Comments on: Capsule Review: Audi Q7 TDI

By: CRConrad

CRConrad — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:59:54 +0000

Lieber Herr Schwoerer: it’s a fat, tall SUV.

HTH, und hier endet die heutige Englischunterrichtsstunde.

By: BlueBrat

BlueBrat — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:22:21 +0000

NickR:
Someone already beat you to the tank idea…

By: NickR

NickR — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:49:07 +0000

autonet…did you write an article about that for a periodical?

Honestly, if I won the lottery, I think I’d buy a used T-72, T-84, or even a T-90 and pay someone to train me to drive it.

Back to this Audi…mileage like that from a diesel is laughable. Add to that Audi’s crap long term quality and you’d have to be a fool to buy this.

By: psarhjinian

psarhjinian — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:17:49 +0000

It’s rare that I say this, but Mercedes did this right. The R-Class, marketing failure that it is, is a much better car in just about every way. Excepting penis enlargment factor.

If I could get an R320 CDI without the great, big Mercedes emblem on the front (and could swing the payments and maintenance) I would.

By: autonut

autonut — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:11:40 +0000

Perhaps it is consolation for Martin Schwoerer, that after driving Russian T-64 with V-12 diesel and T-72 with even more powerful V-12, my schlong did not grew either.

By: chuckgoolsbee

chuckgoolsbee — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:56:19 +0000

Silly Americans, Diesel is not just for trucks anymore.

–chuck

By: beetlebug

beetlebug — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:54:54 +0000

This was a great quick review. I needed a few chuckles this morning and it delivered. I agree that if a vehicle like this can’t provide some male enhancement then what good is it?

By: Austin Greene

Austin Greene — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:47:05 +0000

I test drove one of these about a year ago and I really wanted to like it. You see, one of my neighbors has two A8Ls and having driven, and been driven in, them several times, I’ve been impressed.

However, this Q7 is another beast. I drove a V6 model, as the dealership had no V8s, and put simply it had the absolute worst automatic transmission that I’ve ever driven. Neck-snapping shifts at very light throttle and holding gear to excessively high RPMs at very light throttle. Now calling Ingolstadt: please drive a GM Hydramatic to find out how an AT is supposed to shift at part throttle – that is imperceptibly. I’m okay with hard shifts at half-throttle or more, but when you’re just cruising around an AT should shift as gently as a manual driven by someone who knows how to shift at anything less than WOT.

With respect to the dealership, I was very impressed with the building and the way in which I was greeted and treated. However, when I asked for a brochure, I was told that there were none. When I asked to see the available interior and exterior colours, a computer monitor was turned to show me digital facsimiles. I wanted to see the real thing: actual paint and upholstery samples. Audi’s answer to me was no-can-do. My answer to them was the same.

Heck, even GM can show you real colour samples, and an AT that works, on one of their $20K disposable units. So why can’t Audi?

As I say, I really wanted to like this Q7, but Audi just wouldn’t let me.