The Audi Q7 is built on a stretched version of the Touareg platform and has a new model in it’s line-up – the Audi Q7 6.0 litre V12 turbodiesel.
This massive oil burner is based on the Audi R10 Le Mans turbodiesel engine and makes a nice 500 horses and ONE THOUSAND newton meters of torque at a low 1,750rpm. Can you imagine that? 1000Nm at 1,750rpm? The Audi A4′s 280Nm at 1,800rpm was already impressive to me, I cannot possibly imagine how much push this engine has, and I would love to try it out one day. Simply COLOSSAL!
0 to 100km/h takes only 5.5 seconds, and top speed is electronically limited at 250km/h. The engine uses an advanced common rail direct injection system – a Bosch 29,000 psi pressure system which is a first in the world! Power delivery is channeled through a 6-speed slushbox that drives all four wheels – Audi’s trademark quattro system.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
This is a crazy car…
my favourite Audi all..never really appreciated the rest,
but this particular audi is well designed!
absolutely beautiful and stunning,
huge and powerful at the same time:
crazy
1st comment…heheek…i like q7…bt will b xpensive here…btw paul…how much dis car will cost here???i mean the min price…i think this version will b cost around 800k-900k…izit???
the front looks fierce.. impressive….. but how many of us can afford one..
This car wont be really expensive.. Wut makes it expensive, thanz to our very own automobile policy..
I don't like the grill on this one… looks… WEIRD
Hhmm… mechanical injection?
I thought one CHRYSLER model have this kind a like of design..not so sure because Chrysler hardly seen on Msian road.
p/s dont worry if you cant buy one becuase of tax, things will change just play your role very very very wisely
Euromobil is selling 2 versions;
3.0TDI Diesel – RM580,000
4.2litre V8 FSI – RM750,000.
The whole SUV is nicely designed as usual for a VAG vehicle but unfortunately the grill is absolutely ugly. I don't mind the big mouth design but the horizontal and vertical lines in it breaks the entire look. Perhaps a de-crome look will work better here.
I am surprised the price have not shot thru the RM1million but then again the prices quoted above is not the 6L version. Still can't believe why would anyone wanna buy a 6L SUV in the first place….
So any datuks here keen in buying one?
yeah, it does look like they've overdone the grill portion. And also, the exhaust pipes look familiar – Hyundai Arnejs?
sorry, if the price is indeed what notorp* posted, I'm better off getting a merc ML… or something.
ive seen the real one n its HUGE! its bigger than the stavic…atleast to the naked eye…no way u could park it in our small parking bays..looks clumsy…
saw this monster from rsportscars.com yesterday. really huge and powerful. but 6L is too much for malaysia roads. well,..at least can tailgate those BMW X5 and make them scare :O
Mammoth. hmmm these SUVs, with their size, do we have to compactised it and placed the engine up front like all other vehicles? since they're so freakingly huge, why not 4 engines and all four corner? a miniscule 1 liter per corner is good enough since taking out all the shafts and transaxles….. ha!
e-nabilll said,
September 19, 2006 @ 11:23 am
ive seen the real one n its HUGE! its bigger than the stavic…atleast to the naked eye…no way u could park it in our small parking bays..looks clumsy…
hi,
Usually car with this price come with the owner that have allocated parking spaces…the big 7 series, s class, a8 tthey dont need to do the reverse parking as they have allocated parking spaces when they travel and their garage is as big as the normal wage earner msian.
The car may look great with the S4 bumper and all that but I wonder whether it will drive as good as a Cayenne.
I have already driven the ABT Touareg and it doesn't feel like a sporty SUV. It's just a big tyred luxury SUV and nothing else. So what if it can do 0-100km/h in 5.5 if you can't chase a Cayenne in a corner…
Guess Audi wanna compete with Hummer… massive torque at low RPM…
1000 Nm torque? Can use to pull a truck or what…
Dude its probably trying to shoe horn a MAN truck engine. It'll probably made with the american consumers in mind. Now if they can only find an american who'd want to use diesel hmmm….
Nice SUV, but just that the grill is not so nice….
But anyway, it is a great vehicle with awesome performance, including VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne, but the Cayenne Turbo really cost a bomb, hopefully the Q7 will be cheaper….
that my man!.
glamour look!…..that nice!.. thing…
i luv da engine…
shud try diesel, very nice.
The specs may sound spectacular but I'm not so sure it will be a great car to drive. I drove a Touareg V10 TDI sometime back. The V10 Touareg was really great at only two things going really really fast on the highway and overtaking. Driving it in KL however is a different story, the car was way way too powerful. The slightest touch of the pedal and the Touareg would lunge forward as if it was a predator catching its prey, or in this case the bumper of the car in front. One more thing, the ride quality in the Touareg was simply dreadful. If you put it into the 'Sport' mode the smallest pebble on the road would break your back, put it into 'Comfort' and you would suddenly realize the whole world tilting eachtime you take a corner. I don't think the smaller Touaregs have these problem though.
I think Audi built this car as more of a technical exercise rather than making it a commercial success. Don't get me wrong though, this car will sell among the footballers wives and young rich rappers. The main idea for creating this car is to show the world what Audi is capable of developing. After all who needs 1000 NM of torque?!!..
Kimmy, perhaps you are right on your point, but how about those people who drive a Porsche, Bentley or Ferrari, or even a much more powerful Lamborghini on Malaysian roads? (and just for your info, there are at least 5 Malaysians who booked the Lamborghini Murcielago and will get their keys real soon….)
So, do they really think that their cars are too powerful? Emm, maybe……
mitlanevo, its not the horsepower alone, those cars you mentioned (porsche,bentley,lambo's) have one crutial element that sets them apart from the Touareg and the Q7, they all have petrol engines instead of diesel. Diesel engines are designed to produce tonnes of pulling power or better knowed as torque at low revs. (thats why lorrys and busses use diesel engines). So when you put a huge diesel engine into a relatively light chassis, as i said earlier, the slightest touch of the pedal will cause the car to pounce into the car ahead. Unless you plan on towing a boat or even towing your whole house along, those extra torques will come in handy.
Here's a simple breakdown. (NM = Newtonmetres of torque)
Ferrari F430 = Max output 465NM at 5250rpm
Lamborghini Gallado = Max output 510NM at 4500rpm
BMW M5 = Max output 520NM at 6100 rpm
Porsche Turbo = Max output 620NM at 2000-5000rpm
Lamborghini Murcielago = Max output 650NM at 5400rpm
BMW 535d = Max output 560NM at 2000rpm
VW Touareg V10 TDI = Max output 750NM at 2000rpm
Audi Q7 V12 TDI = Max output 1000NM at 1750rpm
mitlanevo…more than 5 lambos(murcielago) were in malaysia…those lucky 5 will get thier new murcie lp640 soon…new version of murcie with a lot more horsepower…
OMFG 1000 nm at 1700 rpm you need to bring extra underwear when riding around
i want to order the v12 tdi q7 how much? on the road, roadtax per year down payment montly installment? reply
jpj accept inspection or not? relevan in malaysia highway?
maintainance, spare parts how? warranty how many years? full service cost per service?