Have you ever cleaned out the pockets of an old pair of pants and found a couple of twenty dollar bills all crumpled up, just waiting to be spent? Sometimes you can get the same feeling by receiving an unexpected email. For instance, a few weeks ago someone from Audi USA sent an email to ask if I’d like to test drive the new Q7 SUV for a few weeks.
Does a bear shiitake in the forest?
One of my goals with my blog is that people will never know what to expect when you come here. I’ll cover stuff from adoption to VOIP to the lies of VCs. This is a first: an automotive review.
I feel a kinship with Audi because it is the Apple of car manufacturers: great products, small market share, and a history marred by irrational scares ("unintended acceleration" and "Apple’s going to die"). Buying some German cars shows how much you make. Buying some computers shows…well, let’s not go there. Buying an Audi or a Macintosh shows how much you know.
I’m not an automotive journalist–nor an automotive photographer as you shall see. But, I do love good engineering and design. Here are my top ten favorite features of the Q7.
1. I’ve owned several SUVs. They all felt tippy–seeing some flip over in news programs certainly didn’t help. It’s physics, right? The Q7 decouples sitting high and feeling like you’re going to tip over. And it’s also got permanent all-wheel drive ("Quattro"). If I were in charge of Audi’s marketing, I would focus on the concept that Audi is the German car manufacturer with all-wheel drive. Very reassuring.
2. Most SUVs make one of two kinds of engine sounds: whining as in "I’m about to get a hernia" or choking as in "I’m going to asphyxiate." Not a Q7. This thing growls. I guess a 4.2 liter V8 will do that. I guarantee that no one is going to hear a Q7 and think, "Soccer mom." Very macho.
3. It has a grille/front end design that is menacing–"animalistic" is another good word to describe it. No one is going to see you in the rear view mirror and wonder if he should let you pass. This is the best external view of the Q7, and it sets the Q7 apart from it’s relatives: the VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne. Very macho again.
4. Let’s review: we are sitting high in an SUV that isn’t tipping over with an engine that growls like a sports car with a grille that would scare an enforcer. To this mix, you now add the fact that it can hold six or seven people. And everyone has a real seat. Six as in husband, wife, plus four kids. Very necessary.
5. The Q7 has a key that doesn’t have to be inserted into the ignition to start the engine. Nor do you have to press the alarm button in the remote to unlock it. The car senses when the key is close by and unlocks the doors. To start the engine, you push the "Engine Start" button. I know that even a Prius has this, but it’s the first car I’ve driven with this feature, and I just loved it. I’m going to truly miss this feature when I give the Q7 back. Very thoughtful.
6. The Q7 has a relatively intuitive user interface for accessing the features of the car like ride height, tire pressure checker, radio, seat heater, etc. (I once rode a 7 series BMW for forty five minutes and couldn’t figure out how to increase the volume of the radio. Admittedly, this was a while ago and apparently the UI is much better these days.) Very easy.
6a. By the way, you can integrate a Bluetooth cell phone into the sound system. Very nice.
7. When you put the Q7 in reverse, there’s a camera that shows what’s behind–e.g., one of your four kids. No big deal: our Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna both have this. But the Q7 shows where you’d go based on how the front wheels are turned. This makes you want to drive in reverse more. Very cool.
8. You can separately control child locking on each side of the car. So if your teenager sits on the right side and your nine-year old sits on the left side, you can child lock just the left side. This lock controls doors, windows, and rear air-conditioning controls. Very flexible.
9. There are two visors each for the driver and front passenger. This means you can block the glare in front of you and on the side of you. I must admit that there have been times when the road is switching back and forth so two visors would have been a good thing. Very thoughtful again.
10. There’s a "side assist" radar system. When there is a car in or rapidly approaching your blind spot on either side, yellow LEDs in the black trapezoidal area turn on to warn you. I don’t know, though, if one should break the habit of actually looking behind before switching lanes. Very useful.
11. We can fold down the third row of seats in order to increase storage space in both our minivans. However, one must manually lower or remove the headrests. The Q7’s headrests automatically fold down when they make contact with the seat back in front of them. Very clever.
12. I doubt that Audi planned it this way, but the color of the wheels is approximately the color of brake dust. I know: "Guy, you should be so lucky that that’s your biggest problem," but I hate dusty looking wheels. Very unplanned.
