2007 Audi Q7 wallpaper - 2007 Audi Q7 wallpaper

Description: Making its debut at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Q7 is Audi¡¯s direct shot at other luxury crossovers such as the Lexus RX and BMW X5. Based loosely on the Pikes Peak concept shown a few years ago, the Q7 will share a platform with the Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne. Q7 is an attractively weighty, well-resolved design that's a distinctively Audi take on the sporty SUV. "It's the coupe of SUVs," said Audi's Prof Dr. Martin Winterkorn. Clever styling gives the car tall, flat nose (complete with trademark deep trapezoidal grille) and sides, but a steeply raked windscreen and a coupe-like swept, descending roofline. Luggage space is limited with all seven seats in place¡ªbut with the third row folded into the floor there's reasonable capacity. The extensive technology list ranges from the expected (ESP, hill-descent control, variable ground clearance) to the innovative (side radar for lane-change protection). European buyers can choose a 4.2-liter V8 engine with FSI injection technology offering 350-hp and 324 lb-ft of torque, or a 3.0-liter TDI V6 diesel with common-rail injection that offers a little less power (233 hp) but masses more torque¡ªa daunting 370 lb-ft. There has been talk of the diesel being made available in America but nothing has been confirmed. Audi also plans to offer a hybrid powertrain in the Q7. Shown in concept form, the Q7 Hybrid mates the 4.2-liter V8 engine coupled with an electric motor located directly in the driveline, powered by nickel-metal hydride batteries. It adds a further 148 lb-ft of torque to the V8's already prodigious output. That means improved performance (25 percent faster overtaking) plus 13 percent better fuel economy. The new Q7 is expected to arrive in America June 2006.