Force-1

The old Q7, in Prestige form, had the same 333 HP V6 as the current Q7.

sickk23

Why does the 3.0 have 329hp now?

Lectoid

Maybe emissions changes?

PistolPeteEV

But it was 500 pounds heavier....

PistolPeteEV

But it was 500 pounds heavier!

randomman1

Opposite feeling here. We have a 2.0. Its been in service for the past few days and we have a brand new 2019 3.0 loaner with only 900 miles on it. Seriously not impressed. Its a little quieter, but I don't feel like the performance is much better. Definitely not $6,000 better!

Besides, we live in DC and you really can't go faster than 35 MPH ever. =p We really only take her out of DC on the weekends. Had the 3.0 going to Annapolis and back over the weekend. The one thing I have a little regret over is not getting Driver Assist. But then again, another calculated decision since we don't leave the city too often.

SYMAWD

Just how Audi calculates HP now, it has the same "333" hp.

Force-1

And still did 0-60 under 7 seconds.

sickk23

The 3.0 Q7 definitely has different power delivery, not having a turbo. But at WOT it’s significantly faster. My 2016 X5 35i feels significantly faster than my 3.0 Q7 but on paper the Q7 lays down 0-60 about half a second quicker. Seat of pants feel is like 2 seconds slower if I had to guess in the Q7 but numbers don’t lie.

I think the 3.0 is very refined and the power is there when you put the pedal down. Otherwise it feels pretty average.

One of the biggest things I’ve noticed is the ZF feels nearly identical to our Grand Cherokee w/Hemi. The ZF in the X5 feels nothing like the other two. It’s sharper always, bangs the shifts in Sport+. I think that’s a lot why the Q seems a bit more relaxed, but it’s tricking you still hauling *** in a more buttoned up fashion. I’m coming to love it

whyman

is DC mostly flat terrain??

Trying driving Q7 2.0 up and down constant differentiating terrain, the 2.0 will reallllly struggle