NEW Audi Q7: The ultimate SUV?

Is the brand new Audi Q7 the ultimate 7-seat SUV?

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Mat's flown over to France for his first drive of the all-new Audi Q7!

It's the third generation of Audi's flagship 7-seater, but the concern is, does it have what it requires to take on class-leading rivals like the BMW X7 and Mercedes GLS? Let's take a more detailed look …

Beginning with the design, the brand-new Q7 has more road presence than the previous iteration. The automobile is slightly larger and taller than previously, and in advance you'll find a broader, larger grille which is flanked on either side by Audi's brand-new stacked headlight style. There's also a set of DRLs that can show a choice of different patterns within them. Along the side, the alloy sizes vary from 20" to 23", and the vehicle here has black surrounds on the windows and black roofing bars. Around the back, you'll find a set of OLED tail lights, and incredibly, a set of real exhaust pipelines – no fakery here!

Step inside and you'll find a quite luxurious interior, with the cabin of the Q7 controlled by a whole lot of screen action. The digital dials and infotainment screen are housed in the very same curved style that extends throughout most of the dash, while there's likewise a different guest screen that comes as requirement. Basically any surface on the within is fitted with soft-touch products, and the seats we have actually here are fitted with wool-effect product, which is charming to touch. The seats likewise offered with heated and cooled performance.

The Q7 we have actually here is fitted with a 3-litre V6 diesel engine that produces 299hp and 630Nm of torque. This power is sent out to all 4 wheels via an 8-speed automated transmission. It's also fitted with mild-hybrid tech, and petrol and plug-in hybrid models will likewise be offered.

The entry-level Q7 begins with ₤ 81,665, with the range-topping design (as we have in this video) starting from ₤ 101,655. So is it worth it? And more significantly, would you choose it over a BMW X7? Let us know in the remarks!

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Chapters
00:00 Audi Q7 Pros & Cons: Leading Features
01:38 0-60mph Velocity & Brake Test
02:24 Exterior Style & Styling Summary
03:59 Interior Quality, Screens & Tech
07:19 Back Guest Area & Comfort
09:33 3rd Row Seats: Adult Comfort Test
11:24 Boot Area & Functionality
12:20 Price, Specs & Trim Levels
13:06 Road Test & Driving Characteristics
15:37 Auto-Parking Assist Demonstration
18:48 Motorway Cruising & Ride Comfort
19:11 Final Verdict: Should You Purchase?

Comments

87 responses to “NEW Audi Q7: The ultimate SUV?”

  1. @abdullaalaradi7560 Avatar
    @abdullaalaradi7560

    Despite all the criticism, I think this car is a great car in terms of technology capability, but I think we can all agree that there are too many screens and it’s too dependent on them

    1. @nimrodelfersy3957 Avatar
      @nimrodelfersy3957

      Man look at the zeekr x9 its a different world.

    2. @Crashandburnkb Avatar
      @Crashandburnkb

      I agree its a great car, dont agree that there are too many screens etc.

    3. @abdullaalaradi7560 Avatar
      @abdullaalaradi7560

      @Crashandburnkb what do you mean?! the dash is filled with them.

    4. @JamesEDDIESTONE Avatar
      @JamesEDDIESTONE

      ​@nimrodelfersy3957I have driven zeekr x9 it got hidden plastics woods compared to real woods in the Audi and mercy

    5. @Сунђер-Бобан Avatar
      @Сунђер-Бобан

      technology? what technology? lol

  2. @carwow Avatar
    @carwow

    Get 20% off Car Vertical using code Carwow: https://www.carvertical.com/carwow

    1. @WarThunder-1938 Avatar
      @WarThunder-1938

      Ok got it thanks

    2. @BoBo-z7i6k Avatar
      @BoBo-z7i6k

      mitsubishi outland 2024 car japan made

    3. @nathangeorgeJ Avatar
      @nathangeorgeJ

      no thank you.

    4. @WarThunder-1938 Avatar
      @WarThunder-1938

      @nathangeorgeJ For what?

    5. @JOHN-l2z7t Avatar
      @JOHN-l2z7t

      @carwow THE FIRST GENERATION Q7 V12 TDI

  3. @dimitrih7617 Avatar
    @dimitrih7617

    It’s always such a buzz kill when a new car doesn’t even have proper buttons for the A/C. Not everything has to go into a tablet, especially when you pay a premium price

    1. @mjt2156 Avatar
      @mjt2156

      Youre right. Its cheaper to put everything in a screen.

    2. @neisjo Avatar
      @neisjo

      Someone is going to mfg a rectangular device with physical knobs and buttons, controls heating-AC and some additional shortcuts, that connects via Bluetooth, and can stuck anywhere the driver wants.

      And that 1 simple device will have a huge number of owners to market to $£€$£€

    3. @neisjo Avatar
      @neisjo

      And I forgot – controlling direction of air with motors via finger on a screen is the stoopidest, unsafe, and most unnecessary thing ever.

    4. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      ​@neisjowell they originally planned to add active Suspension on that 2026 Audi Q7.