I said this is would be a top ten list, and I have also not mentioned any negatives. So here are two:
-1. As far as I can tell, you can’t get a factory-installed DVD player for the back seat passengers. The first thing my son asked when he got in the Q7 was whether it had a DVD player. This is a serious omission for drivers with kids. Very unfortunate.
5/1/06–Audi told me that there will be a DVD option by the third quarter of 2006.
-2. I have come to love the XM satellite radio in our Odyssey. (It’s like having an iPod in the sky except the RIAA won’t sue you for using it.) The Q7 has Sirius. For where I live, I guess XM reception is much better than Sirius. To wit, the second question my son asked was, "Our Odyssey has satellite radio too–why doesn’t it cut out all the time like this?" Very nothing–I guess it depends on satellite coverage where you live.
Basic price and specs
- Q7 4.2: Premium $59,900 starting price. (This is the one with all the cool stuff.)
- 350 horsepower, six-speed transmission, Quattro all-wheel drive.
- Seats six with second row center console or seven without.
- Curb weight: 5,467 pounds
- Fuel tank capacity: 26.4 gallons
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5,467 pounds should have an exclamation point after it… like:
5,467 pounds!
Sigh… I loathe SUVs.
I have a 2006 Audi A4 and I love the attention to detail that Audi brings to the table, no wonder domestic car manufacturers are dying, every time I go on business to some city in this great country I am reminded of just how pedestrian domestic autos are, they have no personalities. At least your Q7 isn’t boring!
Would be interested to hear how you feel this compares to a Porsche Cayenne. Especially the latest 580 bhp version.
What’s the mileage?
hi, guy.
thanks for the review of the audi.
one thing you didn’t mention is the mileage said beast gets. with gas heading toward $4/gal, i am interested to know if the Q7 should be measured in MPG or GPM. :-)
nick
Now I know why I’ve been such an Audi fan…..it’s my long history as a Mac buyer and near evangelist. I still rue the day when I turned in my Audi S4 at the end of the lease rather than buying the best car I’d ever driven. I’m not a fan of SUVs at all but am sure that the Q7 is one splendid vehicle.
Just bought my new iMac…
Must get loan…
Must have Q7!!
At any cost!
ps.: on item 3 you spelled extermal ;)
Darn, you’ve beaten me to testing this car, Guy! I enjoyed reading your post. Feature (7) I just encountered in the Mercedes-Benz S500 and thought it was very clever, too, especially in these big German cars.
Guy, a comment on this part of your post:
> One of my goals with my blog is that
> people will never know what to expect
> when you come here. I’ll cover stuff
> from adoption to VOIP to the lies of
> VCs. This is a first: an automotive
> review.
This will be an interesting experience. Will your traffic go up or down as a result of this?
Some sites (boingboing, damninteresting, etc.) you go to because you never know what you’ll see – except that it will be cool. It’s a daily grab bag.
Other sites you go to because you are seeking insight/news on particular topics.
My guess? Yours is the latter … in which case posting on a whole wack of different topics may not be good.
(At least in terms of hits and links.)
Keep in mind that Audi shares platforms with VW, so some Audis are just badge-engineered mass-market cars. Very refined interiors, very solid build, but under the hood it’s a Jetta.
If you really want the Apple of cars, get a BMW. They even have the same kind of attitutde of building the best, no matter the cost – I used to work for them, and more then once I heard engineers make coments like “Pity those people at GM, they have to beg the controllers for every little screw they want to get from somebody but the cheapest manufacturer”.
Heaven knows how families with four kids ever got around before SUVs. I suppose we must have sat around waiting for someone to invent them…
Oh no, wait, we didn’t. Therefore an SUV is not ‘very necessary’ seeing as the world still carried on okay before they were invented. (‘Very necessary’? A rare lapse into tautology for you, there :-)
The SUV ‘growls’? Cool. So does the one owned by the woman next door to me. When it growls I can’t hear the TV or the radio, and when she decides to let it growl for ten minutes while she’s pressing more buttons than Apollo 11 needed to get to the moon, my life rapidly becomes a misery. Especially now when I have my windows open. If I don’t leap and close them the moment I hear her, my home smells like petrol for the whole day. It’s inconsiderate and anti-social.
