Audi Q7 V12 TDI Production Version Details Released

Most powerful diesel SUV ever

Audi Q7 V12 TDI production version / Audi
Audi Q7 V12 TDI in production / Audi
Audi Q7 V12 TDI in production / Audi
Audi Q7 V12 TDI in production / Audi
Audi Q7 V12 TDI in production / Audi

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swifthead

When tihis comes in R8 it would be even more impressive

March 2, 2008 1:12 pm

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xLumino

very aweful car. Dieselpower like a roadtrain but do we need such a fast heavy duty on the streets? I mean, it runs 250km/h. tuned versions will be more faster, that's true. And why Audi don't say anything about it's wight? I only guess that it's very high and electronics will collapse with this fat fast SUV physics one day.

March 2, 2008 1:17 pm

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tumbo

Truly stunning and amazing! What a beast!

March 2, 2008 2:14 pm

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out4ride

Not for nothing but is there anyone that can make better interior then Audi? Simply breath taking. The whole car just amazing. I want one so bad. I think the DSG is the best and not the torque made them not using it here. There is a problem with down shift and diesel uses back pressure to brake so I guess it is hard to make these two work together, not impossible just complicated. Xlumino, I think you know little about diesel engines. They work better under load then petrol engines. As to the weight well with this figures who cares. It is a SUV not lite UV. Well done Audi. Bring it to the states.

March 2, 2008 2:56 pm

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sub39h

i don't think the lack of DSG is attributable to the diesel technology. DSG hasn't been developed for transversely mounted engines yet, hence it's absence in the lower powered A4s and A5s. i'm sure once they've cracked the problem you'll see it in use in the Q7 V12 TDI. and weight is monumentally important for handling. as the Q7 is considered a 'sporty' SUV, the handling is important, and therefore the weight is important ;)

March 2, 2008 3:32 pm

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sub39h

not transversely, longitudinally. my mistake

March 2, 2008 3:33 pm

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super_car_muscle_man

I'll have to disagree with you about the interiors. I know they won all these awards for best interior and such, but honestly the dashes look outdated, and the whole driver biased position looks strange. I think that Mercedes makes the best interiors; just a personal insight.

March 3, 2008 5:14 pm

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xnor84

Why does the review say a BOSE surround system, where as on the pop-out tweeter under the windsheild is BANG & OLUFSEN !!?? is it a part of BOSE???

March 2, 2008 2:57 pm

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benz_man

No, they are not.

March 2, 2008 5:33 pm

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car.fan

Audi will dominate ;)

March 2, 2008 3:01 pm

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mickey_f1

At the beggining this car was meant to run either on- and off - road, but this V12 looks like it couldn't climb even a pavement on the street with this low front wing. Who needs something like this?!! Better get an A8/S8 - it would serve you the same way and it weights less. Or maybe this is for people who enjoy sitting higher than the others on the road if you know what I mean...

March 2, 2008 3:44 pm

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radmeister

I think it has the electronic ride height control, this is probably on the lowest setting for it to look more sporty, i would expect it to raise up another 2-3inches. But you would have to be crazy to take this beauty off roading.

March 3, 2008 7:47 am

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Roger

Think you'll find that Bose isnt offered, and it wasnt the Bose stereo that had the pop up tweeters. It was Bang & olufsen! And that will be used. No Bose is not part of B&O.

March 2, 2008 4:06 pm

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Bremen_Koenigsegg

What a beast; Audi is really pushing the envelope with this one. It is just a matter of time before this 6.0L V12 TDI finds its way into an A8. Seeing as how their top-range W12-powered A8 variant produces 450ps, a frugal 500hp diesel would be all-too-important to their brand image and status as the most exciting diesel manufacturer in the world.

March 2, 2008 7:28 pm

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GoTTaLoVeBiMMer

looks nice

March 2, 2008 8:09 pm

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The_woo_factor

Those numbers are mind boggling! What a beast!!!!!

March 3, 2008 5:23 am

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kevoluetion

Funny to see this overtaking an R8 :)