Tuned Q7 outgrunts Cayenne Turbo

Johnathan · **Postat:** 2006-06-09, 15:12

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Prefer the look of Audi's Q7 to a Porsche Cayenne? Then German tuner nothelle might just be able to give it performance to match the supercar manufacturer.

Nothelle has breathed on both of the Q7's powerplants - the 3.0-litre turbodiesel and the 4.2-litre V8. The oil-burner moves from 229bhp and 369lb ft of torque to 271bhp and 442lb ft.

For the V8, nothelle has developed a twin-turbo conversion that will boost power from 344bhp to a whopping 572bhp, with 531lb ft of torque. That's 130bhp and 80lb ft more than a Cayenne Turbo.

However, Nothelle hasn't announced revised performance figures - or any pricing for the parts, which are available in stages or in a single hit, and are accompanied by a range of typically aggressive styling tweaks.

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Sourced at Autocar UK

Soderi · **Postat:** 2006-06-09, 19:25

In fact, it's even more powerful than the rather mad Cayenne Turbo S (520 bhp/530 lb-ft/720 Nm). 442 lb-ft in the diesel sounds like fun! Maybe Audi would consider the A8 4.2 TDI engine or the VW Touareg TDI engine as well? I like mad cars...