2022 Audi SQ7 | 500hp Family SUV Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- Thanks to my day job at Kelley Blue Book, I drive and review lots of cars. This new 2022 Audi SQ7 is one of them. The Audi Q7 is a mid-size 3-row SUV that competes with the BMW X7, Mercedes-Benz GLE, and Acura MDX. The SQ7 is a 500-horsepower, V8-powered version of the Q7. In this video, we drive the Audi SQ7 to review its positives and negatives from a family perspective.
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2022 Audi SQ7
4.0L Turbo V8
500hp, 568 lb-ft
0-60 MPH: 4.3 sec
8sp automatic
All-wheel drive
15 city/ 21 hwy
Base: $85,000
As-Tested: $105,295
Plus $1,095 destination
During our review of this 2022 Audi SQ7, we tested a range of practical details including passenger space, cargo space, child seat accommodation, safety features, infotainment, handling, steering, performance, acceleration, price, and value. How did it go? Watch and see. #MicahDrives
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00:00 2022 Audi SQ7 Review
0:15 Information Explosion
0:40 Interior Review
3:37 Safety Features
4:13 Arm Rest Test
5:57 Exterior Review
7:41 Driving Impressions
10:32 Evie Drives
13:10 Emotion Factor
13:58 Infotainment Review
16:02 Bang & Olufsen Audio Review
16:45 Audi Q7 Engine Choices
17:10 Which Audi Q7 trim is best?
17:57 Audi Q7 Competitors
18:38 Synopsis - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
I have a 2018 S6. The prior generation interior before they went to screens vs buttons. Older version much better. I love my car, but I am retired and don't have a daily commute. Don't get an SQ7 unless you have a BIG budget for routine maintenance. My car gets 15 mpg in town, burns through tires before 20K miles, and routine oil changes, brake jobs, etc., double what you would expect. Having said that, rewards you every time you start the engine and routine trips to the store are even fun. Just a matter of priorities!
These cars ain’t cheap to run but that’s not why you get a German car. They drive like nothing else on the road
Good points on budgeting for routine maintenance. Phew these German SUVs ain’t cheap, super inflation at play as well. 😰
I don't like either their new interiors... I own a Fully Loaded Technik Q7 with Adaptive suspension & dynamic package ... honestly one of the best cars i've had!
The older version is not better lol you just ain’t got the new one yet
I had a 2015 S6 stage2 that I dailyd for about 2 years and it was the best experience especially around the peak of covid when then was literally no traffic. I turned a hr commute into 35 minutes while gettin 30mpg. Oil changes were about 180 and I added oil about half between changes but man was it fun. I'm definitely getting a SQ7 soon plus I daily a Ford ranger now lol so it won't be much wear and tear and maintenance
Spot on review! For the money, performance, practicality, safety, etc, the best vehicle I have ever owned. I would redesign the shape of the rear lift gate though. I had hit my head at the outer edge of the lift gate a few times in a tight parking space and the lift gate won every single time.
You guys are great! And the Audi SQ7 looks wonderful in your video!
Lol smudge, too cute. Great family vibes. Loving the family series of reviews. Really stands out from all the other TH-camrs.
Thanks for the video guys 👍 always enjoyable
Love your family Micah! My wife and I just had our first baby ( girl ) and can't wait to go from my sporty car to a family friendly SUV 🥰😁
Congrats! Im doing the same. We have a honda civic (not sporty at all) but looking for a suv that fits 3 car seats.
We have the same setup but ‘20 in brilliant black. Driving to Disney is always a blast.
Great review guys! For me, for sure, it will be an “emotional buy” Looooove that vehicle!
Thank you so much for the family perspective! I would love to see you guy showed us how you look sitting in the third row. As a family, there are so many times when I’ve had to use the third row and want to see how it would look as an adult. The fuel economy is a bit rough!
Excellent video!😸
Awesome!!! 1st. Love that car.
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Welcome! And thanks for watching.
