2020 Audi Q7 specs and pricing announced for America

The refreshed 2020 Audi Q7 was revealed earlier this year, but only now do we have details on the version for the United States. It’s a bit more powerful, has updated styling inside and out, and it costs a bit more than the previous model.

On the outside, the design changes are modest, with revised grilles, headlights and taillights. Inside, the Q7 gets the modern Audi dashboard with a standard 12.3-inch instrument display, 10.1-inch infotainment touchscreen, and 8.6-inch climate control touchscreen. A full-color heads-up display is available as an option.

Under the skin is an updated turbocharged 3.0-liter V6. It adds six more horsepower and 44 more pound-feet of torque over the old model for totals of 335 horses and 369 pound-feet. It’s paired to an eight-speed automatic and all-wheel drive. According to Audi, this powertrain will take the Q7 to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds. At the moment, this V6, automatic all-wheel-drive is the only powertrain configuration, with the old crossover’s four-cylinder option not available immediately. An Audi representative noted that the four-cylinder is popular, but gave no time frame for when it might return to the Q7. The plug-in hybrid model announced for Europe will not come to America. Other mechanical details include the Q7’s 7,700-pound towing capacity with the optional towing package and an optional four-wheel-steering system.

The redesigned Q7 will start at $61,795 for the base Premium trim. That’s a significant jump over the $54,545 2019 Q7, but the old model’s price was that low because it came with the four-cylinder engine. Comparing the prices of just the V6 models, the new Q7 is only $850 more than the outgoing one. The mid-level Premium Plus starts at $64,795, an increase of $1,350 over the old V6 equivalent. The top Prestige has seen a bigger increase of $3,350 over the equivalent 2019 model to a total of $72,195. Audi hasn’t yet said when the new Q7 will go on sale, but we expect it sometime in the first half of 2020.

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