All that money, I’d expect that a little bit of sound proofing would be standard. It reminds me of the days when computers would come with bricks in them to make them feel like they were worth the tens of thousands of pounds you paid.
There’s no need for an engine to be noisy and it’s a sure sign of inefficiency somewhere. Start demanding silent engines before you demand in-car entertainment.
You’re right to question the benefits of side assist and while the ‘reverse view’ display sounds great, there’s a good deal of evidence that suggests drivers are becoming less skilled and too reliant on such features. Sure soccer mums feel safer, but nobody else does.
Where do cyclists feature on the radar?
It has a ‘menacing’ front end? Hurray! What a selling point.
Even more menacing if you’re standing in front of it when it crashes in to you. In the UK, while SUVs appear to protect passengers in accidents, they certainly don’t protect anyone else. Does this one crumple on impact, or is it left to the skull of the other party to absorb the energy?
Still, at least anyone foolish enough to be in the way gets an instant lesson in physics, (and their last moments will give them an opportunity to hear that ‘growl’ so much better) so don’t forget the educational benefits of this beast.
No DVD? Oh dear…
Kids watch far too much TV anyway – why not take the opportunity of being in a car with them to, oh I don’t know, talk to them, maybe? Or play games that involve looking at the scenery around them, improving numeracy and communication skills? I mean, given the car seems to do the driving for you, you’ll have a lot more time on your hands ;-)
A family that cocoons together, stays together..?
It’s still not a very efficient means of transport is it? How many trees will you have to plant to offset the true economic and environmental cost of driving this beast? There are far more environmentally friendly ways to get around and far more pleasurable ones too.
Presumably this car comes with extra wide seats to accommodate the girth of all those people who forgot what exercise was? Oh that’s right – you can fold the seats down. That’s a start.
Oh dear.
At the end of the day it’s still a tin box with wheels that costs a fortune to buy, a fortune to run, and makes the world a much worse place for the rest of us.
John…
Hear Hear
Very cool gagets. The side mirror thing is awesome. Hrmm I wonder if Muth mirrors will make something similar.
Guy,
From a professional photographer: There’s nothing wrong with your pictures!
Jonathan,
Interesting comments. Look, we all know SUVs are generaly evil and unneccesary (note I say ‘generally’, not ‘always’)… but to be fair to Guy, this is *an SUV review* – so the piece is concerned with fitness for purpose, and is hardly the place for a diatribe on the evils of SUVs :-)
Cheers,
Steven
P.S. If you can afford one of these, who cares about the mileage?!
Audi is far from being “the” german car manufacturer with all-wheel drive. The xDrive from BMW is really cool.
And an audi is far from being a Jetta with nice options. Audi as one of the best engineering department, most of the car are only sharing some elements with the VW models, but it’s usual for all car manufacturers this days. The Q7 was made from the common plateform shared with the cayenne from porsche, the touareg from VW and the XC90 from volvo. And they all have some pretty different caracteristic
Guy, two questions:
Would you buy one?
and
Does owing of the car like this (i.e. expensive) help doing business? I’m sure you could spare some good thoughts on that.
I’am a resident of Russia. Lots of people here are buying very expensive cars while not being able to afford it. It is like purchasing a crashed mercedes s300 for cheap, getting it repaired in a local shop with used parts and putting an s600 badge on the trunk – here lot’s of people think it works, and i suppose it does work for some.
It’s really too bad to see you advertise for this SUV. You should be evangelizing bicycles, or public transportation instead. Save the world Guy!
Guy, you forgot the most important part, are you taking the plunge and buying that shiny new machine?
Great review, thanks Guy. In fact, I think I’ll go test drive one today. And Jonathon, I’ll be thinking of you when I do.
There are lots of issues in these comments! Some thoughts/responses:
– If Toyota sends me a Prius, I’ll be happy to review it. Or, better yet, a Lexus GS which has all the goodies.
http://lexus.com/models/gs_hybrid/450hrwd_specifications.html
This car has Bluetooth support which would be very nice. No DVD entertainment system, but there four kids won’t be in it at one time. :-)
The HUGE advantage of this Lexus is that in CA you can drive a hybrid in the car pool lane with only one person in the car.
