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The Audi Q7 - the new generation Even more elegant, more efficient, and with even lower emissions: Audi has further improved on the strengths of the Q7 SUV and made it even better - more refined, more elegant, and more efficient. This line-up features the Audi Q7 3.0 TDI quattro, a new TDI clean diesel version. This has the world's cleanest diesel technology and consumes only 8.9 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (26.43 US mpg). The Audi Q7 is a sporty, comfortable, high-performance car for leisure and business. It is the large Audi for customers looking for a vehicle that can take them anywhere and is roomy and flexible, with a high payload and hefty towing capability. And this character is immediately evident in the design: the side view with the low window area, the arched roof line and the tautly curved body surfaces presents a coupe-like silhouette. New accents at the front and rear contribute to even more elegant styling and visual impact. In conjunction with the optional xenon headlights, light-emitting diodes arranged to form U-shaped bands provide the daytime running lights. The turn signals too are composed of LEDs. Audi also supplies an optional high-end headlight version that integrates not only a low beam, high beam, and turning and cornering lights, but for the first time also a special superhighway beam. The restyled tailgate presents a more forceful contour. LEDs are standard equipment in the taillights. An aluminum exterior package adds further highlights to the styling. The S line exterior package is designed for sports-minded customers. The Audi Q7 is 509 centimeters (16.7 feet) long and has a 300-centimeter (9.8-foot) wheelbase. It provides generous interior comfort, a cargo volume of up to 2,035 liters (71.87 cubic feet), and unsurpassed variability. The customer can order an interior with five, six or seven seats. An improved easy entry function facilitates access all the way to the rear. Many improvements down to the smallest details enhance personal comfort - including interior lights in the door linings, an inlay on the passenger side, and new colors as well as materials. The driver looks at redesigned instruments. Many operator-control details have been refined and enhanced with chrome elements. The S line sports package includes, among others, a black interior and sports seats with top-quality covers, complemented by harder tuning of the suspension and 20-inch wheels. All engines in the Q7 program are powerful and efficient direct-injection versions. Standard equipment includes a six-speed tiptronic that shifts swiftly and smoothly as it transfers the generated power to the quattro permanent all-wheel drive system, which distributes it to the axles with modest emphasis on the rear. In all V6 and V8 models Audi employs a new technology from its modular efficiency platform. The energy recovery system converts mechanical energy into electric energy during braking and coasting, and buffer-stores it in the battery. It reduces CO2 emissions by up to five grams per kilometer (8 g/mile). This improvement is even more significant in busy traffic. Setting an example: The Q7 3.0 TDI clean diesel quattro The 3.0 TDI puts out 176 kW (240 hp) and delivers as much as 550 Nm (406 lb-ft) of torque to the crankshaft - yet on the EU cycle it consumes only 9.1 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers (25.85 US mpg). The optionally available 3.0 TDI clean diesel actually uses only 8.9 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers (26.43 US mpg). It employs the world's cleanest diesel technology with a newly developed catalytic converter that reduces nitrogen oxides. The 3.0 TDI clean diesel quattro meets the exhaust emission standards of all 50 U.S. states as well as the Euro 6 limits announced for 2014. In the Q7 4.2 TDI quattro, fuel consumption has also been significantly improved - from 11.1 to 9.9 liters per 100 km (22.19 to 23.76 US mpg), even though the power output of the V8 is increased to 250 kW (340 hp) and 760 Nm (561 lb-ft). The Q7 V12 TDI quattro, the world's most powerful SUV, delivers 368 kW (500 hp) and 1,000 Nm (738 lb-ft) of torque - this top-of-the line model rivals the performance of a powerful sports car. On average, the luxuriously equipped 12-cylinder car, whose innovations are focused on the interior and the rear, consumes only 11.3 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (20.82 US mpg). The gasoline engines too combine efficiency and dynamism. The six-cylinder 3.6 FSI delivers 206 kW (280 hp) and 360 Nm (266 lb-ft) of torque. It consumes 12.1 liters/100 km (19.44 US mpg). The key figures for the 4.2 FSI are 257 kW (350 hp), 440 Nm (325 lb-ft) and 12.7 liters per 100 kilometers (18.52 US mpg). The suspension of the Audi Q7 includes impressive advanced features. Standard equipment of the Audi performance SUV includes 18-inch wheels, and options range all the way to 21-inch sizes. An optional feature that enhances the sporty precision of the car's handling as well as its strong off-road performance is the optional adaptive air suspension (standard equipment in the 4.2 TDI and V12 TDI). The combination of air suspension and electronically controlled shock absorbers provides variable control of the ground clearance at five levels, as well the three driving modes Comfort, Automatic und Dynamic. For the two V8 versions, Audi optionally supplies carbon fiber-ceramic brake disks. These are exceptionally large yet light in weight. The gray brake calipers are adorned by the lettering "Audi ceramic" and contain a total of 24 pistons. For the Q7 V12 TDI quattro, the ceramic brake system is standard equipment with 20-inch aluminum wheels. New luxury option: Climate-controlled comfort seats The Audi Q7 comes with an opulent array of standard features. These include the speed-dependent servotronic control, a double floor in the baggage area, two-tone paint finish, roof rails, deluxe automatic air conditioning, plus the MMI operating system and audio system. In addition to leather upholstery, luxury options include climate-controlled comfort seats that either warm up or cool down the body, and an electric tailgate. Features such as a load-securing kit and a cycle rack are designed for particularly pastime-oriented customers. The infotainment options are particularly appealing. The top-of-the line version of the navigation systems includes a hard disk drive, a 3D map image, a DVD drive, and voice control. It can be even further expanded with a Bluetooth telephone, a TV tuner, a digital radio tuner, Rear Seat Entertainment, and the Advanced Sound System from Bang & Olufsen. The range of optional extras is rounded off by technologies of the luxury class. The adaptive cruise control uses radar to maintain the distance from the preceding vehicle throughout the range from 0 to 200 km/h (0 to 124 mph); the integrated Audi braking guard gives a two-stage warning of an impending rear-end collision. The Audi lane assist helps the driver stay in lane, the Audi side assist makes lane changes safer, and the Audi parking system uses a camera to assist the driver in backing up, parallel parking or hitching up to a trailer. Deliveries of the new-generation Audi Q7 in Germany will begin in July 2009. The base price of the 3.0 TDI quattro is EUR 52,700, while the entry-level price of the 3.6 FSI quattro is EUR 51,750. At a glance The equipment, specifications and prices stated herein refer to the model line offered for sale in Germany. Subject to change without notice; errors and omissions excepted. 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