Better than all-new Audis? 2025 Audi SQ7 facelift Autobahn driving REVIEW

[@autogefuehl]

►Shop for merchandise: autogefuehl.shop/ ►Subscribe here: kzbin.info ►Also subscribe to our KZbin shorts channel: www.youtube.com/@thomasautogefuhl?sub_confirmation=1 ►Follow us on Facebook / Instagram / TikTok @autogefuehl ►Sustainability in the automotive industry documentary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2nKf4uih6yhnaMsi=bCdeJZORRHNcVmV2 This is our in-depth review of the 2025 Audi SQ7 facelift. We're taking a look at Exterior, Interior and the driving experience. 00:00 Q7 and SQ7 facelift 01:24 Length, wheels, suspension 02:00 Engines and sound 02:43 More light tech 03:59 Interior quality 05:35 Seats and comfort 06:40 Cockpit overview 10:44 Rear seats 13:28 Facelift interior change 14:14 Trunk / boot 15:41 Acceleration Autobahn 22:30 Consumption mpg 23:45 Assistance systems 24:50 German engineering 26:01 Price #Audi #AudiSQ7

[@benoit.b9337]

The Q7/Q8 are still elegant and solid. The same could be said for the Touareg, though I do worry we have come to the end of the road for these vehicles.

[@erikthie2253]

I love how this channel has changed. You still have the excelant car coverage, but you have added a bit of fun with Lea. Very well done. I commend you both.

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[@autogefuehl]

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[@joecool9739]

All 3 German luxury brands have lost their way in terms of design Nobody can sit here and tell me that their 2024 line-ups look better than their 2014 line-ups

[@alexoblashki]

Ikr? Most of their new cars look ugly and dull. Also, you get the most cheap-ass build quality and 100K tons of tech, which is more useless than the white crayon. And that's not only with the Germans. Almost every car manufacturer has gone into this. Nowadays is better off to buy a brand new entry-level Dacia than a bloody "luxury" car lol.

[@terokaakinen7061]

Audi has best looking SUV (Q7) and EV (RS Etron GT)...

[@alexoblashki]

@@terokaakinen7061 sorry, MOST of their new cars look ugly

[@cipiripi81]

​​​@@alexoblashkiits all about personal perspective, maybe to you is ugly but for someone else is a beauty...

[@alexoblashki]

@@cipiripi81 everyone can like whatever they want. I'm not trying to change their mind or something.

[@orionv75]

The new models A5/6/Q6…the panorama MMI just doesn’t look good. The older mmi allowing basics like speed dials looked so much better.

[@honza2755]

And prefacelifted q7 had better interior, sadly downgrade with every generation.

[@Random.ChanneI]

I’ve driven in the SQ6 e-tron and the new screen is amazing for usability. Looks much better in person as well. Give it a try at least.

[@orionv75]

@@Random.ChanneI Nice car! I think seeing a small car driving down a road on the dash just looks cheap / naf. Hopefully they will bring out some options to change the layout ..

[@kyronrc]

Yes, this last gen interior looks MUCH better than the new ones.

[@DeadlyDizzle-yn1vz]

Bro, they look identical 😂

[@Csecguzman]

Front grill openings are too big, loose stones and birds will easily damage the condenser and the radiator

[@cbotten106]

Setting that practical notion aside, it looks bloody awful as well.

[@jj2950]

It’s what happens when you facelift a car twice - they’ve run out of ideas so it’s change just for the sake of it. It needs a complete refresh but I suspect they thought we’d all be driving electric cars by now so didn’t plan for a replacement.

[@bokebryant3985]

it's what they want probably lol

[@jarekaugustyn4598]

@@bokebryant3985 it is german cunning plan 🤣

[@sugarhog1938]

I think it looks more sporty. The main problem with Audi is their price. A q7 in Canada is 126k. A x5 phev is 84k, same with the Gle phev and the cayenne is 89k. Too expensive. Then the ev q8 is 160k. Too overpriced. Bmw ix m60 is 102k and that’s the m version. Eqs 580 is 144k

[@masterrazvan]

Hi,Thomas had to admit these guys from Germany did a good job on the new Audi SQ7!

