Audi has just showcased the upcoming SQ7 TDI. With 435bhp and 900 Nm of torque, the new Audi SQ7 TDI is the most powerful diesel SUV on the market. It also leads the competition in numerous other technical fields. Its newly developed 4.0 TDI engine features the world’s first electric powered compressor that gives the SQ7 TDI outstanding off-the-line performance. Yet it consumes on average 7.4 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers. It accelerates from 0 to 100 kmph in 4.8 seconds and can reach a top speed of 250 kmph.
The electric powered compressor strongly supports the 4.0 TDI engine when starting off and accelerating from low load for pure dynamics with no turbo lag. Thanks to systematic lightweight construction, the Audi SQ7 TDI is the lightest SUV in its segment, yet makes no compromises with respect to crash safety. The body features an innovative multi material construction. “Following the launch of the successful SQ5*, we are now also applying the concept of a diesel engined S model to the Q7 model line. So equipped, the SQ7 TDI with a V8 TDI engine achieves the consumption figures of a six-cylinder. The new technology solution of the electric powered compressor in the SQ7 TDI is a world first in the competitive environment, with which Audi once again underscores its claim Vorsprung durch Technik,” said Dr. Stefan Knirsch, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Technical Development.