Solid review
Can't afford this vehicle but it's nice to watch your family review 😁
literally all parents had a heart attack from 1:40-2:07
POOP WHERE!?
Love that all wheel steering
LOL. Evie…. Poop smudge reaction…. Made my day…
ISO Fix cover for the latch cover
All Audi’s look a like and that’s from a guy that owned two in the past.
Love your work.
You probably heard it before, but it's still a shock that here in europe where it's made, this Q7 is a full size SUV. A HUGE almost vulgar and gangster thing that never fits the road unless it's a highway.
While you keep repeating it is mid size and on the smaller side 😅
Perspectives...
Yeah that’s our country very big things always bigger bigger bigger... smh 🤦🏾♀️ someone save us.
Yup… my uncle in Ireland has one of these and the new LR Defender 4 door and always complains about not fitting in places he can with his old VW Polo.
There are power buttons to drop the second row seats, so no "sturdy child" needed.
It looks like a 2 row SUV with a 3rd row just in case you desperately need it. Unlike other 3 row models where I would drive with the 3rd row up and put it down when I need more cargo space, in this one I'd drive with it down and put it up when I need to accommodate half of a child's soccer team.
It’s kind tough to compare an Audi v8 fuel economy with a turbo 4 in a ford don’t you think?
Please test the Grand Cherokee L.
Thank you
I'm not much of an MPG nut but did that say 15 city / 21 Highway, yuck -- those are truck numbers.
Y’all are too cute! Dynamic family team! #blessed
OMG Evie's look of terror when she hears about the poop smudge. Like, did our daughter smear her poop?
I have to agree with you on the Bang & Olufsen having a harsh high end. I haven't liked their systems since I first heard them in the 1980s for the same reason.
This is probably best car audio system.
@@podunkman2709 Too Harsh
You’re going to have to stunt your kids growth for the step up test to continue. :)
Every other reviewer has said the 2nd row is gigantic...
Right. I have a Q7 and I find it to be rather large. Maybe not as roomy as our ‘14 acura MDX or a Tahoe or suburban, but still a large comfortable vehicle for a family of 4, even 5. Having latches on every seat means I can put my daughter in the rear right, my son in his booster in the middle and my mother in law gets a second row driver side seat on weekend road trip. And we can get there going 90-110 because nobody can tell how fast im driving cuz it’s so smooth and hushed.
Latchwürst is the best 🤔 thank you for the shutout 👋🏻
The side of this Audi actually reminds me of a 2020 Dodge Journey, thoughts?
Never saw that before, but I see it.
@@soILLitsADVISED just the overall shape, very 2018-2030 dodge people carrier :D
Way too expensive but super cool.
Thank you for this review. The space is not that great on this one
Did the Q7 actually get smaller in later generations? I remember when the first gen came out, it was like a ship next to the X5.
yep. jermanz 🤷🏻♂️
@@agrisizkulak don’t think it’s a German thing, everything else in the Audi and VW lineup keep growing (not to mention all the other German brands).
It’s still bigger. Not sure what everyone Is staying here about it being small. The q5 has right second row
How about you add maintenance cost & review from a family perspective?
Always liked the SQ7, but I'd want it w/out the 3rd row.....do they remove easily?
Get an rsq8 no third row
That's why they make the SQ8
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Kind of blows your mind when you think that in 15 years or less it will have lost all its value.
Miss your helicopter videos that what drew me to your channel 😢
He does them quite regularly, he did a great one recently actually!
These things are scary. - Miata owner
I'm gonna wait for the next five years when it's value tanks. Then I'll trade in my current Q7 for such a beast - possibly ;)
It looks like it’s been lowered, in the thumbnail.
Q7, sq7, and rsq7 are full size SUV not mid size. I believe you mentioned it around 12-12:11
Where did u see an rsq7?
They don't make an RSQ7
the third wondrous trailer is somewhere in a computer
idk....but the way the gas prices are going, Highlander Hybrid Platinum AWD with over 30+ mpg would be my choice...
or Mazda CX9...
I ordered one it burned and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic. I don't feel like waiting for a replacement so I am buying a Panamera Turbo.
