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Outside Magazine, November 2009

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Audi Q7 TDI

By Grant Davis


Audi Q7 TDI
Photograph by Shana Novak
I'm convinced Audi's Q7 TDI was designed by German powder junkies. What else could explain the combination of features only a ski addict would appreciate? The all-wheel drive that lets you beat the snowplows up the hill on icy mornings. The heated leather seats for you and four buddies, plus a fold-down third row for more troops or gear. The three-liter, turbocharged V6 diesel engine that's just as powerful up mountain passes as it is descending lowland on-ramps. It gets a respectable 25 miles to the gallon, and 600 to the tank, while burning clean enough to meet emissions laws in all 50 states—a rarity among diesels. And it drives the way I snowboard in my dreams: Fast, fluid, always under control. It's so much fun behind the wheel, you might even look forward to last chair. From $50,900; audiusa.com


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