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Facelifted Audi Q7 coming in April at the Shanghai Auto Show

tryme submitted on 3/16/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:01:55 PM

23 user comments | Category: New Cars | Source: | SOURCE: www.4wheelsnews.com

After three years in service, the Audi Q7 is finally going to receive a facelift.

The new design will include redesigned headlights featuring daytime running LEDs (continuing the “tradition” of Audi) , a new front griller, front bumper as well as a new pair of rear lights.

The facelift will also bring some new technology such as a seven speed double-clutch S-Tronic gearbox but also the the new MMI system. Under the hood we will find also the new 3.0 TFSI engine developing between 290 and 333 hp.

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Facelifted Audi Q7 coming in April at the Shanghai Auto Show

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B7FAN

This is a bad ass truck the first truck i do like more than the X5 and I am a big BMW fan. This has the looks and if i had to choose I think I would choose this over the X5. good job Audi.

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Posted on 3/16/2009 4:57:02 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 9   

DocMarten

Exactly. And BMW is in big financial trouble too. VAG or Mercedes might have to bail them out.

Last year, net profits for BMW went down almost 90 percent but company heads claimed that the carmaker is in good health financially speaking.
As it turned out the 89.5 percent drop in BMW’s profits, which was equivalent to 2.4 Billion Euros (2.24 Billion Pounds), is attributed to exceptional costs connected to bad debts, personal costs and provisions to cover risks on used car outlets.

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Posted on 3/16/2009 5:07:52 PM | | Votes: -2   

FitzLA

If you're going to keep posting this same thing over and over and over, post your source.

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Posted on 3/16/2009 6:00:49 PM | | Votes: -6   

StarSearch

uh heh heh heh....you said "vag".

uh heh heh heh heh heh...

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Posted on 3/17/2009 8:26:29 AM | | Votes: 3   

bmwdrvr

lol i always find it hilarious that statements like this are ALWAYS qualified with "and I'm a big BMW fan" yeah....

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Posted on 3/17/2009 11:03:32 AM | | Votes: -2   

B7FAN

blow it out your a$$ bmwdrvr.....Become a car enthusiast thats what I am. I am really big on BMW's and their technology and all the awards they have gotten since their inception....but come on you going to tell me I cant like any other car manufacturer except BMW. you have issues you need to deal with I have a 2006 750i and I love my car it handles and drives the way a big car should and one day hopefully I will own a actual B7 thats the car I would like to get. so dont start throwing your hate my I love so many different cars that you probably wouldnt even know how to pronounce the name too. But one day you will grow up just like alot of other ppl on this site and appreciate cars and trucks for what they are no matter what the hell the brand is.

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Posted on 3/17/2009 3:43:18 PM | | Votes: 2   

tryme

I think the new Audi Q7 will definitely overtake the X5 and GL!

— tryme (View Profile)

Posted on 3/16/2009 5:09:15 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 9   

SmokeEm

I hope they build an S or RS version of the Q5 and Q7. That would be awesome!

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Posted on 3/16/2009 6:10:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

1evlaudi

smoke,
you might have to move to Europe, as the Q7 V12TDI is the "unofficial S version" of the Q7. Even the mirrors are "aluminum" looking like every "S" Audi. 500hp and 738lbs/ft sure qualifies it, TDI or not.

— 1evlaudi (View Profile)

Posted on 3/16/2009 10:20:34 PM | | Votes: 3   

chewy

It will probably have the 8 speed tiptronic.

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Posted on 3/16/2009 6:31:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Audiphile

The original Q7 was ugly. This facelifted version is still ugly.

Let me qualify that - the exterior of the Q7 is ugly. The interior is actually quite nice.

Sorry, but I don't like SUVs. Cadillac Escalade, Chevy Suburban, Ford Expedition, Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Mercedes GL, BMW X5, Porsche Cayenne, etc. - I think they are all ugly. The Q7 is no worse than these others I have mentioned. I have yet to run across a single SUV whose styling I like.

Audi's Q5 is quite nice, but that is a crossover utility vehicle, not a "real" SUV.

— Audiphile (View Profile)

Posted on 3/16/2009 10:50:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

cheechitup88

FX35/50?

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Posted on 3/17/2009 1:26:25 PM | | Votes: 0   

MPowerDK

The Q7 is ugly and always will be. It is to big, the X5 and the ML looks pretty good stylish elegant and sporty, the Q7 looks like a big boat, the Touareg and the Cayenne also looks boring and ugly. Most people dont even need this type of cars.

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Posted on 3/17/2009 3:30:10 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -4   

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS

"ML looks Pretty Good, Elegant, Stylish & Sporty"
Thank you for showing the rest of us you have no clue whatsoever as to what Any of those things mean.

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Posted on 3/17/2009 8:17:35 PM | | Votes: 2   

1dott8

Looks good. If i were an SUV fan i would take this, the X5 (definitely not the X6), the SRT8 Cherokee and........ I guess that's it.

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Posted on 3/17/2009 9:56:43 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

totokindom

The problem with the Touareg, Cayenne and Q7 is that they are basically a VW. I owned a Touareg for six months and had to dump it because it was so unreliable. I had problems form the start and it took VW forever to find the problems. I went back to BMW and now have a X5 and it's been trouble free.

— totokindom (View Profile)

Posted on 3/17/2009 11:58:16 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

IamEvilHomer

the Tourage shares less then 17% with the Audi

— IamEvilHomer (View Profile)

Posted on 3/17/2009 12:39:43 PM | | Votes: 2   

JustaCar

Hmmm! You must not own an early model X5. Just ask a few people that do.

— JustaCar (View Profile)

Posted on 3/17/2009 12:45:49 PM | | Votes: 3   

chewy

The Porsche Cayenne and Touareg are much more similar than the Touareg and the Q7.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 3/19/2009 12:45:36 AM | | Votes: 1   

monkeyrun

Q7 looks really dated comparing to Q5.

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Posted on 3/17/2009 1:36:08 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

IamEvilHomer

agree but a good facelift and a 3.0 supercharged engine will be great. They need to replace the DVD nav with the HD nav in the rest of their models

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Posted on 3/18/2009 2:34:24 AM | | Votes: 1   

DaHarder

.. and I quote, "a new front griller". Will said 'griller' be commodious enough for 4 20oz porterhouse steaks? LOL!

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Posted on 3/17/2009 3:55:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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