16 April 2009 - 10:00
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Audi has facelifted its monstrous Q7 and, surprise surprise, it still looks like a hulking great hippo-faced beast. Silk purses and all that.
The Q7 gets a redesigned front end with a larger, single-frame grille, a new underbody protector and wider door sills, while spangly new LED strips adorn the rear. It's still going to scare the bejesus out of small children, mind.
More significant are the powertrain revisions: all six Q7 engines now feature KERS-style regenerative braking technology, which converts energy recovered during stopping and coasting into battery power to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 5g/km. Engine tweaks mean economy improvements across the range: the 4.2-litre V8 petrol engine sees consumption drop from 28.5 to 25.5mpg.
Pricing starts at £38,575 for the base-spec 3.0-litre diesel Q7, though you'll pay more than before for the higher-spec ‘S-Line' and ‘SE' variants. And that's before you factor in the cost of the earplugs to isolate you from the abuse of your fellow drivers...
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hey,its not ugly as you reacted,maybe shez not better than the X5 or ML(overall) but still ,she looks gorgeous.I think for scaring road-users and kids nothing comes close to this butch.
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It was less ugly before. This is higher with a poof-looking silver underbody and leds everywhere as it was christmas. Just then you notice it's brown. I thought Q7 and Q5 could only appeal to dogs but actually at my local VW dealer they told me Q5 has the longest waiting list among all VWs Audi Skoda Bentley etc.
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It looks like o fat,ugly princess all sparcling.Good work audi, you made a ugly car even more uglier.And the beatiful brown color makes it look even more appealing to a trol.
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I think it looks like shrek only more ugly (espically with the wing mirrors). I think it doesn't help that the picture of it is brown. why of all of those colours they picked that they should have picked black just to cover up its ugliness. Its like a pig you can dress it up and clean it up as much you want it is still a pig no matter what you do to it
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I call facelift something that changes face drasticaly, like "non-kinetic" ford focus and it's "kinetic" facelifted brother. Ok, maybe Audi fans would spot differences on a first glance, but I didn't. And I think that Audi makes the prettiest cars of all "Made in Germany", because of their stoic design, simplicity which isn't boring as at Volvos. But this is really ugly. Like if it's based on some GM SUV and Germans just rounded edges and attached their badge. Pfff....
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i think that its only fair to comment when you actually see one for real. It's actually not too bad
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Better than pre-facelifted one. But very stupid as an idea of making Audi SUV. Most car makers just produce rivals for others, rather than making new, good, stylish cars.
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Why didn't they just leave it alone? The fact that they made it in the first place is enough of a crime! And what's with the LED's in all the new Audi's?
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So ugly it makes me wanna stick a pen in my brain through my eye. and then remove the pen, and stick it in the other eye
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Your Q7's so ugly, it makes blind children cry!
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I think there must be something wrong with me cuzz iv always liked the Q7 and i think this update looks even better.
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"Engine tweaks mean economy improvements across the range: the 4.2-litre V8 petrol engine sees consumption drop from 28.5 to 25.5mpg" Er, a lower mpg means that it's *less* economical. Do you really need us to tell you that?
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Why is it that the Germans CANNOT make a good looking big car? Q7 - ugly, X5 - ugly, X6 - why?, Cayenne - ugly! Not only that they are absolutely hopeless off-road apart from Cayenne which is half decent but not a patch on anything that Land Rover produce. I should know I used to sell BMW! Even a series 1 Land Rover outperforms an X5 off-road! They should stick to what they are good at. Mile munching barges and solid coupes. Rant over!
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Clarkson has a lot to answer for! My son now points at every Audi he sees and shouts "c**k". He's only 3 it's embarassing! (But for the most part true!)
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expect more like this......audis gonna be putting leds on all there cars soon
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Ok, so it's not the prettiest of cars, but on the scale for butch, menace & scariness, it's up there with the best! I love it.
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I like it - so yah boo to you!
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It might look better with beer goggles, or do a TVR and hit it with an axe. then a sledgehammer, then some bullets, then a tank. Yep that would do.
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Q7 is a hot beast, great off road, on road, quality, design, performance, style, safety, simply said excellent SUV and is better than BMW X5, Mercedes ML, GL, as tested already and proven in many ways than one, probably the only SUV that can compete to Land Rover.
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the q7 looks like a drivers car. It shows that you have cash and spend it on good things such as the Q7. And dont say that its ugly because half of you people who say it is are either stupid or dont like any other car apart from hyundai's and datsuns. furthermore, ive already seen pictures of a nordic gold Q7 facelift when it made its debut in the Shanghai motor show and it looks awesome.
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Those who cant afford it, well off course they will say its not good in this way and its not good in that way, but the truth is simply they are trying to deny the suffering they have of not being able to afford it, so any reason against it would be perfect enough just to cover that pain. Q7 10/10.
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eh good try (NOT). audi tries too hard to mix Land Rover braun and quattro engineering and be able to put it in the same car. Lets just say that the only company that can mix braun and decent engineering is Land Rover and they do it incredibly well. Land Rover is the tank that i would want, but the BMWs and Audis failed attempts make it clear, the brits make good SUVs
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I'm a young(ish!) woman, and I drive a big, black, Q7, and I love it, so all those bemoaning about it, don't knock it until you've driven it. OK, so it's not the most economical of cars,but neither are a lot of 'normal' cars! I've had so many strangers approach me just to get a good look at it, and not a single negative comment, although I get the impression it does p*** off other drivers somewhat. Oh well, nevermind.
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robinsfella commented on this article
16 April 2009
This car is just awful. That shape no matter how much you facelift is just disgusting.
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