[monolith]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/25/au...=5070&emc=eta1

[bavarian19]

interesting article...

[Nikki]

These are both pretty neat:

Like many of its competitors, the Q7 has a rearview video camera for backing up; unlike most of the others, this display adds curved lines to the screen when you are in reverse and turning, indicating just where your turn is going to take you. And the video clearly indicates exactly when your rear bumper will nudge whatever lies behind — very smart.

Another first is Audi Pass Assist. Radar beams on either side scan the zones alongside and just behind the Q7, where a vehicle in an adjacent lane may not be visible in the mirrors. When the beams detect a car in these blind spots, a yellow warning light on the inner edge of the side mirror alerts the driver — very smart.

[BK]

Apparently the M45 does the same thing with its rear view camera. A great idea.

[N1]

great SUV but expensive in a daily basis

[BMW0]

Cayenne, Toureg, and now the latest of the bravarian association, the Audi Q7. I was wondering when Audi was coming out with a SUV Feels very late in the game, but better now than never. Lets see how it does in sales, the Audi people seem very confident in their decision. I don't think gas mileage has anything to do with this segment of cars, maybe some but not as much as the Chevy Tahoe or Ford Expedition. The price range is in the first two entry level Porsche Cayenne's, this might be tempting to step up to a Cayenne, with Q7 pricing ranging from low $50ks to low $60ks. I really don't understand what the Audi people are thinking, perhaps they do.