While the 2016 Audi Q7 has been talked about a lot lately, many people have been asking for an official showcase of the new vehicle, and now those wishes have just been granted at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. The new model is a spacious, luxurious SUV with three seating rows and a capacity of seven passengers. It will be offered in several different engine variants, one of which will be a brand new plug-in hybrid model with a six-cylinder diesel engine, something which has actually not been released in the world until now. This alone has generated a lot of hype about the new SUV, but there has been a lot of positivity about it in general ever since the revelation, as Ford seem to have put together a very nice package.
The 3.0 liter turbo diesel engine will be combined with an electric motor with a range of 56 kilometers when running solely on battery power, and will have a combined fuel rating of 1.7 liters per 100 km. At the same time, the CO2 emission rating will be lower than 50 grams/km, something else that has been generating a lot of talk about the SUV, and for a good reason. Green, economic models are becoming more and more popular recently, as people are getting more aware about the environment, so releasing anything with good specifications in this department is guaranteed to be a hit. Audi seem to have the right idea.
Audi have also started using more advanced materials in the construction of the SUV, dropping its weight down by 325 kg thanks to the improved design of the frame and various components. This has also affected fuel consumption, expectedly, and Audi have actually put the official number at 28% compared to the last model, which is quite the improvement considering they didn’t have to change anything in the actual engine to achieve it.
The 2016 Audi Q7 is expected to start selling later in the year, but Audi have not confirmed its price yet. There has been speculation that the company is looking to actually lower the price compared to their last model, and while that would certainly be great, it’s also a bit of wishful thinking, most likely. The 2015 Audi Q7 was relatively expensive, at nearly $60,000 for the base model, so in any case it’s expected that the 2016 version will be likewise costly.
Still, buyers know what they’re paying for when getting an Audi, as the company has established a very solid name for itself on the market, and has a large following of people who trust them. With that in mind, they’re sure to win some hearts with the new release.