In the UK, practicality is bolstered by the standard-fit seven-seat option which – along with Isofix mounting points across all passenger chairs – allows a driver to carry up to six children in safety and comfort. Of course the rearmost seats are more suited for children than adults, especially on long journeys, but those of a six-foot tall disposition will still physically fit.
It’s when sitting in rows one or two that you’ll enjoy the most space though, headroom and shoulder beating that of the equivalent BMW X5 or Mercedes-Benz GLE. Sliding the middle seats fore and aft can alter this to tip the balance in the favour of those in the rearmost pair if needs be – each seat moves individually to configure it how you’d like. The rear row can be electrically-lowered from buttons placed in the boot.
There’s also plenty of useful storage areas throughout, with large door bins in the front, a pair of cupholders between the seats and a tray area beneath the central armrest.
Will my luggage fit?
Loading large items into the boot is made easier by a sill that’s quite low for a high-riding car. Use all the seats available and boot space suffers accordingly, but dropping the third row means there is 770 litres of space on offer. The plug-in hybrid TFSI e and it's additional hardware means it has slightly less space available.
Fold all seats flat into the floor and load the Q7 up to the roof and that already impressive number climbs to 1,955 litres, which makes the Audi Q7 something of a well-trimmed van in carrying capacity terms.
Will it fit in my garage?
The Audi Q7 is a big car but shouldn’t prove as difficult to park as you might expect. Front and rear parking sensors are standard, as is a crisp reversing camera - but due to the blunt shape of the Q7's rear end, the tailgate and camera gets covered in dirt very quickly.
Besides, the car’s square body, large windows and high driving position affords the driver good visibility all-round. A more advanced parking system is available for automatic parking, and can display a 360-degree image of the car in its surroundings. Plus, when space is tight, higher-spec Vorsprung models come with doors that automatically latch closed when they haven't been shut properly.
Safety
Six Isofix points
Five-star Euro NCAP
Lots of safety kit
The Q7 scores the maximum five stars at Euro NCAP crash testing, which should automatically give you some peace of mind. Lane-departure warning, traffic sign recognition and Audi Pre-Sense comes as standard, the latter of which monitors the road in front for potential collisions.
A pair of option packs are available to boost the safety credentials, though. First, the Driver Assistance – Tour Pack comes with adaptive cruise assist, predictive efficiency assistant, lane-departure warning with emergency assist, collision avoidance assist and turn assist.
As well as this, buyers can option the City Assist Pack, which comes with Side Assist (blindspot monitoring), Pre-Sense Rear, Cross-Traffic alert for the front and back of the car, and an exit warning function that scans for oncoming traffic at blind junctions.
Each Q7 comes with adaptive LED headlights, eight airbags and Attention Assist, which monitors the driver’s alertness levels and suggests a break in driving if it believes its required. On top of that there’s hold assist to stop you rolling back down a hill when setting off, cruise control – with an adjustable speed limiter – a rear parking system and both Audi Pre-sense Basic and Audi Pre-sense City.
The latter works at speeds up to 52mph and uses a camera to monitor events up to 100m ahead; if it expects a collision with another vehicle, object or human it sends an audible warning into the cabin, then momentarily applies the brakes to jolt the driver to alert them and eventually will fully apply the brakes to minimise the impact. At speeds under 25mph it will avoid an impact entirely.
As you’d expect from the brand, Quattro is standard on this SUV, and that means there’s a good degree of reassurance when it comes to slippery surfaces – so Audi Q7 safety promises to be impressive, proven by the list of standard systems included with every car.
Audi Q7 Euro NCAP crash test video
Basic equipment
The basic equipment list includes equipment that is standard across all versions of the Audi Q7 SUV.
