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The Audi Q7 is a full-size luxury crossover SUV designed by Audi. The Q denotes a new family of vehicles for Audi, designated the 7 in its placement between the A6 and A8. The Q7 is available now, sharing its platform with the VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne. Based on the Pikes Peak quattro concept car, the Q7 is designed more for on-road use than its Volkswagen cousin. It lacks the Touareg's locking differentials and low-range transfer case but gains a third-row seating option. The production model was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January, 2006
Audi's 350 hp (261 kW), 325 ft·lbf (441 N·m) 4.2 L (4163 cc) V8 and 280 hp (209 kW) 3.6 L V6 engines will be offered, with a 233 hp (174 kW) Diesel V6 making up the bulk of the sales in Europe. Rumors point to a high performance variant of the SUV, possibly the QS7, launched later as well.
Insider rumors suggest that Audi and Maserati will be teaming up with Frederik Laboyrie a key mechanic at Noble to enhance the Audi "quattro" state of the art all wheel drive for the Maserati 4.2 V8 engine and platform of the Quattroporte. Audi would also be building the Maserati Kubang SUV on its already shared platform of the Q7.
In early 2005, Nissan sued Audi over the use of the letter "Q" as a model name. Audi is using the "Q" for the designation of Quattro, all wheel drive, that it has been placed in production cars for over twenty-five years. Nissan's Infiniti marque had been using Q as the name for sedans (the Q45) and SUVs (the QX4 and QX56) since 1989.
The air suspension settings, along with many other features, can be changed via the MMI interface.
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