Initial previewed by the Pikes Peak Quattro notion in January 2003 and launched in 2006, the current Audi Q7 is a familiar sight in affluent neighborhoods the world over. But as these dates indicate, it is acquiring extended in the tooth. It is good, then, that the second generation—rendered above—of the sister model to the Porsche Cayenne and the Volkswagen Touareg is probably to be unveiled as quickly as the Detroit auto show subsequent January.
The first Q7 came as anything of an unpleasant surprise to Porsche, which initially believed that its Cayenne wouldn’t have to compete with a luxury platform mate. The Touareg was sufficiently downmarket so as not to pose a threat, but Audi desperately required an SUV and the plans changed. At least the 4-ringers differentiated their SUV from Porsche’s with a longer wheelbase and an obtainable third row—and a far far more luxurious interior.
The 2016 Q7 will be the first VW Group car to use the MLB Evo architecture, as Audi has the lead in developing the platform for all brands it will thus launch just before the next Touareg and Cayenne. The new bones will, our sources say, reduce at least 500 pounds versus the current Q7. (For reference, our long-term 2011 TDI tipped our scales at a rather portly 5687 pounds.)
As with its predecessor, the 2016 Q7 will ride on a longer wheelbase than its siblings and will be the only one particular of the trio to provide a third row of seats. It will incorporate a cutting-edge suite of telematics and electronics that will contain highly customizable, Audi TT–like TFT instrumentation—unlike that auto, nonetheless, the Q7 could have a center-stack screen—as nicely as the latest driver-assistance systems.
Existing-generation 2014 Audi Q7 TDI S-Line
Each and every Q7 will be fitted with Quattro all-wheel drive, and the engine portfolio once more will include V-6 and V-8 diesel and gasoline engines. The diesel lineup is specifically fascinating: Beyond the latest 3.-liter V-6 TDI (specifics here) and its roughly 265 horsepower and 440 lb-ft of torque, Audi also will offer you a V-8 TDI with around 450 horsepower. U.S. plans for the latter are nonetheless murky, but the V-6 diesel is a shoo-in. A single plug-in hybrid has currently been confirmed: Dubbed the Q7 e-tron, it will group the V-6 TDI with an electric motor for a reported total method output of 369 horsepower and 516 lb-ft. This model will launch sometime after the conventionally powered Q7 models.
More thrilling: Audi will supply a 3.-liter twin-turbo V-6 TDI with an electric supercharger, an engine previewed by the RS5 TDI concept. (We drove that RS5 and the powertrain is amazing.) Rated at a lot more than 400 horsepower and probably 600 lb-ft of torque, this potent SUV will put on SQ7 TDI badging. Audi will, of course, also offer V-6 and V-8 gasoline engines, and a higher-powered derivative utilizing the corporate 4.-liter twin-turbo V-8 could see the light of day as a gasoline-powered SQ7. Much less likely but tantalizing—but currently still getting discussed—are RS Q7 and 500-plus-hp V-10 TDI variants.
According to our intel, Audi will launch the Q7 with LED headlights, but laser lights will be provided at a date probably to coincide with the launch of the strong SQ7s. The brand also is operating on a sporty, low-slung spinoff model named the Q8, which will go head-to-head with the BMW X6—and the subsequent Porsche Cayenne. It seems fitting to turn up the wick on that sibling rivalry, no?
2016 Audi Q7: Here’s Everything We Know About the Next-Gen SUV
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