Audi Q7 Plug-In Hybrid: Electric-Only Range Test! | 4K

The Audi Q7 TFSIe can run on petrol or electricity, but exactly how far can it go when run-in in electric vehicle mode? Rory Reid finds out.
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[@AutoTraderTV]

Happy New Year and thanks for watching! Remember to hit the bell icon and let us know what you think of the Q7 below ⬇️

[@FearlessTV]

Need more or longer videos Rory! Give us more, lockdown is boring lol

[@androidapps12345]

Who doesn't love Rory's reviews. Top man

[@EricLV2020]

Rory is great at his job such a pleasure to watch his videos...

[@JWL-UK]

Great review but what a load of BS from Audi! Over 6 hours of charging time returning 22 miles with a "full charge"? And in 3-4 years that will mean less than 15 miles? I'd rather have a petrol only car. Any owner prepare to become the laughing stock when people ask about the battery range!

[@markpereira3931]

another adventure !!always brings back smile on my face :) this channel is awesome !! Love it .

[@TuddecBMW]

This is actually really smart. You can use the electric motor only for doing what it's best at: low speed stop and go, and save the petrol engine for longer trips outside the city. This allows you to not only save money but also wear and tear on the V6. The thing will basically last forever if it's only used on motorways and is spared of short city trips, where it often doesn't even get the chance to get the oil up to temperature by the time the destination is reached.

[@DamienMcAvoy]

£1.21 for 22 miles is like 100mpg. I have the diesel Q7 and 38 mpg is the best I've seen! I like the idea of a hybrid as the petrol engine is there for longer trips and there is no range anxiety. You also retain the range when towing that electric cars cannot match. They make more sense to me as plug in vehicles rather than "self charging". I'd love to see an electric range comparison between hybrids...Great review by the way. Informed and interesting as usual.

[@petesplaneta9340]

I test drove the RAV4 for 2 days and liked it so much in EV mode that I just went out and ordered an EV! On a salary sacrifice scheme my full EV Tesla 3 costs less than running my old Honda CRV. I don’t have a problem with range anxiety in my EV with a range of 300miles perfectly fine for the once a month when I do a 500mile round trip and the rest of the time fuel costs are next to nothing.

[@senoow4215]

What u like the most about your tesla that u didn't have on your honda? Congrats on the car 🔥

[@petesplaneta9340]

@@senoow4215 apart from it being much quicker, nicer to drive than an SUV... ...being able to warm it up on a cold day and for my kids and me not having to walk through a load of toxic fumes on our way to get in it. Plus never having to go to a fuel station during a pandemic is a bonus!

[@senoow4215]

@@petesplaneta9340 can imagine, amazing car 👌 drive safe :)

[@peterball8241]

During first 3 months of lockdown my Outlander PHEV did over 500mpg, then ran exclusively on petrol to maintain the fuel system until I could put enough fresh petrol in the tank. Back in EV mode now.

[@bikerpaul1074]

Great Video and explaining.. thx bud! 👍

[@JulioSupercharge]

Love your presentation my guy Striving to get to those levels soon I review cars by touch and feel in Kenya Massive love from this side of 254

[@stephenlane9168]

Like your presenting style Rory 👌more videos please 🤞

[@janpruijser8649]

That must be really good for a clutch as well. You could do most of your city driving/traffic jam in full EV mode.

[@ApexTrainingLLC]

Great job sir!

[@affenkoppbonn]

Thank you very much ! Very helpful information. I am facing the decision taking Model S /x or this nice presented car ;). Currently I drive an Audi A6 55 TFSi e and my daily use experiences are that the ev range is in avarage between 30-40 KM. Depends on weather conditions. So the 20 miles are an expected range.

[@sergest-pierre6160]

You forgot to mention what is the temperature when doing your test. Cold weather will reduce your range by up to 40%.