[@AC-sf9yi]

I've got the 2019 SQ7 diesel, the one with the metal turning knobs both front and rear. Tremendous machine, classy and elegant at the same time. Mine consumes 10L/100km mixed driving.

[@NunoxFerreira]

4:30 happened to me in my 2023 Q5. My wife complained about it every time she closed the door. I opened my side window just a little for air pressure relief...and no need to o use extra force to close it.😊

[@autogefuehl]

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[@tdietro]

Lowering the front windows a tiny bit when the doors open is a setting on my 2021 SQ7. I believe it is buried somewhere in the MMI, though there is a chance I enabled it with OBDeleven.

[@neilwhittaker8021]

I've got the previous model, and around town get 10 mpg, at 70 mph 32 mpg. All depends on how you drive it,but it's a fabulous suv for driving long distances. Awesome review, love the acceleration part.😊

[@autogefuehl]

Data & facts: Audi Q7 / SQ7 facelift New grill honeycomb Slimmer DRL Opt Matrix LED laser Length 5,07 m 200“ New wheels, new colors SQ7 20-22“ wheels, air suspension and rear-axle steering Seats EU Dinamic mix possible, rest only animal skin 3.0 6-cyl TDI 231 / 286 hp 7,1 / 6,1 sec 3.0 6-cyl TSI 340 hp 5,6 sec 3.0 6-cyl TSI PHEV 394 hp 490 hp 5,7 / 5,0 s (22 kWh net) SQ7 4.0 l V8 Biturbo 507 hp 4,1 sec 80 k Euro entry / 60 k USD (more expensive than before) 112 k Euro SQ7 / 90 k USA Specced 137 k Euro Transparency note: Autogefühl videos are independent and free from editorial influence on opinion and rating. But since manufacturers enable us to do the reviews in the first place, for legal reasons this video is marked as _advertisement_.

[@bsevo]

Best car reviewer for sure! 😊

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[@DeanPark]

The gaps in that grill looks strange. Not to have the ‘S’ badge is wrong. It would be like driving a a golf GTI without the GTI badge on the grill. You want people to know you’re driving a performance model. I do however like the look of the Audis compared to the new UGLY grilles on all new BMWs. So if I had to choose this audi or a similar BMW I would go for a Porsche 😂 Great video once again.

[@strawboi]

Very good point Thomas - the “S” logo is a mistake 😢😢😢😢😢

[@giannivega242]

How funny. Personally I love the haptic feedback In the screens makes it very tactile and feels premium as well

[@_petar]

Glad the interior screen layout is better than their other newer models, but the front grille - hell holes! Just watched the part about fuel consumption especially in the city, absolutely barbaric and a big red nonono!

[@bellenvideo5629]

Your Genglish is outstanding 👍

[@autogefuehl]

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[@purkaitsurajit53]

Fantastic car to own in 2025!! And thanks for driving this beautiful vehicle so brilliantly in the German Autobahn, Thomas!!😊😊❤❤

[@Seeyan86]

awesome review as always, Thomas! And great combo with Lia, makes the entire watch lighter and more entertaining :) btw, I really think this combo of red paint, black BBB-style rims and black Alcantara interior goes great for that SQ7

[@autogefuehl]

cheers m8 !

[@colonelccccc]

Excellent review thanks ! When I see the level of the comments in this video....most of the people commenting could not afford an A3, yet they speak like expert on a car that does 250km/h like nothing, yeah, keep us informed about your expertise people.

[@autogefuehl]

Cheers!

[@richardsimms251]

VERY nice and well done video but is the software in this vehicle very out of date ?? Thank you RS. Canada

[@autogefuehl]

Thanks! Nope thats the current version

[@paulozavala3232]

Please please Audi! Stock to this style in the future! I was so disappointed when i saw the new Q5 interior! I dont want tondrive a infotaimer! I want to drive a car!