Sad to say my new SQ7 was on that same ship. They built a replacement which we hope to get by early July.
Olguín how sad lol
great car apart from fuel economy is awful
I prefer the Jeep Grand Cherokee. I'm not giving you a high-five today. Instead, I am giving you a high-ten ✋😄🤚
I just like to add something regarding the B&O Advanced Sound System. I personally think it is way overpriced for how it sounds BUT, and that is my one real disappointment with the Q7, the smaller "premium" B&O as well as the standard "Audi sound system" are both unbelievably bad. So if you have the money and like listening to music, the advanced system - in my opinion - is the only way to go. If you don't, you will always be disappointed at how subpar music in your Q7 sounds. Before I got my first SQ7 (TDI) in 2019, I drove an A6 with a BOSE sound system and that was just awesome for the price. I then had the SQ7 with premium B&O for 3 years and was always annoyed at how Audi could have approved this. There is such a huge disconnect betwenn bass and highs in that system, it's no fun listening to it. I got my new SQ7 with advanced B&O about 10 months ago and I am finally as content as I was with the A6 BOSE system but for five-times the price. Apart from that (and some entertainment system glitches) certainly the best car I ever had.
isn't the SQ7 the less inexpensive cousin, to the Cayenne? Wait you mentioned you can make the heated seat and cooled seat functions at the same time, Yep!! Porsche(Or shall I say Corporate VW, Porsche, Audi, etc..) At $100k or more? I would go Porsche.
I cross shopped both. The Porsche Cayenne with the same engine and most (but not all) the same options was $35 k more expensive, 50 fewer hp, 100 fewer fts tq, no third row option, and second row did not fold flat which I need for my dog crate. No contest. SQ7 was the best value.
@@Romeo-hy7kz Which Cayenne model has the same engine as the SQ7 and which Cayenne models did you cross shop against the SQ7?
@@theschrom The Cayenne GTS. Same 4.0 Liter engine as the SQ7 making HP 453, Torque 457 in the Cayenne.
The q7 and small or mid size... wow America it’s small compared to life’s trucks and hummer ev’s we are weird here...
segway explosion
I've been CALLED a fairy but I can't fly
Poop smudge 🤣🤣🤣🤣 kiddo wins!!!
Just. Put buttons. Ugh
Q7 compete with bmw x5
Jeep wagoneer not compete jeep wagoneer
It’s bigger than x5 and smaller than x7. Wagoneers are overpriced rolling dumpsters
$100k and no 21s and no third row air vents is boggling.
you mean 21 inch rims? those are standard on all sq7 and top trim of q7. Also there are some vents in the third row located at the windows but they arent as effective as the third row is for occasional use only/
@@viccao8431 right, I meant 22s.
@@Popcornbeetle The 22s in the european market look really cool. But 21s are more realistic for the terrible pavement here in the US, especially in the northeastern states.
@@Popcornbeetle yea I think 22 are a bit too big for the car, 21 are the perfect balance between looks and sidewall. It’s also not too much to get 22 as an option if you prefer that
Terrible fuel economy.
It’s nice…… but wayyy too expensive for being this old. This is in the BMW X5M family of mid sizers. These Qi’s EAT TIRES that cost $2200 a set. Also, with these options, Audi wants to charge you $1200 for an alignment!!! Lastly, the way they downshift at stops with their Quattro system, it lurches you forward and has made my passengers car sick. Got mid of mine real quick.
Your child’s booster seat is installed incorrectly.
Can you be more specific?
@@MicahMuzio The back of the boost should not have a gap between the seat and the high back. You should either raise the Audi headrest or remove it. If you can’t do that then you could remove the high back granted she is heavy enough but check your booster manual for this scenario.
@@MrB8boy Thanks for the thoughtful response. I appreciate the input!
Overpriced AF
Not when compared to its platform sibling mates, ie the Porsche Cayenne, Lamborghini Urus, and Bentley Bentayga. 😏
Worst video review ever.