[@mas5621]

That's alot 😬😬😬 does Tesla even work in Canada or Russia

[@sergest-pierre6160]

@@mas5621 They do. I live near Ottawa, Canada. Tesla and other electric car work but you have to plan for frequent stop to recharge in winter on long drive. I have a friend who has a Tesla 3 and gets about 500 km of range in summer and it goes down to about 280 km in winter. Most people don't need to do 280 km a day and you recharge at home. Most of us who have a commute, have a driveway.

[@harsimranbansal5355]

@@mas5621 What Serge said but I’d like to point out, thats pretty much the maximum amount of range loss. That means you don’t preheat while plugged in and its colder than -20C out. Most of the time if you preheat you only lose about 10% of range, which isn’t noticeable. If you want to have that extra 40 or 50km of range, you can just slow down a bit, but the EV drivers I’ve seen have no regard for range and drive well above the speed limit since that gets you to your destination faster. Watch “bjorn Nyland” on KZbin, he does a really good job showing what happens to EV in the real cold!

[@rumbata10]

Nice video. Next video for q7 would be nice to show how the battery charges while in hybrid mode.

[@mountainman6172]

Quick maths? Allow it Rory, mans on lockdown you know!

[@m.r.a.c.m]

Funny thing you mention about the petrol going off....I have a golf GTE which runs in similar format (27 miles electric range) and 1.4 Petrol. Now I use this mainly for the school run, trips to the local shops, supermarket or takeaway. Since lockdown, and with all of these places being within 7 miles or so, I have only put in £15 of petrol since last February! Its plugged in to charge all the time at home, but once its full it doesn't take anymore which is great. A quick check on my app shows I have done 549 miles since I last put petrol in it, with an average of 256mpg. I also have a 20 plate Q7 Black Edition 45TDI, which is great comfort, but seeing this video it like to the two having a marriage and solving all of my problems! FYI, I have the Q7 for towing so need something with some grunt. I think this if i can trade in my current car and the GTE, I may be tempted to get one of these! Great video as always Rory, great presentation, and very informative, liking the new format too!

[@mightyfinejonboy]

Just need manufacturers to realize we need full size battery packs but with a small super light sub one litre engine/generator to recharge them if they get near to exhausting/getting to the end of the range, an emergency extender that will power it to 70 mph. more battery, less engine. like a BMW i8 but with a proper battery pack and smaller engine.

[@dominiquebester4095]

Rory, I love your vidz

[@KeliK1]

This is a plug-in hybrid. It is not meant to replace an EV and can't be compared to one. It is meant to offer a limited EV range for extraordinary circumstances. There are certain zones in the world where you are allowed to drive only electric and there are some days in some zones when gasoline vehicles are prohibited. This Q7 PHEV will have no restrictions. The range is limited because it is a big and heavy car and as Rory said, there is no range anxiety because you have a massive gasoline engine to take over. This thing has a purpose and it will sell. I am actually very interested.

[@manuelcamacho5040]

We don't have that model in the U.S.. Currently have the Q5 plug in hybrid and the E-tron and E-tron Sportback so far. I hear more models are coming.

[@honestopinion676]

One of the best car for cold weather.

[@marcelstanford430]

Ev's really work best in city driving because of all the slowing down and stopping which gives regenerative battery charging. You may very well get to 27 miles of range in city driving. Higher speeds in electric only will use it up faster.

[@FirstDan2000]

Well, with sedate driving like that, the badge's nickname may change over time to 'The four rings of efficiency'.

[@romeodogg]

Rory my guy, How good is it at towing?

[@rumbata10]

Want to see more about the car . Maybe do range test in hybrid mode only in town and only on mway?

[@donjuan150]

Great review...proves that plug in hybrids are the way to go!!

[@JWL-UK]

To go where exactly? 6 hours charge for 22 miles? Really? In a couple of years that will drop to 15. Imagine quoting these figures to your mates? "Picked up this 70 grand Q7 that can take me half way across town on electricity only" World's gone mad. No surprise the industry is facing so many problems. Petrol/diesel only for me, please.

