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This is crazy! I don't even like the standard Q7, but the miner changes that Audi made to the V12 is amazing!


Say hello to my favorite SUV!

Can we fix that post so the thread isn't a mile wide?

M

In Detail: Audi Q7 V12 TDI


Audi Q7 V12 TDI: Masterful Technology
For two decades Audi has driven forward the advancement of diesel technology – from the very top. Now the brand with the four rings is presenting another world first: the first V12 TDI in a passenger vehicle. The diesel, which generates an output of 368 kW (500 hp) and 1,000 Nm of torque (737.56 lb-ft) from a capacity of six liters, gives the new Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro the performance of a sports car. It catapults from zero to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in only 5.5 seconds and has an electronically capped top speed of 250 km/h (155.34 mph). The V12 diesel is opening up entirely new horizons in the diesel sector. The big-performance SUV from Audi completes all intermediate sprints with fascinating ease; in every driving situation it boasts superior reserves of power. The engine captivates its drivers not only with its sheer inexhaustible power but also with its highly cultivated manner of operation – the subtle engine sound takes on a voluminous, strong note when the throttle is open. In terms of fuel consumption the six-liter TDI, which features a completely redeveloped common rail injection system, requires an average of only 11.3 liters/100 km (20.82 US mpg), substantially less than the gasoline units produced by the competition. No competitor is able to match this achievement.

The Most Powerful Diesel-Engined SUV
Audi is taking TDI technology to new heights: the Q7 V12 TDI quattro is the world’s most powerful diesel-engined SUV, its powerplant another technical milestone. With a completely redeveloped common rail injection system the twelve-cylinder delivers a mighty 368 kW (500 hp) and 1,000 Nm (737.56 lb-ft) of torque from a capacity of six liters – giving the big SUV the performance of a sports car.

In everyday use the twelve-cylinder diesel impresses with another highlight – its astounding efficiency. Thanks to a package of innovative technologies it requires an average of just 11.3 liters of fuel per 100 km (20.82 US mpg) – astonishingly little, considering the power of the engine. The six-liter TDI therefore clearly undercuts all of its gasoline-engined competitors in the field of high-performance SUVs.

The world’s first V12 diesel engine in a series-production vehicle moves this ultimate, high-performance SUV with supreme confidence and composure. On demand, the six-liter engine catapults the Audi Q7 from zero to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in 5.5 seconds like a top-class sports car. Speed is electronically capped at 250 km/h (155.34 mph).

The agile chassis of the Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro, developed and produced by Audi subsidiary quattro GmbH, is another indication of the vehicle’s dynamic potential. Striking modifications to the design and the range of luxurious standard equipment underline its status as the exclusive top model of the series. The world’s most powerful diesel-engined SUV will make its way to dealers towards the end of 2008.




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Audi decided to not build the V12 TDi version. Only 22 cars has been ordered, 16 of them are from Russia. So Audi decided to cancel the V12 version but luckily the big bosses at VW heard this and gave the order to build the car.
Only three cars will be built every week.

Audi hope that future magazine tests and demo cars at dealers are going to improve the sales.

So a change in the last minute.

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Wrong car at the wrong time so I doubt sales will pick up and if were sold in the U.S. the price would be outrageous to say the last, so very few if any takers here.

M

I don't know about that - when Finnish magazines tested the V12 TDI, they said that "a few" have been ordered in Finland (at €229,500 apiece).

The article I posted is from today, maybe you guys cancelled your orders in these bad times
AnywaY, according to the article three cars will be built every week.