    5. @MuhammadvHussain Avatar
      @MuhammadvHussain

      @neisjo They should’ve done it like Tesla does. The airflow oscilates, just like a real AC or fan, from side to side, automatically. But I guess a 35k Tesla feature is too much of an ask for Audi lol.

  4. @kaaskrulle5931 Avatar
    @kaaskrulle5931

    man those air vent adjusters are just horrible

    1. @LukeAusNSW Avatar
      @LukeAusNSW

      The whole car is horrible!

    2. @ChronoMark2026 Avatar
      @ChronoMark2026

      They copied that from the new BMW’s and shouldn’t have.

    3. @DylanSkertenDiecast Avatar
      @DylanSkertenDiecast

      NO I HATE ADJUSTING MY VENTS MYSELF I HATE IT I CAN’T DO IT I NEED SCREENS

    4. @ravlbi4268 Avatar
      @ravlbi4268

      Nonsense

    5. @DavidKerep-eb9ob Avatar
      @DavidKerep-eb9ob

      ​​@ChronoMark2026 before screens took over, every manufacturer used air vents in the same way which means they were all copying each other

  5. @Machines.In.Action Avatar
    @Machines.In.Action

    Is there only one designer in autoland? 🤔

    1. @MrFreshthinking Avatar
      @MrFreshthinking

      Stevie Wonder…

    2. @lpl_gadgets Avatar
      @lpl_gadgets

      It seems like it.

    3. @BoBo-z7i6k Avatar
      @BoBo-z7i6k

      mitsubishi outland 2024 car japan made

    4. @MarnixTange Avatar
      @MarnixTange

      Or no designers?

    5. @gapthemind--mindthegap465NSE Avatar
      @gapthemind–mindthegap465NSE

      As ive been saying to myself before and again, standardisation kills everything.

  6. @Auto_moto_zone Avatar
    @Auto_moto_zone

    As more I see new cars as more I value old cars. Any old school fans here?

    1. @Pastor_Carr_Bonharra Avatar
      @Pastor_Carr_Bonharra

      Yep. My cars have no touch screens, no sat nav, has old school knobs and buttons for the heater etc. I even made sure my daily driver had old fashioned halogen bulbs and not LED. Main car is a 2014 and the other is a 1968. 👍🏻

    2. @ravenheart369 Avatar
      @ravenheart369

      Yes
      Absolutely.

    3. @deSalvay Avatar
      @deSalvay

      I hate becoming that Boomer who always hates on newer stuff but it is the reality unfortunately. Hyper-monetisation and impracticality has driven me to become one.

    4. @ARTEM__S Avatar
      @ARTEM__S

      100%

    5. @LG-kl3co Avatar
      @LG-kl3co

      It’s an old “cliche” I started motoring in the late 1960’s and the old lags were saying new cars all look the same…even if they do !😅

  7. @Talha_munnu Avatar
    @Talha_munnu

    Ah yes, the 2027 audi santa fe

    1. @neisjo Avatar
      @neisjo

      I see it

    2. @denali6935 Avatar
      @denali6935

      Their designs are getting less and less interesting for some reason

    3. @DavidKerep-eb9ob Avatar
      @DavidKerep-eb9ob

      ​@denali6935 I’d say it’s actually the opposite. Their designs looked so boring before the 2000s. All of those cars were just boxy and have rectangular lights and grill with no interesting shapes in the design. It was just boring and uncreative

    4. @denali6935 Avatar
      @denali6935

      @DavidKerep-eb9obyeah and those just look like another Korean car nothing German about it at all it’s not as elegant and classy as other designs

    5. @baronvonjo1929 Avatar
      @baronvonjo1929

      ​@DavidKerep-eb9obI fully agree. I guess in the 2010s Audis looked a bit more interesting, still very boring.

      Now they are somehow boring to look at yet very over the top at once to me.

  8. @Croc133 Avatar
    @Croc133

    why compare it to the BMW X7 when there is the Q9 coming for that?

    1. @gordonnorris4202 Avatar
      @gordonnorris4202

      @SAMK6ix no it is not…Q7 is the same class with BMW X5

    2. @BoBo-z7i6k Avatar
      @BoBo-z7i6k

      mitsubishi outland 2024 car japan made

    3. @Juadayah Avatar
      @Juadayah

      @gordonnorris4202 And Volvo XC90

    4. @dnice362 Avatar
      @dnice362

      ​@gordonnorris4202how many rows of seats does the x5 have

    5. @gordonnorris4202 Avatar
      @gordonnorris4202

      ​@dnice362X5 can be configured with 7 seats…just google it. Also dimensions are pretty similar with a Q7

  9. @Itreallydoesnotmatter-p9o Avatar
    @Itreallydoesnotmatter-p9o

    Oh lord…i never thought i’d have to say that a new Audi looks like a Hyundai from 10 years ago

    1. @andrewcocos Avatar
      @andrewcocos

      even the steering wheel is Tucson’s ripoff, LMAO.

    2. @wayando Avatar
      @wayando

      Now that you mention it …

    3. @MrMuhammed33 Avatar
      @MrMuhammed33

      I happen to have a Hyundai Santa Fe from eight years ago, and I was unsure whether this was a Hyundai or an Audi. The front lights are definitely Hyundai.

