Envy Man Magazine Online

by: joshmax 

Audi Q7

Lookswise, it’s all Audi, with their signature 4-interconnected-rings badge on the grille, seamless flanks and rounded yet ballsy body lines. The roofline is more coupe than hefty truck, which should please buyers desiring largesse minus the “look at me and my big stupid truck!” attitude. Gloom-piercing bi-xenon lights suitably light your path at night, and a glass roof spanning stem to stern gives you (almost) a convertible flavor.

Inside, the driver’s seat fits you as though designed from a plaster cast of your butt, and the steering wheel feels sports-car rigid. A Christmas tree smorgasbord of ice-blue and fiery red twinkling lights dot your dashboard—excuse us, the “Multi Media Interface”—indicating climate controls, sound system settings, cruise control, navigation controls, vehicle diagnostics and set-up and a zillion other gizmos this side of a spaceship. The whole system’s really easy to use as well as pleasant to look at, though, and you can even control the vehicle’s suspension from within the cockpit during the many times you’ll be taking your $50,000 ride onto sand, into the woods, over deep streams and into the jungle when you’re not driving to work and to the supermarket. Seriously, though, it’s a true offroad marvel; there’s even a hill-descent button which keeps the vehicle from sliding or spinning out of control when you’re mudding. The third row seat folds away and the back seats slide down for more cargo room.

The Q7 features a fierce 4.2 litre V8, 350 hp engine, adding roar to your ride and a 0-60 time of 7 seconds. Safety’s paramount with Audi, so you’ve got an optional side assist to alert you to tractor-trailers or Volkswagen Beetles in your blind spots. Toss it in reverse and the optional parking assist appears on your dashboard screen. A speed-adapting cruise control uses a radar-based system, keeping you from tapping the guy ahead of you in slow traffic. There’s more, lots more, but let’s just say Big Boys need love, too, and the Q7 is deserving of our admiration.

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