Audi Q7 may get diesel for U.S.

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Audi Q7 may get diesel for U.S.


Audi, which plans to introduce a hybrid version of its Q7 SUV in the United States in 2008, also is considering a diesel version.

Audi has not had a diesel-powered vehicle in the United States since it offered a turbocharged diesel with an automatic transmission in the 1982-83 Audi 5000.

"We're strongly looking into that," said Wolfgang Hoffmann, director of product planning for Audi of America Inc.
 

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Rather than rush an Audi diesel to the US, I would rather see VW send more Jetta and Passat diesels.
 

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They probably have their hands tied in that department due to EPA regulations, which requires that any given automaker's corporate fleet-average NOx emissions do not exceed 0.07 g/mile, which the Diesel portion of the fleet currently do not meet.

Audi selling a Diesel Q7 would work because it would be considered a different OEM entity to Volkswagen.
 

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I would take both VW and Audi TDI's. Audi is alot more supperior when it comes to options and TDI. OHH my I loved it when I went back to Romania and rented A4 Avant TDI, 6sp, 2.5TDI, it was unbelievable, it was unreal, but the best.... would buy one right now...
 

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"The audi 4000 82-83 also offered a Diesel. a 1.6 53 HP diesel."

Yea my family had two, and we had the same engine option inside our 82 Volkswagen Vanagon. What a waste, these diesels were crap and they neither one made it past 120,000k miles. On the other hand my Mercedes 240D was also around 58hp but needed an additional 0.8L to achieve the same amount of power. The audi accelerated faster and had a smoother stick shift than the benz and cost a lot less.
 

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Would like to see Audi bring an A3/4/6 tdi in first, rather than a Q7 that we won't buy initially; waiting for the bugs to work out.
 

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does anyone know if will this be a diesel hybrid?? or gas only in the hybrid?
 

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