Audi has upgraded its Q7 with the SQ7 arriving in January 2025. This flagship model leads the brand’s SUV and performance SUV onslaught, offering new looks and equipment. This follow on the heels of the updated Q8 and SQ8 Coupe SUVs.
Exterior:
In the Q7, the fresh exterior design features new front and rear sections, underscoring the powerful character of the versatile seven-seater. For the first time in a Q7, the HD Matrix LED headlights – with laser as an additional high beam – sport digital daytime running lights with selectable light signatures. Digital OLED rear lights with four selectable light designs complete the offering. New wheel, colours, decorative inlays and seats with contrast stitching lift the Q family’s most versatile SUV to an even higher level of customisability.
Interior:
Both the five- and seven-seat versions of the Audi Q7 and SQ7 TFSI combine high prestige with everyday practicality. With their generous length, headroom and elbow room front and back, both vehicles offer a first-class, airily spacious atmosphere. Depending on the position of the rear backrests, the luggage compartment in the five-seat version offers a volume of between 867 litres (backrests up) and 1 993 litres (backrests down). The tailgate is electrically powered as standard.
The market launch of the Audi Q7 takes place this month. Audi South Africa will offer the 55 TFSI in Platinum Edition and Black Edition trim lines. The SQ7, meanwhile, is offered with Black Edition trim line, which includes a Black styling package plus Black mirror housings, a Single frame surround in black, as well as privacy glazing for the rear windows.
Engine:
The range opens with the Q7 55 TFSI featuring a six-cylinder petrol engine with three litres of displacement and direct fuel injection that delivers 250 kW. It produces maximum torque of 500 Nm.
Sportiness is deeply rooted in the genes of the new SQ7 TFSI. It now runs on the established four-litre TFSI with 373 kW and 770 Nm of torque with fast-shifting eight-speed tiptronic and quattro permanent all-wheel drive.
Prices:
Prices for the 55 TFSI quattro start at R1 958 000 for the Platinum Edition and R1 987 900 for the Black Edition. The SQ7’s pricing will be revealed nearer its local market launch in January 2025.
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