Audi Q7

Next Audi Q7 to go on radical diet, lose 349 kilograms

Audi has set some pretty aggressive weight-cutting targets for its future line, according to Car and Driver. The German manufacturer has said that each of its model successors will be lighter than their current iterations thanks to a greater use of aluminum in their body structures. That includes the big boy Q7 crossover, which, according to global marketing head-honcho Peter Schwarzenbauer, may shed as much as 349 kilos (770 pounds) before the next generation gets its unveiling. That's an eye-widening figure, to be sure, as it marks a 14 per cent cut from the curb weight of the current ... Read More