[@midlandgeordie]

How much is it to buy compared to the equivalent diesel? How many miles would it take to make up the difference in purchase price?

[@Rhaman68]

Ian, you are missing the point of PHEVs: to be efficient. If u r concerned about price, an AUDI is not the brand to go to, Toyota is likely ur brand. As to this AUDI, it’s not efficient. An 18 kWh battery should yield about 50 miles not 20-24 miles. The hybrid mode mpg is just as inefficient. Conclusion: AUDI, BMW, Mercedes have customers to please as to HP/torque. That’s makes $$$ for them. As to their customers, at that income level, efficiency is not a priority so this PHEV has excellent 0-60 time due to high HP/torque. My original statement stands. A Diesel engine, a dying technology due to pollution, typically does not offer performance but efficiency. Final thoughts: in ur case, purchase price and efficiency needs point to no luxury German car brand. A Toyota PHEV meets ur needs and the Prius Prime delivers higher EV miles and mpgs. My selection: used 2018 Ioniq PHEV with 30 EV miles, 62 mpg hybrid mode. Thanks and happy shopping.

[@Sum_Ting_Wong]

Does this have brake regenerative capabilities?

[@thiven_1617]

The quality tho. wow! muah

[@dragospahontu]

A Maserati Levante feels better

[@LeonWpr]

@@dragospahontu A Maserati Levante will lose its value in 4 years and will break down after 20k miles.

[@dragospahontu]

@@LeonWpr have you owned one? What's your experience? It might loose it's value. Probably the best bet is to buy a Land Cruiser and keep it forever. It will never break down and it will go up in value after 20 years.

[@SiyabongaMalinga]

In South Africa paying for electricity is very expensive so maybe ill wait for at least 10 more years perhaps by then they'd have produced a low cost EQ

[@CarolynASousa-mu7uy]

Just fill your garden with solar panels.

[@ghibranatsaury2826]

for long walks using that car with a combination of gasoline and electricity until it is completely exhausted

[@mewkiki0]

I love how his accent cycles between British and American

[@Beorn.]

Interesting but too bulky for me and put right off by the large petrol engine. I would like to see you do the same test with a Peugeot 3008GT plug in. According to Peugeot the 0-60 is very similar but it has better range plus a 1.6 litre petrol engine also the Peugeot looks to have better ground clearance which again is better for me. Peugeot are top of the reliability ratings unlike some others!

[@markwilliams5654]

You would go faster if you took that leather jacket off....lol

[@sneaky_krait7271]

even faster with all clothes removed

[@norbertmachaj6127]

22.4 miles

[@dragospahontu]

4:18 calling a over 2T car efficient is laughable 3:26 unless it's that Dacia Spring bull crap 7:52 the engine will start at least once a week for reliability purposes, this is available for every phev

[@dwade3202]

Yep, I cant stand people driving around in a 2000-2400 kg car. Wtf is that. Like someone said, its the most unefficient way of transporting a person. My mom has a ssangyong korando which weighs 1550 kg and has more than enough room for everything. And I have an old alfa 147 which is 1300 kg. But diesels are bad amirite.

[@dragospahontu]

@@dwade3202 finally a level headed person, this channel is another influencer "professional" journalist. If you ask this guy about SsanYong he'll tell you it's shit. But if you ask a mechanic or an owner they'll tell you it's a great value for money car I mean you get 10 years warranty and a lot of equipment. Mercedes-Benz only give you 2 year warranty 😅. Soon enough they won't give any warranty. The decision to go to electric cars in 2030 is a political one. Even Toyota says that it could be catastrophic for the car industry.

[@DanielJW247]

@@dragospahontu Even though I´m german, I don´t like most german brands. But please don´t talk about the channel like this. i think it´s great!

