The SQ8 SUV handles like a car half its size, but the Q7 three-row would benefit from room.
Refreshed 2025 Audi Q7 three-row SUV follows updates from the refreshed 2024 Audi Q8 five-seater, which carries over for 2025Twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 and excellent handling still grace the SQ7/SQ8
SQ8 can make all of the tough adult decisions worthwhile. It was a joy to drive. The performance pinnacle for the Audi crossover lineup is as good as it ever was, even with the arrival early next year of theIt’s hard to imagine how much more effortlessly it will feel compared to the SQ8’s V-8 and its 568 lb-ft. From a dead stop, it takes a beat to bridle those horses, but getting to triple-digit speeds while still on the long on-ramp outside Park City happens way too easily.
All four models I tested had the technology. The rear wheels turn counter-phase, or opposite the front wheels under 37 mph, virtually shrinking the wheelbase and trimming the turning radius by 3.3 feet. I snapped off a u-turn on a narrow access road without putting it in reverse, and it makes parking easier.
The testers also came with an air suspension and adaptive dampers that’s standard on the Q7/Q8 Prestige and the SQ8/SQ7. The delta in the air suspension is only 30 mm, or 1.2 inches, so it can get to nearly 10 inches of ground clearance in off-road mode, but a gravelly access road should be the end of your off-road intentions.
The Q7 second-row seats split 35:30:35 but the middle section doesn’t flip forward out of the way, it just folds flat. Stick the surly teen in the third row and it can become a leg rest, but the passengers in the outboard seats might not appreciate it. The third row power-folds down from the door or cargo area, but the second row is a manual fold then flip. If heads fit in the third row, toes might not, at least not without some negotiations with the second row.
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