SCOOP: All-new Audi Q7 spotted testing in India

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The next-generation Q7, which was revealed earlier this month, has been spotted testing on Indian roads. While the overall design of the SUV is similar to the outgoing model, it has been given sharper lines and a more aggressive stance.

Heavily camouflaged, the car is seen with arrow-shaped LED daytime running lights integrated in its headlamps, beefed up wheel arches and a sharply raked roofline. The car's tail lamps, alloy wheels and bumpers have been redesigned and the tail pipes have a flat rectangular shape.

The Q7 will be available with 3.0-litre V6 TDI & TFSI engines. The 3.0-litre TDI produces 268 bhp and 600 Nm of torque.  The 3.0-litre TDI engine will be offered with a lower power output of 215 bhp and 500 Nm of torque later. The 3.0 TFSI produces 329 bhp and 440 Nm of torque. A 2.0-litre TFSI unit producing 248 bhp and 370 Nm of torque will also be offered.

The Q7 will also be available as a diesel hybrid with an e-tron 3.0-litre engine which produces a combined 369 bhp and 700 Nm of torque.

Audi has equipped the Q7 with an 8-speed tiptronic automatic transmission and a Quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. The car will also be offered with an optional all wheel steer system that turns the rear wheels by as much as 5 degrees.

The Audi Q7 will make its public debut at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2015.

Read our previous reports on the Q7 here and here.