New Audi Q7 Arrives in the UK This Summer From Under £82,000 With Seven Seats

The third-generation Audi Q7 is heading to UK showrooms this summer, and Audi has confirmed it will start at less than £82,000 on the road. The large premium SUV keeps the feature that has defined it in Britain since 2005, with seven seats fitted as standard, and it adds adaptive air suspension and all-wheel steering to the standard equipment list.

For families shopping at the upper end of the SUV market, that combination lines the new Q7 up against the BMW X7, the Mercedes-Benz GLS and the Range Rover, while coming in below several of them on the entry price. UK sales begin in July.

Seven Seats and a Cabin Built Around Families

The Q7 TDI continues to arrive in the UK with seven seats as standard, and Audi has paid close attention to how families actually use them. Every seat apart from the driver’s gets ISOFIX child-seat mountings, all of the seats are electrically adjustable, and access to the third row is possible without having to remove child seats from the second row. That last detail will save a lot of weekend wrangling for parents who run a full house of car seats.

Boot space is generous for the class. The seven-seater holds 581 litres behind the second row and up to 1,980 litres with the rear seats folded. A new centre console can wirelessly charge two smartphones to the Qi2.2 standard at once, and Audi has added extra-large cup holders and deeper storage in the doors. The top trim brings a large panoramic sunroof with switchable transparency, so the glass can be turned clear or opaque at the touch of a button.

Adaptive air suspension and all-wheel steering are part of the standard package in Britain, which should help a car of this size feel more manageable in tight car parks and more settled on the motorway. Audi describes the new digital lighting technology front and rear as a signature part of the design, alongside the brand’s familiar Singleframe grille.

A Mild-Hybrid V6 Diesel With quattro as Standard

Power comes from a 3.0-litre V6 diesel producing 299 PS, paired with what Audi calls MHEV plus technology. A powertrain generator can temporarily feed the drivetrain with up to 18 kW, or 24 PS, of extra output, and an electric-powered compressor helps the engine respond quickly from low revs. Permanent quattro all-wheel drive is fitted as standard, which suits a heavy seven-seater that owners will tow and load up.

The diesel choice is deliberate. Long-distance and towing duties remain the Q7’s natural territory, and a mild-hybrid V6 diesel gives the kind of range and pulling power that pure-electric rivals still struggle to match on a caravan holiday.

“For more than 20 years, the Audi Q7 has represented the perfect premium SUV. With its new generation, we carry this mission forward. It combines a sporty, powerful design with a highly versatile interior, first-class materials, and a wide range of technologies. The flexible seating with up to seven seats, the large panoramic sunroof for a spacious feel, and high-quality, harmoniously coordinated materials underscore its premium status. Its confident performance, powered by a robust drivetrain featuring MHEV plus technology and quattro all-wheel drive, makes the new Q7 a versatile all-rounder for business, family, and leisure.”

Gernot Döllner, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG

Where It Sits in the Premium SUV Class

At less than £82,000 to start, the new Q7 slots in below the BMW X7 and the Mercedes-Benz GLS, both of which climb past £85,000 before options, and well under the Range Rover, which now starts around six figures. The Volvo XC90 remains the cheaper way into a seven-seat premium SUV, but it sits a size class down and feels it. Buyers cross-shopping the Q7 are really choosing between it, the X7 and the GLS.

The Q7 also sits beneath Audi’s incoming flagship SUV in the range. Readers weighing up the brand’s biggest models can see how the larger seven-seater is shaping up in our look at the new Audi Q9, while those after something smaller and electric should follow Audi’s revived A2 plans.

When the Q7 Goes on Sale and What to Expect on Price

UK sales start in July, with the entry price confirmed at less than £82,000 on the road. Audi has not yet published the full trim-by-trim price walk, so the cost of moving up to the panoramic roof and the higher equipment grades is still to come. What is clear is that the core promise stays the same, namely a seven-seat, air-sprung, all-wheel-drive premium SUV with the practicality to serve as a single family car.

For anyone whose current Q7 is reaching the end of its life, or who is stepping up from a five-seat SUV that no longer fits the family, the timing works neatly with the summer holidays. Expect first deliveries to follow shortly after order books open.