2021 Audi Q7

Audi Q7

Audi’s Q7 has always been about big space and that sense of luxury you just don’t find in the usual SUV suspects. Seven seats, a plush cabin, and just enough subtlety that you won’t feel like a rugby coach in something flashier. It’s pitched straight at the BMW X5, Volvo XC90, and Mercedes-Benz GLE, but Audi’s trick is a cabin that feels more like an oversized A6 Avant than a reworked bakkie. Diesel and plug-in hybrid power are your only options, both mated to auto ‘boxes — as expected, manuals never made sense here. And if you’re hunting, good luck: with only 8 active listings, it’s a rare beast. Prices? Wildly spread, from just R129,500 for an early V6 TDI that’s probably seen more Gauteng winters than you have, all the way to R1,819,995 for a brand-new Black Edition. Most sit bang-on the R830k mark, which is “second-hand entry-level” for this segment. Now, the 45 TDI 183kW S Line dominates what’s actually for sale — four cars, prices between R789,950 and R1,159,950. That’s the sweet spot for most families who want the diesel’s torque and the S Line’s sharper trim. The Black Edition 55 TFSI plug-in hybrid stretches from R1,539,950 to R1,819,995, and on paper at least, the PHEV actually makes sense for Joburgers who can do the school run and grocery crawl on battery power alone before the V6 petrol takes over. The used pool averages 94,000 km, dating from 2008 to 2026, so there’s a fair spread — but the real reason people skip the X5 or GLE for the Q7 is Audi’s knack for making interiors that age gracefully: proper buttons, smart layout, and materials that don’t go brittle. That matters, especially at these prices, because you want your R1 million to stick around in comfort.