The current generation Audi Q7 is as you’d expect, a very heavy vehicle, tipping the scales in V8 TDI guise at just under 2,500 kg or 5,510 lbs. However, trying to keep up with more modern rivals, like the new Range Rover that uses an all-aluminum construction to cut weight, it is now known that the all-new model will also be considerably lighter.
Sharing its MLB platform with the Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne, it is expected to shed some 360 kg (800 lbs), thus boosting performance, handling and efficiency – the two aforementioned vehicles feel very similar on the road, and the new Q7 will probably be no different.
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