Shanghai 2009: 2010 Audi Q7 gets minor rhinoplasty in China
by Damon Lavrinc on Apr 20th 2009 at 6:20PM 
2010 Audi Q7 - Click above for a high-res image gallery
So far, the Shanghai Motor Show has played host to the wild and mild. On the latter, Audi unveiled the 2010 Q7 to the assembled throngs in China, complete with a new nose, restyled rear and a few choice bits under the hood and inside the cabin.
The crown jewels on the Q7's refreshed fascia are a new set of LEDs that run from the top, around the side and then through the bottom of the headlamp housing. A reworked lower grille and fog-lamp mounts accompany a new hatch and more LEDs nestled within the taillights, while inside, there's more wood, some tweaked trim and a third-generation MMI infotainment system that (Audi-willing) will remain as intuitive as the current system. As for powertrains, the V6 and V8s currently available in the U.S. will carry over, but a new 3.0-liter TDI is coming, rated at 25 mpg and carrying a range of 600 miles when traveling on the express way. Check out our previous post for all the details.
[Source: Autoblog Chinese]
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Quattroporte 6:37PM (4/20/2009)
I'm one who actually likes the pointless ostentatious, vulgar daytime LED lights, but that is just overkill.
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AC0 3:38PM (4/22/2009)
Your name is Quattroporte, and your picture is an MC12... good taste, i don't think i could agree with you more! Audi does rather love its LEDs....
catchmyshadow 7:46PM (4/20/2009)
the daytime LEDs look similar to the daytime LEDs in the new Q5.
the LEDS at the air intakes on the front bumper are just indicator LEDs, not daytime LEDs. so no too much imho.
daytime running LEDs/lights become mandatory soon for all new vehicles in europe by the way. that is why Audi already uses them in their vehicles. all the others will follow soon.
http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport/daytime-running-lights-cars-mandatory/article-175743
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LesPaul1 10:52PM (4/20/2009)
bmw's angel eyes (halos) were the original decorative headlight piece. Though at first I thought they looked pretty cool, audi's LED lights seems a bit tacky with their "hey look at me I'm driving an audi" friggin bright LEDs. Can't wait to have that in my rearview mirror as a Q7 tailgates me. YAY!
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Alex 11:51PM (4/20/2009)
I dunno, i find them really sweet. Although they are bright, so are BMW's halos. Just like you can pick out someone driving a bimmer just by the lights, you can do the same with an audi, so i see nothing wrong with that...the LEDs on the R8 or the S5 just look mean, n when they pop up in my mirror, they just seem like they say "move out of the way, im faster than you". i rather like that effect...
Fox 12:44AM (4/21/2009)
Ugly, I'm a huge Audi fan but the Q7 was always a ill conceived product - a huge obnoxious gas guzzler.
Not a car with true engineering prowess. More of a marketing dept release than a engineers one...
In this recession it's faults have been exposed, and sales are collapsing.
The facelift says it all really, the ridiculous amount of LED's just convey the totally wrong message...
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