– Would I buy a Q7? Tough question. I really “need” a DVD entertainment system. Anyone who says “kids watch too much TV” doesn’t have four kids.
The Q7 is a great compromise car where you get macho looks, performance, and holds 6-7. If you had to have only one car, then it’s a very good solution.
However, the ideal solution is two cars: one for “the family” and one for “yourself.” In this scenario, I would get a Honda Odyssey or Toyota Sienna and a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S.
I’m half way there–unfortunately, the minivan half. :-) Maybe a 911 would be a good gift to myself for cracking the top ten, but I seem to be stuck in the 40s.
Guy
Big gas-guzzling SUV? Blergh.
I’m another Guy blog fan worried about the blog’s recently drifting focus.
I value this blog for its clear, compelling advice to tech entrepreneurs.
Suggestions:
1. Perhaps you can do a second blog where you put off-topic posts?
2. Create a 2nd RSS feed that with ‘only the good stuff’ (posts relevant to tech business)?
You’ve got a good thing going Guy – keep it up!
Dear Guy,
I support your right to drive whatever you can afford or whatever a surprise e-mailer will loan you! If you are looking for something “environmentally responsible” like a hybrid SUV, may I suggest a 2007 Chevy Tahoe?
http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/adv_tech/images/fact_sheets/chevy_tahoe.html
For all the critics, may I suggest a recent episode of South Park?
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewVideo?id=138767880&p=135510236&s=143441
Audi Q7 – the Apple of the automotive world
I couldn’t possibly afford this car for many years (unless everyone bands together and clicks on every monetised link on this blog every day and even then, maybe) but if I could, I would seriously consider this one, despite the high petrol price……
The vehicle is “macho” and “menacing”. Do you like being a menace ? What is the advantage of being anti-social ? You might want to read ‘High and mighty : SUVs–the world’s most dangerous vehicles and how they got that way’ to learn about the insecure people that these vehicles are marketed to.
Your article is an other proof of the importance of customer perception. I, being German, would never compare Audi with Apple.
Audi is a division of Volkswagen, Germans biggest car manufacturer – similar to Lexus being part of Toyota. They pretend to be an independent company, but this is just marketing. Volkswagen has a very clear brand strategy: VW is mainstream, Skoda is economy, SEAT is emotion and sportivity and Audi is high-end. Audi is not the underdog, they are mainstream in Europe.
And yes, Audi does great engineering – especially when compared to US cars – but there is very little difference to other Volkswagen brands. And Audi has one drawback – elegance.
Ever tried a LandRover LR3 with leather interior ? Elegance, comfort, power, even more space and a lot easier to finance at $39.000.
I really had a laugh at the comment that Guy needs to stay on topic in his personal blog. The topic IS “stuff Guy wants to talk about”, duh.
Its also very sad to see all the “Guy you should…” posts, as if Guy must be the advocate for all of your personal causes.
Guy just “is”. This blog reflects a small part of the essence of Guy. If you change him to be more like you, he’s not Guy anymore. And I want to read HIS blog , not yours.
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Thank you, WP. You said it better than I could have.
Guy
Couldn’t help but notice the comment on not being able to adjust the volume in a 7-Series. We have a new one in my family and there is a volume knob to adjust volume and turn the stereo on/off, just like any car. Same thing for temperature, too. Hmm… I roll my eyes whenever I see this criticism of iDrive. It’s brilliant, and I have extensive experience with it. Without it, there’d be more buttons than an airplane cockpit. Owners who get used to it love it, while people who test drive it for five minutes hate it. Who should the company aim to please? The owners!
And regarding the post about the Land Rover LR3 … I disagree. I sat in one in the showroom and it’s a step down in terms of interior quality (obviously, parent company Ford is supplying a lot of plastic in there). Step up to the Range Rover and it’s a different story, but the Q7 is much nicer than any LR3.
Regarding people complaining over this type of off-topic post, here’s my suggestion: do the usual tech/entrepreneur content during the week, and save the fun/off-topic posts like this for the weekend. People know what to expect and it gives Guy some flexibility. BTW, I have your book (“Art of the Start”) and plan on reading it soon!
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Marc,
I stand corrected. Admittedly, it was a while ago that I had my BMW 7 series experience. But it made quite a lasting impression on me. I’ll change the blog posting too.