[@dragospahontu]

@@DanielJW247 I think the Volkswagen Group makes good cars, I've owned many they are reliable. But whenever i get in my PASSAT, i try not to look down at the drab interior😂. You don't learn anything about reliability, build quality, how the car works, how the engine works, etc. You don't need any special qualifications to become a Professional journalist and this shows on many channels. They are paid by car manufacturers and get invited to exotic countries to test cars. If they don't say something nice they won't come on again 😅. To me Car Expert is an exceptional channel, also 4wd 24/7 and Autogefühl.

[@DanielJW247]

@@dragospahontu I get your point, but you have to admit that many of these reviewers do express their critic. Take Throtthlehouse or Savagegeese and their Reviews of the new M5 as an example. Don´t get me wrong, their are some channels on KZbin which match your description.

[@marijo20002]

YES 👍🤝🤝

[@martinallenuk]

Pre-warm the battery at home before you leave. My GTE would do 16 miles in winter and 29 miles when pre warmed. If you dont understand, go Google, dont comment.

[@krzysztofcwik5347]

Please do economy test when battery is empty and than go for this run. After that we will get real economy test of a car.

[@martinallenuk]

That's representative of around 1% of how it will he used.

[@rexseven6907]

@@martinallenuk I don't care what percentage. I often drive 8-12 hour trips. I want to know what kind of mpg you'll get on a road trip. I can't find that number anywhere. It's irritating. As is being told how you should drive your car.

[@mattaitken888]

You know that mate... I heard the Mitsi Phev only does just over 20 mpg as soon as it's out of electric range

[@davewatts7444]

What is the road tax liability on this car as £570 for the diesel is a killer for me as I only average 28 miles most weeks

[@MichaelWilliams-mo1vv]

Isn't there a BMW plug in hybrid SUV that can do around 40/50 miles in ev mode? Yes just looked it up BMW x5 it can do up to 60 miles on electric. Has a 24kw battery which was what the first generation leaf had.

[@ChopperPBM]

Nobody who's put in even the most basic of EV research is paying 7p/KWh - 5p or less is very easy to get, in some cases, if you can put the effort in, you can get paid to charge.

[@SornGeorge]

How’s that?

[@ChopperPBM]

@@SornGeorge Octopus Energy is one, there are other energy providers that offer the same sort of tariffs too.

[@Baldy444]

My Mitsubishi Outlander Phev is just the same and is perfect for someone who's daily journeys are below 20 miles

[@yes8032]

Another great looking Audi my man 💪

[@CAR_NL]

That's a contradictio in terminis

[@skywan99]

Toyota RAV4 prime phev 0 to 60 5.5 sec range is 25 miles.. 13kwh battery only. I think the BMW should try a bit harder for a European German car maker..

[@Ndumixo]

In South Africa, the government switches off our electircity countrywide. EV would just be a stress to own and besides, we're not helping the environment. Our electricity still comes from coal power plants.

[@pastorofmuppets8834]

Can you get solar?

[@Horizon301.]

Simply put, with the extra money you spend on this model, you will not be seeing any cost savings at all. Same goes for every single Tesla

[@senoow4215]

Not about the money 👍 less emissions

[@senoow4215]

@SOUL SEEKER i don't have time to argue with randoms on the internet so whatever u say bro :)

[@senoow4215]

@SOUL SEEKER ty for understanding 🤗

[@markwilliams5654]

Your forgetting charging losses

[@DanLMH]

2mi/kWh lol

[@Gozza0000]

Tesla Model X is 2.85 mi/kWh for reference

[@harsimranbansal5355]

@@Gozza0000 you do know that the model X is about 40% more efficient than the q7? Thats quite a big jump if you ask me! Going from 2mi/kwh to 2.85mi/kwh is about a 42.5% improvement!

[@Gozza0000]

@@harsimranbansal5355 well yes of course I know, I posted the number in my previous comment 😅

[@lazartsaprev2580]

it is 1.3 miles per kwh

[@akhildesai2706]

In which country you guys are based?

