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| Audi Q7 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Audi AG |
| Production | November 2005 – present[1] |
| Model years | 2006–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size luxury crossover SUV[2][3][4][5] |
| Body style | 5-door SUV |
| Layout | Longitudinal front-engine, four-wheel-drive (quattro) |
The Audi Q7 is a crossover SUV made by the German manufacturer Audi, unveiled in September 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Production of this seven-seater SUV began in the autumn of 2005 at the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant in Bratislava, Slovakia.[6]
The Q7 was the first SUV sold by Audi and went on sale in 2006.[7] 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 third quarter of 2011, and a fourth SUV model, the Q2, which went on sale in November 2016. The Q7 shares a Volkswagen Group MLB platform and chassis with the Bentley Bentayga, Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayenne and the Volkswagen Touareg.
The Q7 is the second largest vehicle from Audi, after its exterior size was being surpassed by the Q6 since 2022.[8] While the Q7 has been the flagship SUV in Audi's product portfolio, a top-of-the-line model with a lower roof, called the Audi Q8, was released in 2018.
It was one of the vehicles involved in the Volkswagen emissions scandal, with the company ordered to buy back some of the affected cars manufactured between 2009 and 2012.[9][10] The Q7 is also subject to hundreds of NTSB complaints with many relating to potentially catastrophic engine failure[11] issues, and a class-action lawsuit related to squealing brakes.[12]
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- ^ Atiyeh, Clifford (4 December 2019). "Everything You Need to Know about the VW Diesel-Emissions Scandal". Car and Driver. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "2017 AUDI Q7 SUV AWD | NHTSA". www.nhtsa.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Lawsuit Claims Replacement Brakes on Audi Q7 Vehicles Emit 'High-Pitched Squealing Noise'". www.classaction.org. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2023.