The Audi Q7 has a wide range of luxury crossovers in its sights.
The Porsche Cayenne and Volkswagen Touareg are just a couple of them (both related somewhat to the Q7), but both of those models make more of an attempt to preserve off-road ability; they're also five-passenger vehicles, without the Q7's available third row.
Another strong rival is the BMW X5; the X5 is all-new this year, and while we haven't yet driven it at the time of posting it's expected to be more fuel-efficient and road-oriented than ever, with an interior that's more like that of BMW's recent passenger cars.
The Lincoln MKT is another worthy alternative; it doesn't have the Q7's reputation or rich attention to detail, but it does have a great cabin design and oodles of interior space.
Mercedes-Benz GL Class, in our opinion, comes the closest to offering what the Q7 does; like the Audi, it has a great turbo-diesel engine, three rows, and rich interior appointments—although it does offer a little more trucklike ruggedness as part of the package.
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There's much to love about the 2014 Audi Q7 and few if any failings; it does everything a three-row crossover vehicle should do, with great elegance and sophistication—and skips the faux-rugged nonsense. |
The 2014 BMW X5 lightens up its look and its act with a warmer cabin, lots of techno handling tricks, and standout safety gear. |
The provocative Lincoln MKT has undeniable charm--a fantastic cabin, great infotainment features, and paddle-shifted EcoBoost power--but you have to buy into the look. |
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz GL may be an expensive way to haul the family around, but it has excellent driving manners and some very sophisticated safety technology, too. |
Yes, Porsche does make a family car, and this is it; the 2014 Cayenne runs the gamut from sporty errand mule to track-worthy sports SUV, with some interesting green options in between. |
The 2014 Volkswagen Touareg is an expensive way to purchase a mainstream brand's vehicle, but it's more luxurious than many of its mainstream competitors. |
| MSRP From | |||||
| $47,700 | $52,800 | $43,050 | $63,000 | $49,600 | $44,570 |
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| 16 MPG City / 28 MPG Hwy | 14 MPG City / 31 MPG Hwy | 16 MPG City / 25 MPG Hwy | 13 MPG City / 26 MPG Hwy | 14 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy | 17 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy |
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| Intercooled Supercharger Premium Unleaded V-6 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-6 | Regular Unleaded V-6 | Intercooled Turbo Diesel V-6 | Premium Unleaded V-6 | Premium Unleaded V-6 |
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| Standard SUV 4WD | Standard SUV 4WD | Standard SUV 2WD | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| quattro 4-Door 3.0T Premium | RWD 4-Door sDrive35i | 4-Door Wagon 3.7L FWD | 4MATIC 4-Door GL 350 BlueTEC | AWD 4-Door Manual | 4-Door 3.6L Sport |
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| All Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | All Wheel Drive | All Wheel Drive | All Wheel Drive |
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| 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| quattro Sport Utility | Sports Activity Vehicle | Sport Utility | 4MATIC | Sport Utility | 4MOTION |
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| Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Manual w/OD | Automatic w/OD |
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