[@GodSentSoldier]

UK

[@cahaloboyle7086]

It's nice to see a non s-line Q7 for once. Even better that it isn't diesel

[@johnfragkos8986]

If you were going slower you would get more miles (most people don't drive at 40 mph when commuting)

[@arunkarthikeyan7527]

review bikes my suggestion H2 , zh2,ducati bikes and aprillia rsv4 1100 factory

[@dragospahontu]

I'm glad you didn't bother showing you driving in different conditions and think that everyone will believe you words.

[@Ben-oy1td]

You really are a troll

[@dragospahontu]

@@Ben-oy1td I'm not a troll, but it would have made it easier to believe. If you are going to make a test for people to watch, make it properly.

[@DTIVO16]

Can an EV vehicle be knocked out by electric storms or EMP, or anything like that?

[@FrozenCraftYT]

Yes But every car because all use electric components such as batteries

[@papajimg9238]

Nice video.... but... if I had to do only 10-20miles daily, I'll be a very sad petrolhead! :P :P

[@jozef3347]

I would never call this car electric at all. I mean I would like to see person to pay for car almost £80k and drive 20 miles per day and then put that thing on charge... Unbelievable! We need another 10 maybe 20 years to produce proper batterys for cars like that. Until that audi RS 6 avant please! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@magnustan841]

Have to admit, I don’t like the look of the facelift Q7’s grille. Trying to bring it in line with the Q8 sort of messed up it’s proportions. In fact, the front bit of Audi’s design language is getting a bit questionable now....

[@senoow4215]

Ye true about the q7 but they are from the same plattform so makes sense

[@AlanTPT]

Smaller battery and using it to commute in EV mode means the car has to be charged regularly. Frequent charging would mean the battery will deplete and reduce the lifespan very quickly and as a result more use of the petrol engine which is inefficient in this sized car. Then the cost to replace this battery itself would take away the benefit of this use case. For shorter communities, it’s simply best to get an EV than hybrids.

[@marcelstanford430]

Most PHEV's have an 8 year warranty on the battery.

[@hadleighgoodson9507]

Those fake exhaust are horrid 😱

[@DTIVO16]

I'm more worried about them being hacked or stolen! How are locking mechanisms?

[@robertfeather610]

That jacket is the worst thing I’ve ever seen

[@wozmac771]

The national statistic on average commute doesn't make sense.

[@wozmac771]

@@smallhatshatethetruth7933 cool!

[@Doverbeach32]

Doesn’t come anywhere close to the Mercedes GLE de

[@sebyfloristean9514]

Are you sure?

[@Doverbeach32]

@@sebyfloristean9514 yes 100% GLE electric range is 60 miles, has the capacity for rapid charging, MBUX is better than anything out there and the exterior doesn’t look boring

[@typicalwami2596]

second

[@Scotracer1987]

2.0 miles per kWh is pretty rubbish. In my testing I can get 3mi/kWh+ in pure EVs, even ones that are 2 tonnes, doing a mixed type of driving. That's what you get towing a big engine around and a sub optimal hybrid transmission.

[@AutoTraderTV]

Correct. Can your EV refuel in 3 minutes though? Different cars have different advantages. 😀

[@Scotracer1987]

@@AutoTraderTV I don't want to use petrol! PHEVs have a short shelf life.

[@AutoTraderTV]

@@Scotracer1987 This is designed for the people who do still want to use petrol.

[@charansatheesh5013]

First

[@blarkdexture8899]

Plugins so yesterday

[@graemebeech3166]

Wow that's inefficient. Only 22 miles on 17kwh my first Gen leaf since I've owned it has done an average of 4.1 miles per kwh meaning it could go 69 miles on the same amount of battery....

[@donjuan150]

This weighs a bit more because everyone has to have a dull SUV....