[@vindevhunta4905]

Still a good looking vehicle.. Those Audi ring are kinda lost in the grill though

[@satoshinakamoto3342]

2025 Q7 looks a lot like Q5 while 2025 Q5 looks like a futuristic nightmare. Like someone said here, 10 years ago, designs were much more solid and universally likable. Now, it is very polarized

[@andreasidarto7822]

Yes, the integration is nice

[@1memo1717]

I think it’s a great idea to make such videos with your wife as a passenger plus it makes it more reliable car test. Vielen danke

[@autogefuehl]

thanks so much !:)

[@igorcholewinski6530]

Unfortunately, everything at Audi comes at an extra cost. For 4,000 euros you can have the interior trim in leather. The upper parts of the doors will additionally be covered in natural leather.

[@cbotten106]

That's an expenditure that Thomas surely would not make. 🤣

[@KireHoward]

The response times on the touchscreen in this model are slower which is why the screen integration works on this model compared to the capacitive touchscreen in the newer models.

[@ofirs5830]

10:49 rear door. Is that an ashtray there?

[@jurgixx]

Oh that damn haptic feedback - I was trying all options to disable that feature but searching different keywords - Thomas, you made my day! On the sad side - yes, after having 5 Audis (3x allroad, Q7, SQ7) I came to the same decision as you - my next car will not be an Audi. My SQ7 is just pre-face lift version and all issues are the same - hard plastic side panels inside, with rear seatbelt buckles banging them all the time I forget to hide them behind the seats. Also another annoying "improvement" - sideless glove box and smaller box on the driver's side - if there are more loose items besides the gloves, you need carefully pile all items in the center of the box to be able to close it. Impossible while driving. Add unstable car-play and drive assistants that switch off and back on at their own will - this is not what you expect to find in a car, priced well over 100k . Yes, driving and handling are fantastic, but those small things are nebvertheless annoying.

[@autogefuehl]

Thanks for the feedback! Bout these assistance, I now learned that when you press the small OOOO symbols in the lower monitor you can assign a special menu to hotkeys for speed limit deactivation etc. !

[@jurgixx]

@@autogefuehl Yeah, just then Climate screen becomes reduced by 1/3 in height and ugly icons appear as shortcuts on the top. It harms my sense of aesthetic! At least in my 2020 version (one the last 4.0 V8 TDI) the limitations remain switched off, but probably now it is different due to the new EU regulations. And thanks for answering my comment, it was a pleasant surprise!

[@autogefuehl]

Indeed but when u click on OOOO again it should minimize!

[@jurgixx]

@@autogefuehlOk. I’ll give them another chance :) Thanks!

[@trappedinkalifornee]

Boy am I glad I got my SQ8 when I did after watching your great reviews….i really don’t care for the front treatment on the new ones!🙂 re fuel economy I am averaging 16.9 long term mpg in my fuel mileage. I pay attention to 8 4 option and only use the power sparingly around town….

[@1bluensx]

I had my PPF guy wrap the interior gloss, in a satin/matte wrap. Soooo much better, and no fingerprints

[@autogefuehl]

Cool! I d like to see, send me a photo via insta or mail

[@donmacedone]

I hear to many times the word 'here'. Just a joke, all of your videos are top notch.

[@autogefuehl]

Most welcome here

[@cbotten106]

@@autogefuehl Here, here!

[@michaelschneider-]

@@cbotten106 .... Here to the power of 10.

[@666DW]

Am I the only person to like the grille and black pack? I purchased one of the first iterations of the Q7 in 2008 which was a fantastic and trouble free SUV during my ownership. I have owned a number of BMW’s since the Q7 but I always thought the Q7 to be a car I wanted to return to. Looking at the latest incarnation there doesn’t appear to be many changes other than cosmetic and the most important one, price! My 3.0tdi Q7 S-Line of 2008 was fully loaded and cost £53,000. At today’s prices one of the same specification would be £95,000, nearly double the price!

