2009 audi q7

These days, shoppers are spoiled with many luxury crossover choices. The options range from sprightly, quick, small ones to large, three-row beasts. The Audi Q7 TDI is definitely in the latter group. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that if the luxury crossover field were a hockey team, the Q7 is the one you’d send over the boards to fight. It’s imposing, muscular and sure on its feet.

I like all those attributes, but not everyone enjoys hockey fights — which is why the Q7 TDI might be the wrong car for luxury buyers. It has its faults, ranging from a loud engine to an interior with more buttons than any other car I’ve seen. And it’s a car you’ll have to make room for, because, like an enforcer, it’s more likely to change you, than be willing to change for you.

Q7 Presence
The Q7 I tested came with a variety of large decals advertising its diesel engine, but only because it’s a press-fleet car; regular Q7s won’t have them. Otherwise, the Q7 looks really good. It has a nice shape with just the right amount of glass — not pinched with tiny windows like some SUVs are — and, most importantly, doesn’t have any frivolous body pieces. Whoever decided the Q7 did not need the kind of silly front-fender vents seen on many other cars deserves a medal.

source:cars.com