I don’t have the discipline to stay “on topic” during the week. When I get inspired, I write and then I post. Inspiration is hard to schedule. :-)
Thanks!
Guy
Geez Guy who would have thought that a simple review of a motor vehicle would uncover so many readers with so many issues.
I’m not big fan of SUVs either but this isn’t the place to whine and complain about them.
Perhaps they were all a bit envious that you got to drive it and they didn’t :)
Thank you for the review; it was very refreshing to get a non-“automotive journalist” view of a car. I would love to get one of these, except that here in Norway, it costs the equivalent of $140,000…
Guy,
Your post sparked the energy I needed to start something I’ve always wanted to do. Thanks for the review and as always, giving me the inspiration to keep on blogging :)
Psst. It’s a station wagon. Trust me. They’ve raised the chassis and made the cabin slightly taller, but it’s essentially a station wagon with 1,500 bonus vanity pounds.
That said, traditionally Audi has made some screaming station wagons—usually tuned by Porsche.
But yeah, most “traditional” looking SUVs are built like station wagons now because lovely as a truck frame is for hauling/towing, it’s particularly bad at protecting passengers (no, really, exceptionally bad). That, and of course, because people by them for station wagons.
As oil peaks, role of virtuality and travel
http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2006/05/as_oil_peaks_ro.html
The best car ad
Guy Kawasaki posts about the Audi Q7 and this must be the ad that a car maker just loves. Clear, honest, personal. Yes, real marketing still has it’s very important place, but blog marketing, or whatever you might call it,
Yeah, but could it pull our 7,000 pound Airstream like our little old Dodge Durango can?
And why does the Audi weigh so much? 5,500 pounds versus 5,200 pounds for the Dodge Durango 5.7 liter Hemi. Poor engineering I’d say. Either that or far too many non-automotive dodads in an attempt to justify the $59,000 price tag, which is more than twice what we paid for the Dodge.
One feature that I think is a first in any car, but hardly ever mentioned by Audi, is the forward looking radar (180 ft) that works with cruise control and goes throgh a series of audible and visual warnings when detecting an obstacle. Apparently it then applies the brakes as a last resort.
As I am shopping for an SUV I asked the Audi salesman who had to ask a couple of others before he confirmed it. Seems like a missed opportunity, or perhaps some legal issue.
Although simply having the key in the car to start is seems like cool idea, there have been a couple of articles posted out on some of the tech sites showing that it might not be worth the added convience.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/03/gone-in-20-minutes-using-laptops-to-steal-cars/
It’s just something to be aware of when purchasing these new cars.
I don’t find this kind of sneaky advertising very appealing – can we discuss the ethics of giving bloggers gifts so they talk about your product?
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What gift? Audi didn’t give me the car. As far as I know, none of the car magazines keep the cars they review. When magazines review hardware and software, they don’t buy the stuff either.
Guy
Hi!
A friend of mine is shopping for a SUV too. Just this morning he tested a Q7.
Qualities he liked:
1) VERY spacious!
2) Very good build quality – and he is a Lexus owner. ;)
3) 3.0 litre turbo diesel in sports mode has a very good torque. Though, until you reach 60 miles per hour. Then the acceleration is much slower. It’s okay on highway, but on narrow roads, when you have to quickly overtake others, it might be a problem.
4) Relatively cheap, compared to Porsche Cayenne and Land Rover Range Rover.
5) And as Guy already mentioned – it feels like sports car.
The downside is that it look just plain ugly! Personally I have never been an Audi fan – these cars are too dull for me. I am a fan of Alfa Romeo design and performance! ;)
As to SUV’s being a menace to others in case of an accident – that’s the whole point of buying a SUV – not to put yourself or, what’s even more important – your family in danger!
I’d like to see one of those hydrogen powered cars. Wasn’t it Gov Schwarzenegger who said he was going to set up all those gas stations with hydrogen?
I liked the cool reversing feature.
I really, really like VW/Audi. I will never, ever, ever, ever (see where I’m going here?) buy another one. I MIGHT consider a lease, if it had a truly excellent escape clause. The quality is unacceptable…
Guillaume,
“The Q7 was made from the common plateform shared with the cayenne from porsche, the touareg from VW and the XC90 from volvo.”