[@jasonchen4861]

that scroll wheels on the steering wheel are so hard to use since the A6 I had from 2012 model, I always scrolled to one upper or lower every time I tried to press OK and called the wrong person, and they still having this in 2024

[@yurii_shpik]

thanks for solid review! Polestar bottle detected)) have the same with Polestar 2)

[@autogefuehl]

hehe yeah that one is really nice!

[@manikkumar2709]

Screen studded in dashboard is way better tham floating screens. No one can change my mind

[@kirimovjoro3053]

What additional noise isolation package has this particular car? Do you mean the double windows or there is something else?

[@autogefuehl]

Ya

[@robertseidl6798]

Needs to have that S badge on the front grill.

[@Coinresearcherant]

Why aren't manufacturers listening to customers? Animal skin free. Physical buttons. No piano scratchy black. Softer arm rest areas. Felt-lined door bins. Let's carry on with unsafe, heavy, over-priced cars. Continue with poor design, with an armrest crushing your new £1400 iphone 16. What the actual ford?!! Thank goodness Thomas and Lea give us great reviews.

[@autogefuehl]

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[@michalkopec-browarnicy]

Animal skin is better.

[@Coinresearcherant]

@@michalkopec-browarnicy Not if you are the animal. Would you sit on the skin of your family pet? Thought not.

[@BODenKai]

they cater to the generic NPC driver. not the enthusiasts

[@jennyallen6393]

@@autogefuehl Guys if you eat meat the animal is already dead, then why not use the hides? Also recyclable materials use a lot of energy to manufacture!

[@vegmanwrx2221]

Your helper sounds so cute 😊

[@alexeyp8864]

Thanks, for your great work Thomas. I'm also quite controversial on the new Audi models. This SQ7 is definitely a great choice for the family. Personally I would like to know if there is a huge difference in terms of driving and comfort between Q7 and the new Touareg. I did test drove the new Touareg and know what its like. Mat Watson from Carwow did a comparison and says that Audi is like 20% better in everything comparing to the Touareg. I would still love to test drive this SQ7 )

[@autogefuehl]

Thanks 🙏 the brothers are indeed much alike

[@kwashington2181]

Rs4 b5 b6 are some of the best style for me.

[@dirkcurritzki9585]

Thomas can yoy please explain the 48v hybrid option? From what i read thr 48v system only comes with the S sport package as an OPTION. Is it correct?

[@diluxe]

The interior needed a refresh , might aswell save on depreciation and get a few year old one

[@wojciech8881]

You are right, Thomas. This is the last Audi with a convenient and easy to control interior. However, I prefer the climate control introduced in 2015. The same with the armrest.

[@autogefuehl]

Absolutely

[@kirimovjoro3053]

What are your expectations for fuel consumption for the 6 cylinder petrol engine ?

[@autogefuehl]

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[@jambear7862]

I never understood the block of cheap looking lights at the bottom on the bumper! Its on other audi SUV and even the Bentayga! It look so cheap. Why cant they integrate everything into one sleek rear light unit?

[@profahrer5160]

Seats need a new improvement.. nice Video🤙⭐️

[@autogefuehl]

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[@mks1702]

I swear I’ve seen multiple facelifts of this gen of the q7. How long before they launch the new one? This car has not changed at all since 2017 that I cannot even comprehend how this is a facelift.

[@seansiew5629]

A complete new gen Q7 would be arriving in 2026

[@krugmeup2162]

Actually it’s 9 years old

[@PaulMeier-cu3ds]

Feels very much end of an era or last ICE before you have to have an EV, in which case going out with such a V8 is one way to go. It is also a marker on just how good ICEs got before the brands stopped developing them. Maybe there is a case for a regular review which might be called On The Way Out for the remaining pure ICE platforms so we can remember just how good they were.

[@autogefuehl]

heh yeah this was kinda an episode of exactly that

[@seansiew5629]

There would be a next gen Audi Q7 in 2026 which is full ICE

[@PaulMeier-cu3ds]

@@seansiew5629 Yes this runs out of road in either 2030 or 2035 when new cars have to be EVs. I wonder how much of the ICE will be an entirely new development in the forthcoming 2026 model. If you were Audi/VW where would your R&D spend be going?

