At a time when people were not worried about gasoline prices, car Audi Q7 was the best-selling SUV in the segment of class "lux". However, the crisis was not avoided, changed the rules, and in order to avoid losing automaker his client would have to change something in their strategy.
Such led to the creation of next-generation SUV Q7, which will be smaller, lighter, and most importantly - cheaper. The second generation Audi Q7 is prepared to be presented in 2013. The car will be built on the same platform as the Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne.
Thanks to new technology, creating a car is used a lot of aluminum, after which the Q7 will be about 200 pounds lighter. However, the car will still be more models of the Touareg and Cayenne. Under the hood will be small-sized motor is also possible hybrid.