OK! the REVISED 3.0 TDI turbodiesel that produces 176 kW and 550 Nm while consuming 9.1 l/100 km on the EU cycle VERSUS the current BMW 3.0D engine that produces 180kW and 540Nm while consuming 7.2l/100 km on the EU cycle. Anyway BMW doesn't have V12 Diesel, so its difficult to compare apples with apples. |
jody/wtf I fully agree with you. There must be easy tax dollars for government to tax these blond mobiles. Who cares about euro 6 we are in Africa. The taxis will not even pass euro minus 100 controls and drive more in one day than I drive in a month. Most people that drive this cr@p don't care about the planet so why speak about emissions control its just a feel good factor. The immersions generated to make the money to buy the blond mobile is more what a village will generate in a decade. So who are u fooling only yourself. People who drive these blond mobiles have deficiencies in other areas. Little guys would always buy big cars |
Jody's just a hater! i cant afford this machine yet, but if i had the bucks i'd buy it in a jiffy. Its most prob a great experience to drive such a car. Anyway we all know that when a V engine blasts past you on the free way one admires the power. |
The people that are complaining about the the LED lights clearly dont keep abreast about the car/motor industry they need to start reading. Soon it will be ilegal to drive without them, so get used to them. |
Would like to see one with a "anti pantzer" sticker. |
i want one baby...its so beautiful |
Boring! I read about a 18 cylinder TDI MAN truck making 900KW and 4800NW 5 years ago. Maybe the truck will be cheaper than this puffed up station wagon too. |
anyone with two or more kids will know how handy it can be to have space like this,and performance for when dad drives alone...especially if they`re babies and you`re carting strollers,camping cots etc around.Great car,but i don`t need that much room yet,will stick with the a4 for now. |
I bought the X5 purely due to the sloping roof of the Q7 as occupants in the 3rd row sit more comfortable in the X than in the Q but I must admit that audi make great vehicles and I will buy an audi again for the government when she wants to replace the current TDI. |
This is still my dream car... Can you get a better combination than a TT that can intimidate any taxi on the road??? Plus it has space for the whole family, the braai and the coolerbox. It's the perfect South African family car!!! |
save the planet, we need 10 000 000 earth hours js 2 save the plant from audi alone |
Jody, its not our problem your poor... |
Allan/FIFO - nicely written, and you made a good point without slating any products. You're obviously a very sensible person. Oh, you did slate Jody, but who cares. |
Converted from X5 to 4.2 FSI Q7 more than a year ago and have never been happier with the car and the service. Audi quality is astounding! |
Tony Yengeni will like this one |
I do not particularly like the way the Q7 looks, but I REALLY like what goes on inside and what is stuck under the bonnet of the beast. That V12 will certainly make any enthusiastic driver go "koekoes" in anticipation of/dreaming of driving it. Poor Jody...Eish |
I'm a huge Audi fan i certainly think this Q7 is beautiful big up to the designers. The speed, fuel efficience, exterior design is one of the best things about the car. |
@realdesign. I think the only thing you should be re-designing is your ignorance. Why compare a Q7 oil burner to a M-powered X5. First of all the Q7 is 200kg heavier than a X5 to seat 7 people comfortably. For a 2 and half ton oil burner 5.5 sec is very impressive in all respects. The X5 needs to be fettled by a motorsport division and all it does is beats the oil burner by seven hundredths of second from 0-100. But I am sure it makes you feel better that BM has taken a race engine against a diesel and beaten it. |
Isn't it amazing to see so many people complaining about the power of this beast? I bet if it was a BMW nobody would complain... As for the looks - it makes one hell of a statement, either you like it or you hate it - I like it! |
To Jody: What happens if i want a family car, that is still exciting to drive? Fortunately for you, you are not part of the target market. Firstly because of money, secondly because you would be happier riding a bicycle. That is fine with me as i am sure you would be happy on your bicycle, but please do not comment where you know very little about the topic and refrain from calling people idiots simply because you do not understand. Just so you do understand, your 8yr old 1.6 unfortunately will not pass the Euro 6 emissions standards. As you probably read in the article, the 3.0tdi will. This Euro 6 is the highest possible standard and if ones vehicle passes this test then it means that you are driving one of the most environmentally friendly cars available in the world. As for you seeing only one person in the car, it does not mean they do not have a family or have use for the space. I think your problem is that you are resentful to the fact that you do not fall into the target market for this vehicle, not actually with the vehicle itself. In progressing countries and in a progressive world, progressive people like to accomplish new things, and are constantly on a mission to improve. Audi, Porsche, BMW are always going to look for ways to make their small and large cars faster, safer, more fuel efficient etc. Why settle for a 3.0tdi when you could have a V12 Tdi? You see not everyone wants to settle, that does not make them stupid but quite the opposite.
