Am I missing a gear?
12-10-2015, 08:28 AM
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Am I missing a gear?
I'm not missing a gear, I'm just kinda surprised at the gearing that Audi chose. At 65MPH, in 6th gear indicated, the V-8 is turning over at around 2200 RPM. My '04 Lexus LS430, with 4.3 liter V-8 is at around 1100 at the same speed. Granted the Q7 is about 800 pounds heavier and all wheel drive but double the RPM?
12-10-2015, 09:21 AM
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It's just the way the Q7 is geared, 2011+ models have 8 speed so that significantly helps. My 2008 4.2 is the exact same. Kind of annoying when you are paying for premium gas! Haha!
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