Audi SQ7

Audi SQ7: Which Version Should You Buy?

The Audi SQ7 choice comes down to two distinct priorities. The 2016–2020 4.0 AT Diesel with 435 hp is the economy-led option, combining 900 Nm with the lowest measured combined consumption, 7.2 l/100 km. The 507 hp 4.0 AT Gasoline versions are the performance choices: both reach 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds, compared with 4.8 seconds for every Diesel listed.

The Audi SQ7 choice comes down to two distinct priorities. The 2016–2020 4.0 AT Diesel with 435 hp is the economy-led option, combining 900 Nm with the lowest measured combined consumption, 7.2 l/100 km. The 507 hp 4.0 AT Gasoline versions are the performance choices: both reach 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds, compared with 4.8 seconds for every Diesel listed. Among them, the restyling 2 version starting in 2024 uses a 3996 cc engine, weighs 2200 kg, and has the best weight-to-power figure in the catalogue. No price, reliability, engine-problem, or 0–60 mph data was measured, so those factors cannot support a comparison.

Audi SQ7 generations and version changes

The data describes one Audi SQ7 generation in three stages, all using an SUV 5-doors body.

The original generation ran from 2016 to 2020 and offered one 4.0 AT version. Its 3956 cc Diesel produces 435 hp and 900 Nm, drives all four wheels through an 8-speed Automatic gearbox, and has a measured kerb weight of 2270 kg.

The first restyling began in 2019 and contains three 4.0 AT versions: Diesels with 422 hp and 435 hp, plus a Gasoline version with 507 hp. Every version retains AWD, an 8-speed Automatic gearbox, independent pneumatic suspension at both ends, and ventilated disc brakes at both ends.

Restyling 2 began in 2024 with one 4.0 AT Gasoline version. It retains 507 hp and 770 Nm but uses a 3996 cc engine with Direct injection (direct). Its kerb weight falls to 2200 kg, which is 65 kg below the 2265 kg first-restyling Gasoline version.

Audi SQ7 engine specs and horsepower comparison

Because every modification is named 4.0 AT, the versions must be identified by production stage, fuel, and horsepower.

The 507 hp Gasoline 4.0 AT versions have 72 hp more than the 435 hp Diesels and 85 hp more than the 422 hp Diesel. The tradeoff is torque: both Gasoline versions produce 770 Nm, while every Diesel produces 900 Nm, a difference of 130 Nm in favor of Diesel.

The first-restyling 3956 cc Gasoline engine has the highest calculated specific output at 128.2 hp/l. The 3996 cc restyling 2 engine delivers the same 507 hp from 40 cc more displacement, producing 126.9 hp/l. Engine code, engine oil, engine sound, engine-bay details, reliability, and engine problems were not measured.

Audi SQ7 performance and fuel economy

Both 507 hp Gasoline versions are 0.7 seconds quicker to 100 km/h than every Diesel, but no version exceeds the shared measured top speed of 250 km/h. A 0–60 mph result was not measured.

For economy, the original 435 hp Diesel 4.0 AT leads with 7.2 l/100 km combined. It uses 0.4 l/100 km less than the restyled 435 hp Diesel and 1.5 l/100 km less than the 422 hp Diesel. Against the first-restyling 507 hp Gasoline version, its combined advantage is 4.8 l/100 km. Against restyling 2, the difference grows to 5.5 l/100 km.

The first-restyling 507 hp Gasoline version records 12.0 l/100 km combined and 276 g/km of CO₂. Restyling 2 records 12.7 l/100 km and 290 g/km, differences of 0.7 l/100 km and 14 g/km despite matching its predecessor’s power, torque, acceleration, and top speed.

Audi SQ7 dimensions, weight, tank, and wheels

Exterior dimensions were not measured for any listed Audi SQ7 version. The available size-related figures cover weight, ground clearance, fuel-tank capacity, and wheel sizes.

Restyling 2 offers the strongest calculated power-to-weight case: 4.34 kg/hp. The earlier 507 hp Gasoline version follows at 4.47 kg/hp. Among the Diesels, the original 435 hp version leads at 5.22 kg/hp, ahead of the restyled 435 hp version at 5.33 kg/hp and the 422 hp version at 5.63 kg/hp.

The 422 hp Diesel is the heaviest listed version at 2375 kg. Restyling 2 is 175 kg lighter while producing 85 hp more. It also has the lowest measured gross weight, 2940 kg. Ground clearance is measured only for the original 435 hp Diesel, at 210 mm.

Which Audi SQ7 version to buy and why

Choose the 2016–2020 4.0 AT with 435 hp if measured fuel economy is the priority. Its 7.2 l/100 km combined figure is the lowest in the catalogue, while its 900 Nm matches both restyled Diesels. It also has the best Diesel weight-to-power ratio and is the only version with measured ground clearance plus all three listed wheel sizes.

Choose the first-restyling 4.0 AT with 435 hp if you specifically want the restyled stage without losing the Diesel’s 900 Nm. Compared with the 422 hp Diesel from the same stage, it adds 13 hp, weighs 55 kg less, and reduces measured combined consumption by 1.1 l/100 km. Both still take 4.8 seconds to reach 100 km/h, so the advantage appears in output, weight, and consumption rather than the measured acceleration result.

The first-restyling 4.0 AT with 422 hp is difficult to justify numerically against the 435 hp Diesel: both produce 900 Nm and record 4.8 seconds to 100 km/h, but the 422 hp version is heavier and consumes more fuel in every measured driving cycle. It may differ in factors outside this dataset, but those factors were not measured.

Choose the first-restyling 4.0 AT with 507 hp if you want the quickest measured acceleration while retaining the lower of the two Gasoline combined-consumption and CO₂ figures. It matches restyling 2 at 4.1 seconds to 100 km/h and 250 km/h, while recording 0.7 l/100 km less combined consumption and 14 g/km less CO₂.

Choose the 2024–present restyling 2 4.0 AT with 507 hp if the best calculated weight-to-power ratio matters most. It is 65 kg lighter than the earlier 507 hp Gasoline version and reduces gross weight by 80 kg, while retaining the same 507 hp, 770 Nm, 4.1-second acceleration, and 250 km/h top speed. However, its combined consumption and CO₂ figures are higher, and its city consumption, highway consumption, tank capacity, ground clearance, wheel sizes, and exterior dimensions were not measured.

No price or sale data was provided, so it is not possible to calculate what any extra money buys. On specifications alone, the original 435 hp Diesel 4.0 AT is the economy choice, the restyled 435 hp Diesel 4.0 AT is the strongest Diesel within the first restyling, the first-restyling 507 hp Gasoline 4.0 AT balances maximum measured performance with the better Gasoline economy figure, and the restyling 2 507 hp Gasoline 4.0 AT provides the best calculated weight-to-power ratio.