New 3.0 TFSI & 3.0 TFSI Supercharged petrol engines

Second generation 4.2 TDI & V12 TDI diesel models

New 8-speed tiptronic transmission for all V6 and V8s further lowers fuel consumption

Dubai, October 10, 2010 - Audi Middle East is introducing a revised engine lineup for the Q7 SUV. The new range comprises two gasoline engines, both V6 units but with different power outputs, as well as a second-generation 4.2 V8 TDI diesel engine. The mighty V12 TDI diesel completes the range.

The new 3.0 TFSI gasoline engines embody Audi's downsizing strategy. Engine displacement was replaced with supercharging, which allows for vigorous thrust and spontaneous throttle response on the large high-performance SUV. The basic version develops 272 hp and has a maximum torque of 400 Nm over a broad engine-speed range from 2,250 to 4,750 rpm. It accelerates the Q7 in 7.9 seconds from a standing start to 100 km/h. The more powerful version, the 3.0 TFSI Supercharged, delivers 333 hp and a torque of 440 Nm between 2,900 and 5,300 rpm. 100 km/h are reached in 6.9 seconds. Both versions of the 3.0 TFSI are impressively efficient: in the EU fuel consumption test cycle they are content with 10.7 liters per 100 kilometers. Compared with the previous engines, the 3.6 FSI and the 4.2 FSI, fuel consumption has been reduced by 1.4 and 2.0 l/100 km - 12 and 16 percent respectively.

The Q7 4.2 TDI has also had its fuel consumption drastically reduced - from 9.9 to 9.2 liters per 100 km. Yet at the same time the V8 diesel, with its unchanged power output of 340 hp, delivers more torque than before. It now supplies a vigorous 800 Nm between engine speeds of 1,750 and 2,750 rpm and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds. The Audi Q7 V12 TDI is the most powerful diesel SUV in the world. Its 6-liter twelve-cylinder TDI engine develops 500 hp and delivers 1,000 Nm of torque between 1,750 and 3,250 rpm. Despite a time of just 5.5 seconds from zero to 100 km/h, it is content with a fuel consumption of only 11.3 liters per 100 kilometers.

All the engines for the Q7 combine two technologies: forced induction and direct fuel injection. A high-performance recuperation system that recovers energy during braking is also a standard item. Audi has given all six- and eight-cylinder Q7 versions a new automatic transmission. The eight-speed tiptronic lowers fuel consumption by about five percent. To cut fuel consumption still further, the torque converter lockup clutch eliminates slip even at low engine speeds.

"We have replaced the 3.6 and 4.2 petrol engines with the new 3.0 TFSI and 3.0 TFSI Supercharged. Rather than insisting on badge credit, customers increasingly focus on efficiency. The new engines deliver slightly less horse power but at the same time much higher torque, which in the end matters most when you press the gas paddle. We will also keep pushing for diesel awareness in the region with the newly updated and even more efficient diesel engines" says Jeff Mannering, Managing Director of Audi Middle East.

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AUDI Group sold around 950,000 cars in 2009. The Company posted revenue of €29.8 billion and an operating profit of €1.6 billion. Audi produces vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Györ (Hungary), Changchun (China) and Brussels (Belgium). Aurangabad in India saw the start of CKD production of the Audi A6 at the end of 2007 and of the Audi A4 in early October 2008. The Company is active in more than 100 markets worldwide. AUDI AG's wholly owned subsidiaries include AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft., Automobili Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. in Sant'Agata Bolognese (Italy) and quattro GmbH in Neckarsulm. Audi currently employs around 58,000 people worldwide, including 45,500 in Germany. Between 2010 and 2012 the Audi Group is planning to invest around €5.5 billion in order to sustain the Company's technological lead embodied in its "Vorsprung durch Technik" slogan. By 2015, Audi plans to significantly increase the number of models in its portfolio to 42. 

Audi has long been fulfilling its social responsibility on many levels - with the aim of making the future worth living for generations to come. The basis for Audi's lasting success is therefore formed by environmental protection, the conservation of resources, international competitiveness and a forward-looking human resources policy. One example of AUDI AG's commitment to environmental issues is the newly established Audi Environmental Foundation.

AUDI AG's commitment to the region was confirmed through the foundation of its fully owned subsidiary in 2005: Audi Middle East. The current Middle East model range comprises the A3 Sportback and A4, the A5, S5 and RS 5, the A5 Sportback, A5 Cabriolet, A6, S6, the TT and TT RS Coupe and Roadster, the A8, S8, the Q5, Q7, the R8 , the R8 V10, and the R8 Spyder V10.

© Press Release 2010