[@964tractorboy]

The front-end looks like it's just had a head-on smash; so many gaping holes. But luckily it's a really small grille, not like an ugly BMW.

[@seansiew5629]

Cope harder, unless you like a sound of a creaking interior of a Mercedes

[@WilliamLaverick-wo1nb]

I like the European dash design. Many Japanese and Korean vehicles have weird dashboards.

[@jegerm6752]

I like the overall shape, but that grille… it just looks like a bunch of staples. And the opening is too big, so what’s the point of having a grille at all? Also piano black is a trend that needs to die. I like that audi didnt put flat bottomed steering wheel. I think this looks better than the new S5, S6 or SQ5

[@Zoranurai13]

For some reason the front reminds me of a q2? At least it looks cheaper than it should be

[@Vintagegijoefreak]

New grill looks way better.👍

[@אלִיהו-ז8ס]

14:08 Are u ok Leah ???? 😅

[@Logan11thMEU]

I would love to see the diesel version of ths SQ7

[@jak493]

From the side it looks exactly like a Bentley

[@louiszhang3050]

Ain't no way bro pulled the "6'5" blue eyes" line on us I'm ded

[@autogefuehl]

🤣

[@pompiliusima7128]

Enough already with the piano black and black packages😢

[@Kevin-qz4eq]

is that the fingerprint trim?

[@wentworthharris3120]

Very nice vehicle

[@bradleyleswoga7238]

Can you review rsq8 performance

[@autogefuehl]

coming up soon !

[@sasothestrategizer]

I think the new badging signifies that all models will have a S-Line Package.

[@D0wNhiLL]

Facelift of a facelift of a facelift….

[@luk2480]

The only reason for the 2nd facelift was to bump the price up.

[@snoopdagg7900]

i dont know which front grill is worse this one or the bmw ones

[@miked8754]

137 000 eur...let that sink in 😂

[@danzen6246]

I know you are an advocate for vegan leather but you need to understand that it is impossible to make it perfectly close to regular leather even if they make it 98% or 99% close to original leather it will never be 100% perfect

[@autogefuehl]

Take a seat in a BMW X5 and u ll see that its not 100 % but 150 %. If quality is good, it is better in comfort and durability. Thats technology.

[@Jaroslav.]

I would rather have a seat 98% close to leather than have an actual cow slaughtered solely for the purpose of a freaking car seat.

[@artureff3046]

agree 🏴‍☠🚳🥩

[@danzen6246]

@@Jaroslav. They don't slaughter it for the sole purpose of leather. Beef industry is a thing leather makes it so nothing is wasted

[@danzen6246]

@@autogefuehl I have ridden in an X7 and the leather is ok but I just don't feel it's perfect. It may just be my opinion

[@bscott77]

Have I missed something? Hasn’t this been around for a good few months now?

[@richardkleinberger7031]

The Q7 needs a complete redesign by now.

[@AA-qm3gm]

The Lixiang L7 makes this look like a 1993 Dodge Caravan

[@אלִיהו-ז8ס]

8:33 😄😁🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂 Thomas himself !!!!!! lol

[@autogefuehl]

😁

[@FGGiskard]

Its nice of Audi to think of animals and equipping the car with nesting places for local birds in the front grill

[@tranxuancong889]

the new headlights look a bit goofy imo

[@cbotten106]

Matches that grill quite nicely, in a bad way.

[@hrsjohnny]

Is it fun when a living room is going 250? I don't get this tarmac SUV trend

[@cipiripi81]

So many bad comments, does anybody here talks from experience or is that just an anvy?

[@hiamaraldvaan7221]

Atleast you know those are real comments not ai or bots

[@cipiripi81]

@@hiamaraldvaan7221 yes but how can you be sure if you dont own one! We all know that this is a little bit borung car but its family car not sport car! I can say for you or for anybody else that you are bad guy but i dont even know you!

