Sometime during 2005 Audi is expected to release their own SUV named Audi Q7.
The Q7 will probably be released in September 2005 at the Frankfurt motor show and will be followed by a smaller Audi Q5 (based on the A4).
The Audi Q7 will be based on a modification Porsche Cayenne and Volkswagen Touareg- there could be worse parents in the SUV world.
The Volvo XC90 can expect to get some competition in flexibility and space (the Q7 is 20 cm longer than the Touareg) and the BMW X5 and Cayenne some competition in terms of performance.
Engine-wise we can expect 4.2-liter 350 hp V8, 3.2-liter 240 hp V6 and possibly a 235 hp 3.0 litre turbodiesel.
Hopefully there will also be a high performance model named QS 7. As you may remember the Pikes Peak show car featured a 500 hp FSI direct-injection petrol engine...
Spy pics and photoshops of the new Audi Q7
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Picture Audi Q7