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30 cARS<br />
Big<br />
The huge Audi Q7<br />
will do everything<br />
the Dubai family<br />
needs from a car.<br />
here seems to be a<br />
trend in the UAE to<br />
see just how big an<br />
SUV you can fi t on the<br />
driveway. With such big<br />
roads, keenly priced<br />
cars and low fuel costs, you can see<br />
why so many people take the opportunity<br />
to snap up a large car.<br />
But there is always a compromise.<br />
The US, unsurprisingly,<br />
builds the biggest SUVs, but<br />
often they don’t have the build<br />
quality or dynamics to please<br />
the more picky buyers. But if<br />
you buy a European or Japanese<br />
4x4, they tend to be smaller and<br />
more compact.<br />
But help is at hand. If you want<br />
READ. DECEmBEr 4-10, 2011<br />
giant<br />
friendly<br />
a really big SUV, but want the build<br />
quality to match, you can opt for<br />
the rather large Audi Q7. It’s both<br />
bigger and longer than its smaller<br />
Q5 sister, can carry seven people in<br />
comfort and has the load capacity to<br />
haul around all the stuff a big family<br />
seems to need.<br />
On the outside, the Q7 is a greatlooking<br />
car with a very aggressive<br />
front end. The LED lights really give<br />
it that R8 look and add to the drama.<br />
The rear end is also well thought<br />
out, an area other manufacturers<br />
seem to have conveniently forgotten<br />
SPECS<br />
(as tested)<br />
Engine: 3.0 litre V6<br />
Power: 328hp<br />
Torque: 440Nm<br />
0-100km/h: 6.9 seconds<br />
Top speed: 243 km/h<br />
Price: Dh211,000
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