Audi Q7

Audi Q7
Overview
Manufacturer	Audi AG
Production	November 2005–present
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size luxury crossover SUV
Body style	5-door wagon
Layout	Longitudinal front-engine, quattro permanent four-wheel-drive

Audi Q7 (4L)
Pre-facelifted Audi Q7
Overview
Manufacturer	Audi AG
Production	November 2005–2015
Assembly	Bratislava, Slovakia (Volkswagen Bratislava Plant) Aurangabad, India (Audi India, CKD) Kaluga, Russia (Volkswagen Group Rus)
Designer	Satoshi Wada (Concept design: 2002; Production: 2003)
Body and chassis
Class	Midsize SUV
Platform	Volkswagen Group PL71 platform
Related	Porsche Cayenne Volkswagen Touareg
Powertrain
Engine	petrol 3.0L V6 T FSI 3.6L VR6 FSI 4.2L V8 FSI Diesel 3.0L V6 TDI 4.2L V8 TDI 6.0L V12 TDI
Transmission	6-speed automatic 8-speed ZF 8HP Automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,002 mm (118.2 in)
Length	5,085 mm (200.2 in)
Width	1,984 mm (78.1 in)

Audi Q7 (4M)
Overview
Production	2015–present
Model years	2016–present
Assembly	Ingolstadt, Germany
Designer	Wolfgang Egger (2012, 2013)
Body and chassis
Body style	5-door wagon
Platform	MLB 2
Related	Bentley Bentayga Audi A4 Audi A8
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,994 mm (117.9 in)
Length	5,052 mm (198.9 in)
Width	1,968 mm (77.5 in)
Height	1,741 mm (68.5 in)
Curb weight	1,910–2,445 kg (4,210–5,390 lb)

The Audi Q7 is a full-size luxury crossover SUV of the German manufacturer Audi, unveiled in September 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Production of the Q7 began in autumn of 2005 at the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is the first SUV offering from Audi and went on sale in 2006. Later, Audi's second SUV, the Q5, was unveiled as a 2009 model. Audi has since unveiled a third SUV model, the Q3, which went on sale in the 3rd quarter of 2011. The Q7 shares its platform and chassis with the Volkswagen Touareg and the Porsche Cayenne.

The Q7 (internally designated Typ 4L) utilizes a modified version of the Volkswagen Group PL71 platform. Previewed by the Audi Pikes Peak quattro concept car, the Q7 is designed more for on-road use, and was not meant for serious off-road use where a transfer case is needed. In an off road test through the Australian outback it fared well for a "soft roader",.

Although it lacks a low-range transfer case, it has quattro permanent four-wheel drive system with a central locking differential, and a self-levelling air suspension with Continuous Damping Control, called Adaptive air suspension, which helps in off road situations.