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Thanks man. TBH I don’t mind this is a hobby channel for me :) I love watching other pro reviews and they are 3 universe ahead of this. This is totally random, unedited, not from script

Many thanks, appreciate it

Diesel on motorway and out of city will be around 8ish

Middle screens sometimes black out. You need to keep the volume vontrol button down for 20 seconds and it restarts well or stop the car turn off and on and it goes okay again. Sometimes the direction indicator volume goes up. Same applies. These are issues any premium brand can have, BMW may be much worse. I have had an M8 competition 2021 with 20K kilometres and the rear camera went wrong. Transmission and engine are both fantastic. I sometimes miss a bit bigger sound from the engine, but comeon it is a luxury SUV, so if you need that go for Porsche. I had a Porsche Cayenne S, the sportier edition and there if you sit in the back it was too loud for me. So you know really depends on what your personal taste needs! Overall this car is fantastic, but bear the amortisation in mind. I will soon come up with a detailed statistics video after my 18.000km, and I will also share my calculations how mch you financially "loose" when you have such a car.

@@AudiQ7PHEV2021-u thanks for the details! currently shopping for a full-size SUV, Q7 is on the top list.

@@CTOInformation nice one, hope you`ll find your pal soon :)

In the hybrid I can hear something sometimes but I don`t think it`s different to other luxury SUVs (not Tesla). In general it brings an overall premium quality. Piano black really depends on you, whether you put keys on it or something. Mine looks the same after 6+ months. I take care of it and not annoyed by it at all.

Hi, thank you! I`m shortly going to shoot a quick video on my statistics after the first 18,000km, it will include fuel consumption too. 1. city - EV only is 0L/100km + electricity cost. 17.9kwh is the battery pack and if you get a nice electricity retail price at home which can be 10 cent/KWH, then your full charge will cost 1.79 euro. So you can go 40kms for a fee of 1.79 euro, which means you would be consuming 4.475 EUR cost, which is the equivalent of 3L/100KM. If you electricity cost is lower, then of course it`s worth better. If you charge it on the street the EV consumption will be an equivalent of 12-14L of petrol consumption due to the ca 30kwh average EV consumption/100km (not worth charging)

 You can use the car in EV only and in Hybrid mode. If you give a bigger push on the throttle, petrol turns on due to energy need, otherwise you can go 30-50km in EV only depending on the terrain, external temperature, etc. 

 2. You can stay below 7L/100KM until 120-150 driven kilomeres. then you will be going towards 10.5L on normal terrain, mountain terrain I would say you will see around 11L at 400km. The car will recharge itself so at the end of your journey you can go in EV only for 15-20km, as well as at the beginning. 3. I had no issues so far. I`m at 72.000km and I`ve used the car for 18.000km in 6.5 months. Make sure tha car has been well maintained if purchased second hand, 1 owner only, preferably from an official Audi second hand dealer nexct to their showroom where the car was leased, not rented and they maintained every 15.000km. You get 1 year guarantee or 30.000km. If bought new, that`s a different story and no need to worry for 3 years I guess. 
 4. Of course. Up to probably 40km. The 2025 edition can go up to 70ish I guess. Best of luck!

@@AudiQ7PHEV2021-u Thank you for the thorough explanation! I just have two more things that I am not sure about: 1. What is the real-life fuel consumption in hybrid mode in city-only drive (winter/summer)? 2. During winter how does the cabin heat up considering that I use EV mode and no engine?

1. Well it depends on your style. With dynamic 0-60 accelerations the petrol will always kick in, if you push too hard and then when it realises you calmed down it comes back to EV. In that situation your 50km in city will be around 5-6 Let’s say you drive in a normal way, even if you are in hybrid the EV will be preferred. GPS can see you are in city and the smart system will prefer EV so in theory you can go 40ish km in EV only. So petrol only rarely kicks in. It will either be 0 or max 3 L on average. 2. I’ve just tried it and it needs 1 minute :) also you can do preheat via your app and can set it in the diary to have the cabin ready for 8:00 every morning

@@AudiQ7PHEV2021-u Thank you very much for the explanation!

@@simplyengineering7718 no problem at all, let me know if any Q-s come up

Say it again mate?

@@AudiQ7PHEV2021-u What is city you are driving?