[@misterdoubleonenadia750]

Is there coming also a rs model

[@dusandestanovic5884]

Absolutely wonderful.

[@lukalukic1]

3 screens like in all previous Audi cars from previous 5 years or even more

[@xaralampidisdimitris]

The car is very good, but the design it ‘s classical . From the 2015 it’s almost the same ….

[@myringains]

Most people can't see the top of the Audi SQ7 and this guy is over a head taller than it.

[@westnash]

Thomas why is VW trying to take the brand upmarket into the era of Audi when what made them successful was the beetle, golf, and van. They have a lousy dealer network in USA who only want to sell SUVs. They make much of the line in Mexico so actual costs are not high so it must be inefficiency. No beetles and $40-50k gti? No thanks and quality hasn't been that good either.

[@freeskier175]

The sensors in the grill look so cheap. uggg

[@dragospahontu]

The previous A5 and the current A3 are the last good Audi interiors.

[@Ramzes945]

Animal skin steering wheel. Thanks Audi for that. VW makes steering wheels out of eco leather and hands get sweaty thanks to that genius solution

[@autogefuehl]

There are good materials out there without animal source - u just need a good one

[@Ramzes945]

@@autogefuehl VAG group hasn't invented eco leather good enough to give you the same driving feedback as the real leather

[@Jaroslav.]

So do we take down your dog so that you can have your steering wheel wrapped in it’s skin? Oh I forgot, for people cow=steak, skin for streering wheel and dog=pet 😂 Gosh, these _real leather_ comments are so backwards…

[@Ramzes945]

@@Jaroslav. Telling people how they should live (in opposite way to natural chain) is backwards. Your comment is completely devoid of substance. Just communist newspeak Orwell wrote about decades ago.

[@Ramzes945]

@@Jaroslav. Telling people how they should live (in opposite way to natural chain) is backwards. Your comment is completely devoid of substance. Just communist newspeak Orwell wrote about decades ago.

[@Cernold]

Audi so good so why USA don't like dsg and in Europe VW group offers only sub par products?

[@Brozay401]

Is this Q7 just an S-Line Q7 or is it a full SQ7?

[@cipiripi81]

SQ7 over 500 hp, also you can see the badge in the begining...

[@autogefuehl]

SQ7

[@cipiripi81]

@@autogefuehl from your experience, would you buy this car?

[@autogefuehl]

High consumption, not animal free, reliability not ensured, high price - as negative aspects. Of course a lot of cool stuff as pointed out in the review… i d rather get this then: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYmWZ5eqq7t0ga8si=1VX4SzWkXNmFRtc7

[@cipiripi81]

@@autogefuehl we are big family and we need 7 seater but x5 dont seem to have that space like Q7. Unfortunately X7, GLS to expensive for me! 😮‍💨 Thanx for advice. 🖖

[@richardsimms251]

Excellent idea to have that lovely lady Lea on the program

[@jabberwockytdi8901]

TLDR YES!

[@ramiztairi8494]

wtf is with the grill... such big holes... how will it protect the radiator etc??

[@r.m.ferdianassegaf4826]

...ITS LOOK A LIKE THE ALL NEW CRV TURBO HYBIRD!!

[@JMNTN]

The grill looks like the designer sketched something and then the engineers plopped on everything afterwards to make stuff work, that's probably literally what happened.

[@gentlestorm]

The german car brand era seems to be ending. Nothing about this car makes it 140k euros worth.

[@trappedinkalifornee]

You would only say that if you had never owned an Audi I just went from my 2012 q7 to a 2021 SQ8 and could not be happier 17k miles ZERO PROBLEMS AND 16.9 MPG long term average fuel economy.

[@ianjacobs500]

Hard to beat a V8, but sadly soon to become extinct, just like the Jaguar F-Pace SVR did this year.

[@EzioA01]

Front outside the exterior looks so so. Not to nice design of headlights. The interior, idk, but haven't the wow effect