DETROIT AUTO SHOW: Audi Q7 V12 TDI

This IS the actual production car.

It's unbelievable!

This, is my next SUV!!

Got to have the body kit.

I'll take the white one. And Audi....do us all a favor and add an optional body kit that at least looks similar to this. The Q7 needs to look this aggressive !!! I wish it had looked like this from the start of production.

Chip: I agree w/ your post. Audi needs this more agressive look on all Q7's.

Isn't this the same engine from the Touareg?

no, sixxfive the touareg has the V10 not that that's small or anything.

i kinda think the gril is overdone .. isnt it.. probably will be toned down for production. Nice..ish otherwise. no x5.. but nice nevertheless!

There's nothing wrong with the grille.

It's freekin' perfect!

I love the grille.

bimmer- If heven was designed by Audi you would say it is not that great. Give me a break not as good as the X5!

BMW had set a record in 2006 by having an average of $4,000 incentive on each car. I hope they can keep up the spending.

i would have to disagree, i think this car looks amazing the grill is a bit large, the escalade has alot of influence it seems, but this thing is awesome engine, body, and i really like the almost concept car interior color scheme and design, if this thing were in my budget i would get one. finally an audi that i would actually want to buy

grille

The Audi Q7 V12 TDI reminds me of a Ron Thorn guitar made in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Excellent, huge power and great fuel economy. The interior (on the concept) is perfect, so freaking luxurios. BTW, Audi offeres S-Line package for the Q7 that gives you a more agressive bodykit.

Great Interior! Love it.

That engine cover looks amazing, anyone have pictures from the showroom floor.

This is Audi's latest TDI. Dare I say it uses "some" technology from the Le Mans winning R10 TDI. Ok it probably doesn't use that much from the R10 but this one does run its common rail system @ 2,000 bar compared to only 1,600 bar for common rail systems out right now. And huu76 as much as you don't like diesel you know that nothing can provide better numbers than this full size SUV with 500 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque that averages 20 mpg combined, in other words something like 18 city and 22 highway. That is very much amazing. I think I have told you before that this is only 13% more fuel used than the V6 TDI in the same Q7. This is why I keep telling you that the new 4 cylinder TDI should be really sweet.

Come on huu76. Why does Lexus need a 443 horsepower hybrid, when they could have had a 200 horsepower one? I am sure that one would get better fuel economy. You know, the Prius can get better fuel economy if it had a smaller engine. Don't be silly and appreciate the power and efficiency of this TDI. Heck no car really needs more than 50 hp, we don't have to travel @ 80 mph, we don't even need cars, why not all walk, oh wait why have polluting technology at all, electricity, oh my do we need it?

to be king of the hill that is why

Didn't this thing almost eat Luke in one of the 1st Star Wars movies????

Great "Halo vehicle". I'd rather not pay to fill the tank on this beast, even if its much better than a gas-powered tank ... I mean SUV.

But my biggest problem with this car is that I'd lose my license so damn fast if I owned one of these ... and I really can't afford a chaufeur (I can't even spell it!)

But if any of you guys buy one, I'll come over and borrow it ... I'll even fill the tank up afterward! ;>

Well like you said with less power for the diesel it does better fuel economy same thing with the hybrid, they could have made a less powerful hybrid with better fuel economy, but they didn't as power sells, same with this V12 TDI. The Q7 V12 TDI is made to whip up on tons of cars, haul stuff/people AND still get better fuel economy than any other full size SUV, sure sounds awesome to me.

This one is a beauty! this is what the current Q7 should look like!

Audi has some great upgrades for 2008

the offroad package and 21" sports packages will be more available

This is beautiful. It looks so chiseled and Euro, I could give it babies!

This is the future folks--clean fuel efficient diesels with a true performance edge.

LMAO

This is the exact same kind of grille found on the European Allroad...you just add the license plate barcket to it.
Looks stunning!

oh yeah, it is.
and this car looks amazing.
even will likes it :)

Incredible what a few tweaks can accomplish. I'm not an SUV fan but if I were in the market this would be tough to beat.

Yes I was in the market for Range Rover, the question is when does this come out, maybe by Q2 of next year? The white interior reminds me of snoop dog or some drug dealers cars you see on the cops, a classic would be black exterior with beige interior!! Does anybody have sound of the engine? To chewy, stop arguing with huu, his comment saying the lexus hybrid doesn't cost anything, tells me he is probably child, but then again both of you probably are?

Yes I was in the market for Range Rover, the question is when does this come out, maybe by Q2 of next year? The white interior reminds me of snoop dog or some drug dealer's cars you see on the cops, a classic would be black exterior with Khaki interior!! Does anybody have audio of the engine? To chewy, stop arguing with huu, his comment saying the lexus hybrid doesn't cost anything, tells me he is probably a child, but then again both of you probably are?

huu76, guess i'll have to go into detail for ya, K 1.lets not forgot the amount of time and money it took toyota to develop and market hybirds. 2.The extra amount of money they charge over the regular models. 3.You are still using gasoline to charge and run hybirds. Now for diesels, 1. Did you know that diesel fuel is denser and contains about 15% more energy. 2."Diesel fuel is a better lubricant than gasoline so is less harmful to the oil film on piston rings and cylinder bores; it is routine for diesel engines to cover 250,000 miles or more without a rebuild." 3.Diesel is easier to refine than petroleum, petroleum comes from diesel.4.A lot of diesel engines can be easily modified to run on biodiesel. 4.Government actually on purpose taxes diesel higher?

Now if vw comes with a diesel/bio-diesel hybrid, then me and huu76 can agree?