[@jessicaallen9006]

People will be kicking themselves in few weeks if they miss the opportunity to buy and invest in bitcoin

[@JackWilson-lp5dv]

I invested in both gold and crypto but the crypto is more profitable

[@kelvinwalter763]

The 2020 Real estate investment is good but i rather invest my money in crypto

[@abigailtyrone5233]

The 2020 stock market has been wired and proven difficult to invest

[@antoniomark7974]

The stock market has kept many on suspense from My prospective, I think investing in cryptocurrency will be a wise choice.

[@user-tx1ij4xv9j]

Investing in cryptocurrency is one of the best chance of making money 💸

[@BERNIEO4]

If you want EV only buy a EV NOT A PLUG IN 😠

[@Account1746]

Ugly af tho design going downhill

[@norbertmachaj6127]

downhill skiing...

[@deangeorgiev5236]

Where is this guy buying his clothes from Toys Rus??,atleast be presentable when reviewing car is not hard!!

[@BobMonkeypimp]

His car reviewing uniform was in the wash.

[@matthewk9131]

What's it to you in terms of what clothes he wears. As long as its not offensive and that who cares? Your life must be really sad and boring if you had to spend your energy writing this nonsense. Go face the wall man @deangeorgiev5236.

[@finleypdoherty]

29 miles official is poor. X5 will do 50

[@shinaito]

Do not buy this car if you only want to run it EV why would you even recommend it. 22 miles is nothing and for the cost I’m sure this is more than a model 3. Just buy a Prius if you want the best of both worlds and save all that money.

[@AutoTraderTV]

What if you require a car bigger than a Prius?

[@malikjawad1234]

This Q7 looks ugly and unexciting

[@dragospahontu]

Damn Germans can't design a car😅

[@307skylake7]

You probably love the design of the Fiat Multipla.

[@dragospahontu]

@@307skylake7 it looks better than most VAG cars let's be honest. Look at any French, Italian, Japanese car! Germans don't have the imagination to design an interior better than the one of the LC500. This Q7 looks like an Audi 80 with screens stuck on it😅.

[@307skylake7]

@@dragospahontu No it does not. Next, if I see any other countries vehicle’ it isn’t “not able to design a car” it’s just the Germans not taking as many risks and being creative. That’s what makes the Germans... well the Germans. But, the Q7 isn’t a pretty car, the previous was better for sure, but not at the state of them not able to design a car for sure. You certainly missed the words.

[@dragospahontu]

@@307skylake7 The Volkswagen Group make good cars, I've owned a couple and own one now. But I'll have to be honest they don't look very good. When i get in my Passat i try to not look down at the drab inside😅. But recently Skoda and Seat have significantly stepped up their game. The new Leon looks better than the A3!

[@307skylake7]

@@dragospahontu Honestly, VW is the worst designing at the moment (strangely enough since VW owns them all lol) But, Audi and VW is falling in “beauty” if that was every described on their cars. Porsche, lambo, Bugatti, Bentley, they’re all being them sodding off with no major jumps nor major downfalls. But yes, Seat and Škoda is absolutely marvelous (for the segments). The new Seat Cupra Leon is a beautiful golf alternative AND the Cupra Formentor with the upcoming 2.5 5 popper sounds promising too. What I’m trying to say here, is that the Germans CAN desgin a car, but maybe not as good as before, and this is what you probably meant. So in total I somewhat agree. Audi and VW are going more mainstream and less ‘daring’ as its international counterparts, so they leave other brands such as Lamborghini, Bugatti, and more to dare with extraterrestrial-ish designs, and Porsche being the heritage brand, the one we all know and respect for its modern driver centric approaches. Yet, VW and Audi building a hole in the coffin with the much cheaper owned vehicle brands, like you said, Seat and Škoda.

[@markwilliams5654]

Slow pointless and over complicated just get a Tesla

[@ChristSimd]

How is 22 miles impressive in any way ? It's a nice, overpriced car but it's only baby steps into electric technology when such older compagnies should have been leading the way for years already. I have no sympathy for them if they can't keep up after stalling progress to keep lining their pockets for so many years.