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Updated Audi Q7 SUV has 48V MHEV as standard, new PHEV option

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Audi’s updated Q7 SUV will have the company’s 48V mild-hybrid system (MHEV) as standard. mph), the Audi Q7 recuperates energy, rolls in idle or coasts for up to 40 seconds with the engine switched off. The latter ranges from traffic information online, navigation with Google Earth, to the hybrid radio.

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2017 Audi Q7 now available with 2.0-liter TFSI turbo-charged four-cylinder engine; lower entry point to premium SUV

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liter engine, is half a second faster on the 0-60 mph sprint; nearly 500 pounds lighter; and up to 22% more fuel-efficient than the previous generation Q7 3.0T TFSI, Audi is creating a value proposition that makes entry into the luxury full-size SUV more accessible. This new model, when equipped with the 2.0-liter With the 2.0

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2025 Buick Enclave Review -- Bucking Buick’s Stereotype

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Full disclosure: Buick paid for my hotel and meals so I could drive the 2025 Buick ST and Avenir SUVs in Oregon.) With the 2025 Buick Enclave now launched, Buick’s SUV quartet is on full display: Envista, Encore GX, Envision , and Enclave. Buick is focused on broadening its horizons. The Avenir trim remains the same.

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The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Gets Impressive Tech and a Six-Figure Starting Price

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The hulking luxury family hauler has been around since the late 1990s and has become a showcase for the automaker’s technology and design prowess, but GM is going electric, and a three-ton V8-powered SUV doesn’t fit with that vision. Riding on 24-inch wheels, the SUV has air suspension, a 450-mile range, and eye-popping specs.

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VW new Touareg with new design and new technologies; focus on diesel

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Volkswagen has given its Touareg SUV a sharper look and enhanced it technically in all areas. Due to the SCR catalytic converter, the Touareg 4MOTION V6 TDI BlueMotion Technology meets the EU6 emissions standard. With SCR, the amount of NO x in the exhaust is significantly reduced. Also new on the V6 TDI is a coasting function.

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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

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Cadillac’s Subcompact SUV The 2024 Cadillac XT4 is smack dab in the heat of the subcompact premium/luxury SUV category. It is the third best-selling SUV for Cadillac, coming in behind the larger Escalade and XT5, but ahead of the XT6 and Lyriq EV. All of them outsell the Cadillac luxury sedans. Let’s take a look.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST

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Those sizable standard 24-inch wheels, mounted with 275/50 Michelin Primacy tires could raise a few eyebrows regarding ride comfort, but the automatic air suspension, adaptive dampers, and front and rear independent suspension set-up would be fine for long-range, comfortable freeway cruising. Here is how it works.