Pics Aplenty: Audi Q7 V12 TDI
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Audi Q7 V12 TDI
The Audi Q7 V12 TDI is set to launch (but not here in the U.S.), and it's just the thing to give that annoying neighbor with his fancy VW Touareg V10 TDI a debilitating inferiority complex. 500 horsepower and approximately enough torque to counter-rotate the Earth (758 lb-ft) come standard on Audi's diesel monster. 21-inch wheels mask carbon ceramic brakes, LED running lamps help light the way, and the interior is a festival of dead cow, TV screens, and Alcantara, all trimmed neatly in aluminum and carbon fiber. If we were, say, Russian gangsters, we'd totally be driving one of these. (Except Neff, who would undoubtedly, stubbornly continue rolling in the Alero.) In conjunction with the launch, Audi dumped a slew of new pictures on its media site, so here they are. Click away.
Gallery: Audi Q7 V12 TDI
[Source: Audi]
Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro
Engine
- V12 TDI with displacement of six liters, 368 kW (500 hp) output and 1,000 Nm torque (737.56 lb-ft)
- Common rail injection with a maximum pressure of 2,000 bar for highly cultivated operation and smooth combustion
- 0 – 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 5.5 seconds, top speed 250 km/h (155.34 mph, electronically capped)
- Enhanced six-speed tiptronic with superior shifting comfort
- quattro four-wheel drive with dynamic torque split
- adaptive air suspension and electronically controlled shock absorbers as standard
- 20-inch wheels, with option of 21-inch wheels
- High-performance disk brakes made of carbon-fiber ceramic as standard
- Striking changes to exterior design
- Leather-covered seats, carbon fiber inlays
- Sporty, luxurious equipment, seats electrically adjusted and heated, Bose sound system, electric tailgate
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
zamafir 12:44PM (9/13/2008)
Can Not Wait to track this, just for entertainment sake.
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Fd3rsrz 12:46PM (9/13/2008)
Audi really needs to put that engine in the R8, at least as a concept.
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Alex Nunez 12:48PM (9/13/2008)
Uhhh, dude:
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-audi-unleashes-its-diesel-monster-the-r8-v12-tdi/
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/03/red-menace-audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-infiltrates-geneva/
fd3rsrz 12:57PM (9/13/2008)
I totally realized that after I posted my comment. Sorry.
Hike15 12:50PM (9/13/2008)
whats the tow rating on this beast?!
and those brakes look huge
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PumaGTO 8:48PM (9/13/2008)
It could probably pull Jupiter out of it´s orbiter, so it doesen't matter.
innoc3nt 4:27PM (9/14/2008)
Jesus, it has more torque at IDLE than the peak torque of a BMW M3!
G-Meister 10:50PM (9/14/2008)
3500kg.
Torrent 12:59PM (9/13/2008)
Damn. a 500 horsepower TDI.... with 758 lb ft? I wanna cry......
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Michael 1:00PM (9/13/2008)
I should hate this, but I don't. The Q7 is such an awesome design.
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E.P. 1:05PM (9/13/2008)
I'd keep rolling in an Alero, too. Oldsmobile, FTW!
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tbirdman 1:19PM (9/13/2008)
screw the alero, give me the sec gen aurora ss, Olds FTW
j_diesel 1:22AM (9/15/2008)
i bet GM could squeeze Neff out of the alero if they built a cutlass 442. i know i'd dump my aurora for one.
wsq 1:50PM (9/13/2008)
price?? anyone?
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zamafir 2:03PM (9/13/2008)
In USD? It should eclipse the S8.
Mike 1:55PM (9/13/2008)
The V12 is awesome, but I'd be willing to settle for the V8 TDI if they'd just bring that over to the US.
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wsq 2:17PM (9/13/2008)
Can't you just order it yourself?
wsq 2:17PM (9/13/2008)
2 year waiting list i heard
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Mike 4:36PM (9/13/2008)
Not domestically. You'd have to buy overseas, import, deal with getting it by the DOT etc.
Biomech 2:23PM (9/13/2008)
The rear looks really amazing, those R8-like lights really work nicely.
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