    4. @wainerollins2587 Avatar
      @wainerollins2587

      It actually does look like the Hyundai Santa Fe from about 2019.😮

    5. @Psych0technic Avatar
      @Psych0technic

      At least it looks better than the new x5.

  10. @lpl_gadgets Avatar
    @lpl_gadgets

    How lazy do you have to be to actually think having self openning doors or passenger screens is innovative? I understand it looks cool but why is it a necessity??

    1. @WakaWakaEYYYEYYY Avatar
      @WakaWakaEYYYEYYY

      It isnt necessary, it just looks cool.

    2. @BoBo-z7i6k Avatar
      @BoBo-z7i6k

      mitsubishi outland 2024 car japan made

    3. @ChiliM4n Avatar
      @ChiliM4n

      It’s not a necessity. Just like self opening trunks isn’t a necessity. Just like pushing the start button instead of cranking the key isn’t a necessity. It’s little features that make the car feel more premium, it’s not for everyone and that’s why we have cars like Dacia for those people.

    4. @emmanueltemilade2547 Avatar
      @emmanueltemilade2547

      😂😂😂

    5. @sn4tx Avatar
      @sn4tx

      Not innovative but more like a premium luxury feature. Like a Rolls. Or a train 😂

  11. @RAD10WALA Avatar
    @RAD10WALA

    Mat Watson the typa guy to call MagSafe “Magna-Lock”.

    1. @agoodmansaid Avatar
      @agoodmansaid

      Lol

    2. @H-a-m-z-a-- Avatar
      @H-a-m-z-a–

      😂

    3. @BoBo-z7i6k Avatar
      @BoBo-z7i6k

      mitsubishi outland 2024 car japan made

    4. @JurisKankalis Avatar
      @JurisKankalis

      And you the type of guy following a cult message changing your picture to whatever Clippy is supposed to be. Good on you buddy.

    5. @SP-98-x6r Avatar
      @SP-98-x6r

      It’s not called MagSafe, that’s an Apple term.

  12. @DD-jq7bo Avatar
    @DD-jq7bo

    Price increase is insane.

    1. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      The 2027 Audi Q7 could even reach $150.000.

    2. @JMadMan97 Avatar
      @JMadMan97

      who idiot buys these plastic boxes for these insane amounta of money

    3. @donttouchthewatch645 Avatar
      @donttouchthewatch645

      cost of living has increased, workers want to get bigger salaries, so the company has to increase price of products to match employees demands

    4. @savvastarikov6245 Avatar
      @savvastarikov6245

      @donttouchthewatch645yeah except we aren’t getting no increase

    5. @ayushmalpeddi2793 Avatar
      @ayushmalpeddi2793

      ​@donttouchthewatch645umm CEO and executives gets the highest percentage of raise lol

  13. @SydneySox Avatar
    @SydneySox

    It dosen’t take much to confuse Matt ….

  14. @3dsmackdown Avatar
    @3dsmackdown

    Nice review but 100k for an Audi that I looks 100 percent like Korean 35k car is bonkers

  15. @MarmiteToast2024 Avatar
    @MarmiteToast2024

    I know it’s been done on other cars but the way you need to adjust your airflow for the climate control @ 1:08 is actual “legal” is beyond me since you are not allow to touch your phone while driving. It honestly makes zero sense.

  16. @falcongamer58 Avatar
    @falcongamer58

    I’m desperately waiting for them to bring about the new design language and then update that to be more in line with the late 2000s Audis

    1. @kyronrc Avatar
      @kyronrc

      Im curious to see what it’ll look like too.

    2. @Tristan19xxx Avatar
      @Tristan19xxx

      It does remind me of a bmw

  17. @Jaroslav. Avatar
    @Jaroslav.

    I can’t even change the radio station from the screen while driving, let alone change the air vents. Enshittification continues.

    1. @neisjo Avatar
      @neisjo

      If it wasn’t for Siri, I’d only be able change station at stop lights

    2. @Jaroslav. Avatar
      @Jaroslav.

      @neisjo I’m honestly having a really hard time doing anything CarPlay related while driving on the 10.25” display I have in my Q3

    3. @neisjo Avatar
      @neisjo

      @Jaroslav.Pls tell me more because I haven’t experienced that yet

    4. @msk3905 Avatar
      @msk3905

      According to who? I have a 2022 Q7 and can change the stations from the screen while driving but can also can change from the steering and volume button console as well? I see a volume button on console and same buttons on steering wheel on this version so what brings you to this conclusion?

    5. @Jaroslav. Avatar
      @Jaroslav.

      @msk3905 Oh, brother…it was a sarcastic remark. Nobody here asked you to describe all the ways you can change a radio station.

  18. @KainTPD Avatar
    @KainTPD

    People don’t know how to drive small cars, yet they’re going to buy trucks like that… Europe’s roads will love it.

  19. @aaaviation1 Avatar
    @aaaviation1

    Opening all the doors with a remote is what we ve all needed. Thanks Audi

  20. @countrymorgan Avatar
    @countrymorgan

    0:04 decades of driving and never have I thought, I need to open all doors simultaneously remotely.

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