What do you mean? Volvo belongs to Ford and Porsche is an independent company.
Guy, you’re a good Guy, but SUVs are eeeeeevil! The mac was designed to be a “bicycle for the mind” remember, not a roadhogging, gas guzzling ugly eyesore.
The comments were as much fun to read as your review, Guy!
My 2001 Audi Allroad has 135k miles on it and was one of the first in California, purchased in the fall of 2000. It’s still in great shape, is reliable, comfortable, and quiet. It’s a 6-speed, and the original clutch lasted for 115k miles.
This is my first Audi, and it’s turned me into a fan. It’s just amazing how well it’s held up after all these miles!
Maybe I’ll let you test drive it sometime. :-)
Reinis: any safety advantage you gain in preservation of momentum in the initial crash you immediately lose in secondary impacts. Add to that the fact that the roofs of SUVs are inherintly more likely to collapse, and the added inertia makes tipping more likely makes me much more secure in a well made car than a truck on the highway.
The Audi is heavier than the Durango due to its more complex AWD system and extra equipment. The Durango saves weight by being technically and functionally fairly simple.
http://www.deluxeblog.it/post/1340/audi-q7-guida-lautista/
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Are there really still people out there who believe that SUVs are safer than regular cars?
http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_01_12_a_suv.html
Guy, if I were you, I would buy this vehicle just to spite the naysayers. You do a ton of good in the world, and don’t need to be criticized for test driving a car.
But then again, it’s an awesome car – you don’t need an excuse to buy it!
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That’s very funny. Thanks for the support.
The Audi, honestly, is too small. With four kids, we need six seats as a baseline. The Audi can go to seven, but then where do we put the hockey equipment? This is a challenge I never anticipated having been raised in Honolulu! :-)
Guy
Great post. Great blog! Keep blogging, Guy…
Kuru, the Q7 does indeed share a platform with the Porsche Cayenne (remember there are many connections between the Porsches and the VW board, and Porsche has taken a share of VW), though you are right to question the inclusion of the Volvo XC90—that car has nothing in common with the Audi Q7 other than the concept, perhaps.
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/05/automotive_revi.html
I just ordered a Q7 here in MA and agree with Guy’s views from my *cough* less than two week test drive. I also had the opportunity to get additional details at an Audi tech night. We have been very happy with our current VW experience and recognized Audi in the same vein.
Audi is probably more like Apple than I had first thought prior to going through all this research and test driving, etc.
– They generate a great deal of buzz surrounding their products
– Both pay close attention to detail
– Both don’t option you to death. Much of what others charge extra for is already there by default
– The finished product is something you simply can’t help gush over
– Other people notice what you have and ask about it
– You raise your expectations in other areas of your life when you look at other products (tvs, stereos, speakers, kitchen appliances, etc., etc.)
Nice write-up from the self-professed non automotive journalist. The Q7 is a great vehicle and I was quite interested in your “layman” viewpoint. And the 10-best format looked very familiar :-)
http://www.audiworld.com/news/06/iwantana8/
Very nicely laid out articles, I found your blog very informative…
http://www.carchromerimsblogs.com
Audi Q7 EPA fuel economy estimates (city/highway): 14/19 mpg
Unconscionable!
We rain bombs down on Iraq because of cars like the Q7.
If a car doesn’t get at least 45 miles a gallon, it’s not worth blogging about.
I would buy one, if it was a hybrid+flex fuel or
hybrid+E85.
By entering the suv market late, audi should have taken the lead by offering a more fuel efficent option.
This machine is very beautiful!
Guy – Thanks for taking time to write your reviews of the Q7. I test drove one yesterday after 5 years in BMW X5, and I’m leaning towards buying one as I also recognized many of the things you say here. I may go for the smaller engine for some small improvement in milage. I think this is exactly what your blog should be….whatever YOU want top write about and let the wise reader assimilate the information accordingly. Thanks again.
je veu savoir le dernier cri en audi q7 et comment vous contacter pour comander la voiture en urgence svp.
“Keep in mind that Audi shares platforms with VW, so some Audis are just badge-engineered mass-market cars” – true. Which means that Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini would fit the same classification criteria considering that these brands are designed by and share components with VW. No?
Q7 is the Best!