Should you buy one?

If you have the means, yes. The Audi SQ7’s combination of speed, handling, comfort and practicality makes it the ideal choice for the petrolhead with a large family. And, providing you’re not using it to dawdle around town, it isn’t even desperately uneconomical. If you have the willpower to keep your right foot in check, we reckon you could push our 28mpg figure into the 30s.

There are elements of the SQ7 that are starting to show its age (the current-generation Q7 is 10 years old in 2025), such as its interior and technology, but even that can’t take the shine off it. This is a great large SUV with a sportier side to it.

What we like

The SQ7 is so well-rounded, from being a comfortable and refined family car to a brutish V8 sports car. Its air suspension is highly impressive, as is its hugely spacious interior for both people and luggage. 

What we don’t like 

The SQ7 is starting to show its age and we can’t help but feel Audi should have done more with this second update to modernise it. The interior looks slightly old in comparison to luxury SUV rivals such as a Range Rover Sport and BMW X7 and it will prove expensive to run depending on how hard you drive.