2020 Audi Q7 50 TDI Quattro Interior Exterior Walkaround Palace Auto Varna

The Audi Q7 remains an ever-important car. It marked a dramatic shift for the marque from Ingolstadt as it began a journey to both broaden its appeal and promote its brand.
As the first SUV Audi had ever offered, the expectations were high, as were the stakes at the time. Alongside the R8 supercar that followed shortly after, both represented entries into new segments that were to either make or break the brand.
The Q7’s debut in 2005 saw it slot into the SUV segment directly against its two main rivals - BMW with the X5, and Mercedes-Benz with the M-Class (now the GLE). Both had been playing in the then evolving segment for some time before Audi.
The first-generation ‘4L’ Q7 was a big success, with over 350,000 produced for numerous markets around the world. There were some absolute gems in that line-up, including a legendary V12 TDI model that’s become somewhat of a modern classic.
Fast-forward to 2020, we’re now halfway through the life of the second-generation ‘4M’ Q7. So, it seems fitting that also this year we saw the new midlife model, or facelift, introduced to our market.
There are two variants on offer, a 45 TDI and a 50 TDI. Audi claims that the 50 TDI S line apparently constitutes a third variant, but in all reality it’s just an option pack that has been trivially split apart to bulk out the range. The model range remains pared back, which comes much to the delight of this writer, who is all for simplicity in certain model lines. Adding complexity doesn’t always make things better.