Audi offered the Q7 with a 345bhp 4.2-litre petrol engine and a 230bhp 3.0-litre diesel when it launched in September 2006, and most chose the latter. A 276bhp 3.6-litre petrol engine arrived at
The first generation of the Audi Q7 was launched in September 2005 as a 2006 model. It came late to the big SUV party, but it recovered fast. AUDI Q7 4.2L TDI 6AT AWD (326 HP) ENGINE SPECS - 4
But it's something else again when the fastest car on the autobahn is a 2.4-tonne diesel SUV. Rocking along in the fast lane near Munich airport at an indicated 230km/h, the Audi Q7 4.2 TDI is within shouting distance of its 236km/h top speed and still accelerating. In fact, its punch above 200km/h would shame many hot-hatches and sports sedans.Correct; the Q7, Q5, A8, A7, and A6 TDIs in the USA all have ZF 8-speed transmissions. And it's a great transmission. The 6HP unit was not used in the USA on any of the TDI units, except maybe the late 00s Q7 TDI (4.2 or 6.0 TDI; I forget). In Europe, the 6HP unit was used, along with the DSG and eventually the 8HP unit.
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