Used 2021 Audi Q7 Prestige 4dr SUV AWD w/55 TFSI (3.0L 6cyl Turbo gas/electric mild hybrid 8A) Consumer Reviews
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Almost a perfect car
Love the exterior look and the interior luxury. It drives like a much smaller car. It is nimble and easy to steer. The drive is so smooth. When you are driving 90 mph it feels like 60 in a regular car. The infotainment system has a high learning curve but after you have everything customized, it is easy to live with. I wish it was available with the high-end B&O sound system, but the mid-level one sounds good but not great. It is very comfortable and everything works well. The virtual cockpit with Google Earth maps is the highlight. It is very quiet with dual pane glass on the windshield, and both front and rear windows. There is plenty of room for five adults. Adults can fit in the rear if the 2nd row seats are moved forward. The 2nd row seats fold forward a great deal making entry to the 3rd row easy. Only a few things I don't like: (1) the storage in the front is nearly non-existent with a tiny center console. (2) There is no tire gauge pressure reading. You will get a warning if a particular tire goes below a threshold but there is no numerical readout (3) There is no remote start so remote unlocking through the app. Now I have had the car for about 7 months. I still feel that it is a great car and my initial impressions were good. The reliability issues of Audi did raise its ugly head during this time. The check engine light came on after about 5000 miles. I brought it into the dealership and they kept it for 2 days and said it was fixed. But the problem recurred after a few days, and I had to bring it back in again for another couple of days. They said they had to replace a fuel pump assembly. The first time they just replaced a sensor. The second time they replaced the whole unit. It has been working fine since then. I have never had a car with such a major engine problem in such a short time. I don't know what that bodes for the future. The dealership was great with free loaner cars with free gas. Some things I like more over time: The sound system started sounding better and better as the speakers were broken in. I learned how to drive it so I could get really great fuel mileage on the highway. I was able to easily achieve 25 to 27 mpg. The cooled seats work really well. The car is built like a tank. You don't get door dings. I was involved in a minor accident due to somebody illegally driving into my lane. But the car just bounced off the other car with a couple minor scratches that are nearly invisible. Any other car I owned would have had a crumpled side panel. Things I don't like over time: The auto start-stop can be really rough, although you can turn it off. The fuel mileage in city driving is really bad especially for short trips. There I am getting under 15 mpg. Voice navigation sometimes works well and sometimes not. It depends on whether you get a good network connection with Google. Wireless charging in conjunction with wireless Apple Carplay makes the phone really hot. These are fairly minor gripes. Overall, once you drive this car, most other cars will feel inadequate and inferior.
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Impressive SUV!
After extensive research over the past 18 months and test drives of several SUV’s and wagons, we chose the Audi Q7 for it’s extremely smooth, quiet ride, good performance and acceleration, gas mileage and other overall features and comfort. It is a very compelling vehicle with many technical aids/features and multiple ways to access and operate those features albeit somewhat more difficult than it has to be at times. The quality of materials and construction is absolutely top notch and the overall design is very nice to look at while being simple but elegant in design and functionality. The interior storage is on the smallish side and there are far too many “nanny warnings, greetings”, etc. Visibility out of this vehicle is outstanding and coupled with the various driver aids and cameras, makes it very pleasurable to drive. Economy is good as it is averaging about 20 mpg in mixed driving and over 24 mpg at speed. Our research has definitely been validated by the 2021 Audi Q7 without a doubt.
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- Prestige 4dr SUV w/55 TFSIMSRP: $36,9994 mi away
- Premium 4dr SUV w/55 TFSIMSRP: $32,21821 mi away
- Premium Plus 4dr SUV w/55 TFSIMSRP: $30,012In-stock online
FELL IN LOVE
The Audi q7 was such a surprise for us. We actually went to our local Audi dealer because they had a 2021 BMW X5 with 1800 miles on it. We already have an X3 2014 and wanted something a little larger. We love our X3 so I was sure we were going to be driving home in the X5. When we did the test drive on the X5 we were disappointed in they way it downshifted and handled. I really did not even want to drive an Audi, but the salesman said we should just for comparison. The Audi is super quiet, fast and the apple play to me is life changing. It will read your texts and emails to you and send you alerts if you want, you can listen to all of your music and podcasts and the phone is so clear it sounds better than my landline. If you can use a smartphone you can use this infotainment very easily. It's a big car but so easy and comfortable to drive. It has the comfort and smoothness of a cadillac but the sportiness and handling of our X3. My husband says it's like our old Range Rover and X3 had a baby. We got the premier package due to the double pain windows and the roads in our state are so noisy. Visibility is really good and so many safety features too. Surround sound 3D stereo. The 3rd row seat is pretty small but we only need that in an emergency. One thing I really like is I can heat or cool the seat only on the bottom or only on my back or both. I love that feature for long road trips. Other SUV's we were considering were Range Rover, Tahoe, Explorer, Lexus G460, Mercedes. After reading numerous reviews and watching YouTube I really didn't know what to think. Sometimes you just have to come to your own conclusions. The only thing I don't like is the shiny black plastic trim inside along the dashboard. It's an easy fix. We have a local company that wraps cars and they are going to put a clear flat wrap on the dashboard to take away the shininess. Update April 2022: Still love this car. Have taken it on some long road trips. It's stress free driving for sure. When you have the windows up you are in a cocoon of silence. Hardly any road noise. We were doing around 85 MPH and a truck about a mile in front of us dropped a 25lb bag of dry concrete and it looked like a mini explosion. Cars were swerving everywhere. The AUDI Q7 took it in stride and the car never felt out of control. We just navigated around the whole thing. Had to jerk the steering wheel but the car never felt like it jerked. It was like the car was saying, "I got this"We ended up never putting anything on the shiny part of the dashboard. Doesn't bother me at all anymore. Every time we get into this car we look at this car and smile at each other. We at one point thought about selling it because it's worth more now that what we paid, but after we take it somewhere we change our mind about selling it.
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Audi Q7 2021 Prestige.Blank Operator Screen
I've had this new vehicle for exactly 3 months now. Started having black screen. Can't operate the GPS, Climate or simply the radio. I took it to the dealership 6 days ago and Audi wanted to be involved cos of course it a new car and this problem may affect similar models. They think the screen needs to be changed. I don't know whether this will do it but they built the car so they should know. It's a NEW car! . Will wait and see. I'm not impressed. Will come back here and add to this review soon.
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A great performer with a few flaws
Based solely on the driving experience alone, it’s a perfect score. Fast, comfortable and confident, the Q7 devours miles on the highway and carves corners. However, there are some “experience” elements that keep it from being flawless. The interior, while well crafted and elegant, is a little like a museum - beautiful to look at just try not to touch it. Finger prints easily smudge the dash and it’s difficult to remove crumbs and other kid related junk from the perforated and contoured seats. I’m also very adept at tech and the criticism about the MMI system is warranted. Menus are aplenty and dense to get through. The app and web based functions are also overly ambitious and complicated. Mercedes’ is far easier to use (although you can’t do as much with it). When judged on what it’s supposed to do, move people in grace, speed and comfort - it’s a great car. Just bring some wipes for the dash.
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