VIDEO: Audi Q7 V12 TDI versus BMW M5

Click above to watch the Audi Q7 V12 TDI take on the BMW M5
Autocar decided to find out which was faster among two unlikely bedfellows sharing one common trait: 500 horsepower. In one lane you've got the BMW M5, with ten petrol-powered cylinders. In the adjacent lane there's the Q7 V12 TDI, with twelve oil-burning cylinders. The M5 is much lighter. The Q7 has Quattro. And being England, of course it's wet. Follow the jump to see who won and by how much.






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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Flea 12:31PM (4/25/2009)
.......duh?
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Aloysius Vampa 12:32PM (4/25/2009)
Pointless but neat.
The Q7 is so huge.
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zamafir 12:52PM (4/25/2009)
snicker snicker, aerodynamics of a house :).
reddy 1:52PM (4/25/2009)
agreed.. thts not a fair competetion.. q7 is huge
Joe 4:35PM (4/25/2009)
I dont think it was meant to be fair. Show you that such a lopsided competitor can almost hold its own.
Mazda FTW! 12:34PM (4/25/2009)
Wow. A British publication giving the BMW the nod. Whoddathunkit? Next they'll become pro-Ford or something...
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Val 8:50PM (4/25/2009)
Top Gear actually likes the mondeo a lot... and i think focus RS too.
chconline 12:36PM (4/25/2009)
That's amazing. Plus 700+ lb-ft = *drool*
I can start ripping houses out of their foundations with this beast.
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MikeW 12:51PM (4/25/2009)
No low range though.
Pengwin 12:43PM (4/25/2009)
What if that V12 TDI motor was in the M5. I'd take that.
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MikeW 12:55PM (4/25/2009)
If the BMW gets the Audi V12, can this be the replacement engine for the Q7?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19eQBQep-sc
The R8 would have been cool with the diesel V12.
Tourian 1:09PM (4/25/2009)
If only this, if only that.
What if the Audi had the Veyron's drivetrain? VAG should strongly consider it.
Sigh. People should just accept what is once in a while.
Randy915 1:50PM (4/25/2009)
One can dream though.
Rob 2:07PM (4/25/2009)
No you can't! No dreaming allowed.
MikeW 12:49PM (4/25/2009)
If only the M5 had the BMW double clutch transmission...
When will the Q7 get the ZF 8 speed automatic transmission?
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Nick 3:06PM (4/25/2009)
Only if the Q7 had the Veyron dual clutch transmission...
fixitfixitstop 1:06PM (4/25/2009)
I almost typed that I'd rather have the V12 TDI Q7, but then I realized that's insane.
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Stumpy 1:12PM (4/25/2009)
Still closer than I thought.
LoneWolf 1:12PM (4/25/2009)
It's a shame that todays cars are named like " V12 TDI Q7". Ah, those were the days when cars had real names...
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zamafir 2:03PM (4/25/2009)
Totally true, i think X6 xDrive50i sounds a lot more reasonable. V12 TDI Q7 is so confusing, the engine configuration, fuel type and model of car? I just don't get it. mode of car, odd designator with "drive" and a 50 which in no way correlates to displacement? So much easier and more relevant. Audi should totally look to BMW's naming nomenclature for inspiration.