Even Reverse Your Trailer

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2016 Audi Q7: Meet Gen Two

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2016 Audi Q7: We're Driving It This Week

Introduced at the recent Detroit Auto Show, the 2016 Audi Q7 will be rolling into showrooms soon. Audi’s biggest —and most expensive— SUV has just had a facelift and is now in its second generation, after what was quite a long life cycle. This week, the Car Guide is headed …May 15, 2015

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News

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Next-Gen Audi Q7, All-New Q9 to Debut in 2026

The long-rumoured Audi full-size SUV will finally debut in 2026. Called Q9, it is expected to launch in Europe later that year, but North American customers will most likely have to wait until 2027. Confirmation of this new rival to the BMW X7 and Mercedes-Benz GLS was provided by Audi's …September 25, 2025

2025 Audi Q7 Gets a Nip and Tuck, Sprints Faster

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Audi to Rename Most of its Lineup Amidst EV Transition

The shift to electric vehicles comes with a major transformation of how the auto industry operates while also changing the habits of consumers and drivers. This includes vehicle names. Speaking to German newspaper Heilbronner Stimm a few days ago, Audi CEO Markus Duesmann explained that the current nomenclature will be …March 24, 2023

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The Car Guide's Best Buys for 2021: Audi Q7 and Q8

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The Car Guide’s 2020 Best Buys: Audi Q7 and Q8

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2020 Audi SQ7 and SQ8 Coming This Spring With 500 Hp

The 2020 model year is a big one for Audi’s large SUVs. We’ve already told you about the changes being made to the Q7 and the addition of the super-sporty RS Q8 , but there’s more on the way. Set to go on sale in late spring, the new 2020 …January 14, 2020

Audi Q7 Refreshed and Electrified for 2020

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The Car Guide’s 2019 Best Buys: Audi Q7 and Q8

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Audi Q7, The Car Guide’s Best New Utility Vehicle of the Year

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A 2.0-litre engine for the 2017 Audi Q7

Is seems as though the North-American market is finally warming up to a wider range of engine choices in their cars and trucks. Emissions regulations, the price of fuel and the consumer’s change of heart about getting the most powerful vehicle money can buy are creating a need or desire …October 19, 2016

Audi SQ7 TDI: All the Torque, All the Time

In Audi-speak, the letter S means performance: whether it's the S3 or the S8 - or whatever the number, really - each one features powerful engines and impressive performance numbers. Instead of launching the newest member of this family amongst the rest of the new products at the Geneva Auto …March 4, 2016

Videos

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MOTORING TV: Luxury Crossover of the Year for 2017

Motoring TV recently held it's 1 hour Car of the Year Special on the TSN network where we picked the best in class for 2017. Here are the nominees and winner in the Luxury Crossover category. (This segment originally appeared on Motoring TV 2017 episode #6) …

Audi Q7 e-tron Quattro

Audi Q7 e-tron Quattro Premier at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show.

Our test drive of the 2012 Audi Q7

Our test drive of the 2012 Audi Q7

The Car Guide rating 93%

Pros

Engines that deliver
Eight-speed automatic gearbox
Comfortable front seats
Quality assembly and finishing

Cons

Big-boned
Limited space - Third row
Wide turning radius
Ambitious pricing

Driving	10/10
Safety	10/10
Interior	10/10
Reliability	8/10
Winter driving	10/10
Comfort	8/10

What's new in 2012

No major change

Competitors

Recalls

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February 15, 2023
Fuel Supply
November 19, 2018
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January 16, 2015

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