3x3 point rear seat belts
ABS
Alarm
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
Driver`s airbag
Electric driver`s seat
Electric mirrors
Folding rear seats
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Lumbar support
PAS
Passenger`s airbag
Remote locking
Roof rails
Side airbags
Traction control
Equipment by trim level
To view equipment options for a specific trim level, please select from the following list:
Equipment included on some trim levels
Body coloured bumpers
CD
Climate control
Cruise control
DVD
Electric passenger`s seat
Electric sunroof
Front electric windows
Headlight washers
Height adjustable drivers seat
Isofix child seat anchor points
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Partial leather seat trim
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Service indicator
Sports seats
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
Black Edition equipment
Black Edition standard equipment
Cruise control
Electric passenger`s seat
Leather seat trim
Sports seats
Black Edition optional equipment
Body coloured bumpers
CD
DVD
Electric sunroof
Front electric windows
Headlight washers
Height adjustable drivers seat
Isofix child seat anchor points
Parking sensors
Partial leather seat trim
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Service indicator
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
Competition equipment
Competition standard equipment
Climate control
Cruise control
Electric passenger`s seat
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Partial leather seat trim
Sports seats
Competition optional equipment
None available
Competition Vorsprung equipment
Competition Vorsprung standard equipment
Climate control
Electric passenger`s seat
Electric sunroof
Headlight washers
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Sports seats
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
Competition Vorsprung optional equipment
None available
E-tron equipment
E-tron standard equipment
Body coloured bumpers
CD
Cruise control
DVD
Electric passenger`s seat
Front electric windows
Headlight washers
Height adjustable drivers seat
Isofix child seat anchor points
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Service indicator
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
E-tron optional equipment
None available
S Line equipment
S Line standard equipment
Cruise control
Electric passenger`s seat
Partial leather seat trim
Sports seats
S Line optional equipment
Body coloured bumpers
CD
Climate control
DVD
Front electric windows
Headlight washers
Height adjustable drivers seat
Isofix child seat anchor points
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Service indicator
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
SE equipment
SE standard equipment
Body coloured bumpers
CD
Cruise control
DVD
Electric passenger`s seat
Front electric windows
Headlight washers
Height adjustable drivers seat
Isofix child seat anchor points
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Service indicator
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
SE optional equipment
None available
Sport equipment
Sport standard equipment
Cruise control
Leather seat trim
Sport optional equipment
Body coloured bumpers
CD
Climate control
DVD
Electric passenger`s seat
Front electric windows
Headlight washers
Height adjustable drivers seat
Isofix child seat anchor points
Parking sensors
Partial leather seat trim
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Service indicator
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
SQ7 equipment
SQ7 standard equipment
Cruise control
Electric passenger`s seat
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Sports seats
SQ7 optional equipment
Body coloured bumpers
CD
DVD
Front electric windows
Headlight washers
Isofix child seat anchor points
Partial leather seat trim
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Service indicator
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
SQ7 Black Edition equipment
SQ7 Black Edition standard equipment
Cruise control
Electric passenger`s seat
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Sports seats
SQ7 Black Edition optional equipment
None available
SQ7 Vorsprung equipment
SQ7 Vorsprung standard equipment
Electric passenger`s seat
Electric sunroof
Headlight washers
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Sports seats
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
SQ7 Vorsprung optional equipment
Body coloured bumpers
CD
DVD
Front electric windows
Isofix child seat anchor points
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Service indicator
Vorsprung equipment
Vorsprung standard equipment
Electric passenger`s seat
Electric sunroof
Headlight washers
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Parking sensors
Sports seats
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
Vorsprung optional equipment
Body coloured bumpers
CD
DVD
Front electric windows
Isofix child seat anchor points
Rear electric windows
Sat Nav
Service indicator
Euro NCAP Rating – 5 stars
The Audi Q7 SUV was tested by Euro NCAP in 2015 and was awarded a 5 star overall rating.
This overall rating is calculated from the following individual ratings:
Euro NCAP provides motoring consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe.
The safety ratings are determined from a series of vehicle tests, designed and carried out by Euro NCAP.
These tests represent, in a simplified way, important real life accident scenarios that could result in injured or killed car occupants or other road users.