AUDI HIT IT OFF IN THE INDIAN MARKET in a big way with a big offering back in 2007, the huge Q7. The premium crossover SUV of the time combined a high-riding body, seven seats, a potent selection of engines, and the brand's signature quattro intelligent all-wheel drive. It worked well. Very well.
The Q7 was originally introduced with a 280-hp 3.6 FSI V6 petrol, a more powerful 345-hp 4.2 FSI V8 petrol, and, the most popular choice of the lot, the 240-hp 3.0 TDI V6 diesel. It sold like hot cakes and, soon, Mercedes-Benz, the luxury segment leaders by a huge margin, were seeing their share of the pie diminishing. “Audi” became a new name in the premium luxury space and for good reason. The Q7 was robust, powerful, refined, and spacious. Traits that the new one abides by as well, with a load of technological updates coming in for good measure.
The new Q7 55 TFSI quattro is the sole iteration here. No creamy, screamy V8 and, *sighs in European*, no diesel either. The 3.0-litre, six-cylinder, turbo-petrol has 340 hp and 500 Nm V8-level output, for sure — and it's extremely quiet. It adopts a 48-volt mild-hybrid system to help with things including stop/ start, energy recuperation, and coasting, all in a quest to maximize efficiency. Does it work? We'll get to that soon enough.
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