Designed more for comfortable cruising than off-roading or performance driving, the 2007 Audi Q7 is the closest thing to a “sports tourer” that this German automaker has in its arsenal. Based on our initial impressions, it should prove as popular within its class as other Audi products, and it’s significantly more attractive than the Mercedes-Benz R-Class or anything out of a BMW design studio. That alone should boost sales. But in North America, rising fuel prices could have an effect. Give us a turbodiesel, please.
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About Ron Perry Before joining the Autobytel family in June of 2005, Ron Perry spent twenty years as a freelance photographer in the automotive community, shooting cars for automakers and magazines, including Road & Track. Before striking out on his own with camera in hand, Ron worked at a daily newspaper as a staff photographer shooting news stories – at least until an editor with a passion for cars fueled his automotive interests. Today, Ron focuses on high-performance sports cars of the past and the designs of the future. Not surprisingly, then, Ron owns a 1990 Porsche 928S4, but someday hopes to add a Ferrari Testarossa, a Lotus Esprit, and Volvo P1800 to his stable. Having to give up his 2000 Jaguar XJR in favor of a 2004 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab was, “a necessity of the craft,” he says.
