Audi launches petrol version of Q7 at Rs 67.76 lakh

MUMBAI: German luxury carmaker Audi launched the Audi Q7 TFSI quattro in India priced at Rs 67,76,000 onwards as the company plans to expand its petrol portfolio in the country alongside the diesel category (TDI engine).

The car is available in "Premium Plus edition" and the Technology edition.

“This is the year of ‘Audi Reloaded’ for us. ‘Audi Reloaded’ just doesn’t mean new products or new touch points but it signifies a nimbleness to tweak the strategy as per the market demand. We have taken a strategic decision to increase our petrol mix and started off the process with the launch of the Audi Q3 1.4 TFSI in March this year. We do have some other surprises planned for this year,” Rahil Ansari, head, Audi India said.




The company has been trying to consciously roll out petrol variants of its vehicles since the diesel ban in Delhi NCR last year when the importance of petrol over diesel in the Indian market was identified by OEMs.

The new launch "marks the debut of the first-ever luxury SUV in its segment in India and reigning segment leader with a petrol engine", said Ansari adding that the share of petrol vehicles in the company's portfolio has gone up to 30% in 2017 from 10% in 2015. Last year it had also launched its famous A4 series with a petrol engine.