2024 Audi Q7 & SQ7 update revealed, Australian timing confirmed

The Audi Q7 luxury large SUV has received its second facelift ahead of an all-new model due in 2026.

Revisions for the 2024 Audi Q7 and 2024 Audi SQ7 are applied from more recent models in the German brand’s line-up, including an updated exterior design, matrix LED headlights with laser and OLED tail-lights, and minor revisions inside.

The latest update for the seven-seat Q7 – a rival to the Volvo XC90, BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE – follows a comprehensive mid-life facelift in 2019 which introduced an identical dashboard to the related Q8 flagship coupe SUV.

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2024 Audi Q7

The current, second-generation Audi Q7 was launched in 2015 to replace the first-generation model sold between 2005 and 2015, which also had two major updates during its 10-year lifespan.

Audi Australia has confirmed the updated Q7 and SQ7 are due in local showrooms in the second half of this year, with further details to be announced closer to launch.

Exterior changes include Audi’s new, flatter two-dimensional logo, a larger grille with a new octagon pattern, redesigned front bumpers with “prominent colour-framed” air intakes, and a return to actual exhaust tailpipes on the lower rear bumper.

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The headlights now look more familiar to the Q5 and Q8 and are available with optional matrix LED technology, which includes laser lighting. The system features 24 individual LEDs, with each having a high-power laser diode to boost the high-beam range at speeds above 70 km/h.

A digital daytime running light is also fitted to the matrix LED headlights, which allows drivers to configure the light signature.

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) digital tail-lights are now fitted to the Q7, following the A8, Q8 and Q5. This allows drivers to choose from pre-configured light signatures, along with sequential turn signals, various coming and leaving home sequences, and a proximity feature to alert drivers when are within two metres of a stationary Q7.

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2024 Audi Q7

New exterior colours include ‘sakhir gold’, ‘ascari blue’ and ‘chili red’, while there are five new alloy wheel designs ranging between 20 and 22 inches.

As with the facelifted Q8 due in mid-2024, the MIB 3 infotainment system now supports third-party applications – including Spotify and Amazon Music – and the digital instrument cluster is enhanced to display additional driver assistance-related details.

The latest Q7 will be available with nine decorative inlays, including ‘natural elm burl silver’ for the standard Q7, and ‘matte carbon twill’ or ‘matte brush aluminium’ for Q7 S-line and SQ7 models.

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2024 Audi SQ7

Under the bonnet, the 2024 Audi Q7 retains its existing powertrain options, including the 170kW/500Nm 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6, uprated 210kW/600Nm 50 TDI, and 250kW/500Nm 3.0-litre turbo-petrol 55 TFSI available in Australia.

All models continue to feature a 48-volt mild-hybrid system and an eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission.

Specific enhancements for the sportier SQ7 variant include a new honeycomb-look grille, a redesigned front spoiler and rear diffuser, and revised alloy wheel designs up to 22 inches.

As before, the SQ8 has a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine delivering 373kW and 770Nm. It does not include a mild-hybrid system but features cylinder deactivation technology.

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2024 Audi SQ7

The facelifted 2024 Audi Q7 is due in Australia in the second half of this year, with further details to be announced closer to its launch.

It is expected to be the final update for the second-generation Q7 ahead of the launch of the third-generation Q7, which is due to debut later in 2025.

It will become one of Audi’s final internal-combustion vehicles ahead of its all-electric future, and could be joined by an upper-large ‘Audi Q9’ to rival the Mercedes-Benz GLS, BMW X7, the full-size Range Rover, and the Cadillac Escalade.

VFACTS new-car sales data reveals 1961 examples of the Audi Q7 were sold in Australia in 2023 compared to 3846 Land Rover Defenders, 3682 BMW X5s, 2743 Lexus RXs, 2535 Mercedes-Benz GLEs and 2224 Range Rover Sports.

Below: The current 2023 Audi Q7

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