Wien, Budapest, Salzburg, Munchen, Milano, Zurich mostly :)

Hey, that`s a great question. Many aspects here. If you live in an area with colder temperatures around the year, the 50km range hybrid will not go over 30-35KM due to cold and highway+ secondary road usage. It consumes more outside the city. I assume your at home electricity cost is ca 2L/100KM and your at work cost is 0. Then your 100km trip would be around 5L/100KM. 0 in city, 0 on highway and 14L on secondary. (this is just one trajectory assuming cold engine, etc) + at home electricity cost. Now bear in mind that here you leave the car in EV only as long as you can. Because if you let it use autohybrid, it will prioritize petrol when you speed up. The diesel would not really go under 9 litres. So in theory you could spare 4 litres every day and if you go 20x a month, it would be 80 litres, so approx one full tank of spare. if you are in the US it`s $1/L, in EU it`s €1.5/L so the cost savings would be around 100EUR per month. That`s negligible when it comes to service and maintenance and the PHEV Q7 use the break pads better due to its weight for example. Interesting to consider if you can have tax savings due to using a PHEV, or if you consider the later stage when you are selling the car. A hybrid may be easier to sell compared to a diesel in 5-10yrs time. ON the other hand you and this might be the most important aspect! in my view, you would feel a huge lack of happiness if you don`t use the car`s power when accelerating in the highway and don`t hear the awesome noise of the car. The 138 PS is ok, but you are always limited. In the city it`s fine, but outise I like using the petrol. And if you do so, you average will be higher. One example: yesterday I did city and highway, went 117 KM with light touch on the throttle and it was 6.7L/100KM. (+ EV cost of 1.8L, so 8.5L) I`m also not sure whether the phev burns tyres quicker due to its being heavier. So as you see the pur epetrol savings would be around 1,000/year. But you may face with some limits if you always use the car in efficient mode and focusing on maxing out it`s EV capabilities. Then it`s probably better to go for a 100% electric car. Hope it helps!

Hi, what do you mean by after 8 years? If battery is out it will start the petrol engine. You don’t need to recharge but the car will always recharge itself when you are in motion

@@AudiQ7PHEV2021-u 8 years is the battery warranty or 150k km whichever comes first,according to european law!!

Great questions. I’ve tested it already since I was curious too. I got quite surprised because between 110-140 consumption is the same - around 10.5L/100km. My 15k km average is 8.4L/100km. The greatest benefits of the hybrid will last up to 170km when consumption can stay around 8.5, then it climbs up to 10.5L. If you go 3-400km in a dynamic way you’ll end up around 12.5L. At 90 it’s around 9.5-10.5 In city it depends on the terrain and the length of the journey and the amount of brakes you apply (since it recharges). So even if the battery is empty you will enjoy periods in EV only. Consumption avg will be around 10-14. Extremely short journey will give you 41L. Like 1-2kms.

⁠thank you for so detailed answer. Will be waiting your next videos about your amazing Q-e

Thanks a lot appreciate your comment and good to see it brings some value for you guys

I‘m getting a 60 TFSIe with the new facelift soon, and as you said there‘s not a ton of videos on the Q7 PHEV. So even though the „old“ 55 differs quite a bit from the „new“ 60 (much bigger battery and double the range) I appreciate hearing how the car is working for you.

​@@EatMoreWorms oh yes, great pick. I`m sure you`ll love it, but of course depends on the expectations. So it will never handle like a P panamera, but still gives you the sporty engine noise and while you`re travelling in utmost comfort, you can still go sporty sometimes and it feels so cool sitting higher. I`ve tested P 911, Panamera, Cayenne S, M8 Competition, Range Sport, 5 series, etc and I`d need to say this car gives the best complexity for me. PHEV is also advantageous, like when I had the V60 inscription it`s engine noise was emberrassing in town. Now I go full silent, but also the petrol engine when you keep the rev low and in comfort is brilliant

@@AudiQ7PHEV2021-u I'm coming from an Audi RS-Model, and I do not expect the same kind of experience. Q7 is about comfort not race track, and that's fine. As long as there's some heft when you need it, I'm good.

@@EatMoreWormsI’m sure the 60tfsie will give you some cool rides. When do you expect the handover