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Jody, do you not think that it would be more appropriate for people who drive 8 year old dinky cars to reserve comment about stunning vehicles such as the Q7? Maybe one day you will grow up and afford a real car. |
Audi paid Ssang Yong to keep it's cars on the road. Why? They're the only things stopping the Q7 from being the ugliest vehicle on the face of the planet. So many great Audi designs and then this....... |
Power to the wealthy! The power figure, though impressive, is completely ridiculous. All it allows the driver to do is intimidate lesser vehicles on the road - otherwise, I am not going to be told you need 1000nM to park it on a pavement... Also, why is everything optional with the German brands, why not just follow the Lexus route and give an option of a few engines with everything else standard? Noboby expects to pay the listed price in any case when it comes to Audi/BMW/VW et al because of all the add-ons. |
What a huge lump of over- engineering!!Who in their right mind needs this?Ok I concede.. our SA politicians to make themselves feel really important as well as any person with little man syndrome BUT any normal (read level headed living in the real world) person has zero use for this exercise in sheer OTT motoring.Perhaps they can offer this powerplant to the shipping industry for powering oil tankers.
Surely anyone driving these things must feel like a real tool when others including starving street kids etc stare in amazement at the toss in the ship on wheels.Just dont park anywhere near the kindergarten when doing the school run, all the kids will run scared its so darn ugly and biG!!Does anyone know if it produces its own gravity force? |
jody, you're an idiot. How dare you compare your 1.6 scrap to this beast??!! you need a slap!! Anyway, i'm a Audi fan and once again audi has worked it's magic! |
Nathi? what will anyone do with 1000NM in a luxury car?
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Dus audi, look at all the chrismas lights, pls put some on the roof as well - DUS sprungVOrs |
The LED lights that everyone is complaining about are there for daytime driving. Soon all cars will have daytime running lights - same as with bikes where it is illegal to drive without the lights switched on at any time of the day. It helps other motorists see YOU.AUDI has LED's, and BMW have Angel Eyes. When you've had some idiot pull out right infront of you, like what happened to me, and the guy says "aaahhh I didn't see you" then you'll understand why these lights are so important. BTW why can't you people just commend AUDI for their achievments? If BMW built an X5 like this, then this blog would have been 4X longer. |
Nathi, dont be an idiot. Of course they can. But they dont want to. And if Audi wanted to they could turn out 500kW out of that engine. |
Wow, very very nice. Well done Audi!!! |
Jody/wtf...please don't slam the car because you can't afford it...suggestion: Get to drive a real car and not your 8 year old 1.6 sedan and then you can make informed comments on this site! Driving a 3.0Tdi and very impressed still after 80 000km!Very nice allrounder vehicle, 4.2Tdi my next buy! |
I agree. Audi is taking things way to far now with the LED looks. Don't want to know how much it'll cost to replace any of those fancy lights. Ouch!! |
jackey - you better start liking the LED lights. By 2012 all manufacturers in europe are required to have the daytime running LED lights on new cars. Won't be long before that law gets passed in SA. Don't know if it should be LED, but the lights will have to be on during the day. BMW have already started using LED lights in new models (not daytime, but for indicators etc). |
I must agree with "jackey" , those LED's are looking like Kalahari Ferrari Specials now. Was a gimic last year, now too "cheap" and so "check my lights out, kiff hey?"
V12 sounds impressive but what engine capacity? it wont sound so great at 6.0l. It would sound about right |
Jody ... you're not a petrolhead ... go read Women24. |
Cool car. Terrible colour. |
@ Robbie. We get it, you like Audi. |
Cayenne still beats the Q7 in the ugly stakes... |
All those LEDs. Viva Las Vegas. |
Interior magnificent. Exterior not so good. Great diesel engine technology. |
Audi Q7 V12 TDI = 368 kW, 1000 NM, 0- 100 km/h in 5.5 sec.
BMW X5 V8 = 408 kW, 680 NM, 0-100 km/h in 4.7 sec. Shows that efficient dynamics is more than a tagline.
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this is plain rediculous.anyone seen driving this must be shot.it's slightly less ugly,but is still very pointless.how many Q7s have you seen with more than 1 person.it's absurd.the government should tax these idiots who buy such large crap.those engines aren't clean,they're just SLITGHTLY cleaner than before.my 8 year old 1.6 sedan is still cleaner and can drive comfortable at the national speed limit.what the point with all this power.it makes no sense. |
I lost liking for the Q7 for a while, but this is a good change, and the colour looks real good. Nice one! |
The LED lights are now become ridiculous... |
AhA - More Vorsprung. Congratulations Audi |
More excellence and Vorsprung. Congratulations Audi |
More excellence and Vorsprung. Congratulations Audi |
These xenon/christmas lights are going out of hand now...really. |
This still has to be the Ugliest Vehicle on the Roads today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
I must admit that the Volkswagen Group is the king of diesel engines.....my goodness V12 TDI = 368kw and 1000Nm from 1 750r/min. Not even the Bavarians nor the Daimler AG can make such a miracle with the diesel engine. Perhaps the people who can match them in diesel engine is Japanese Nissan. |