Virat Kohli Adds A Brand New Audi Q7 To His Garage

This is the second Audi Q7 owned by Virat Kohli and the car was handed over to him by Audi India head, Rahil Ansari.

By Carandbike Team

1 mins read

Published on May 12, 2017

Highlights

Virat Kohli is a big Audi car enthusiast
Virat also owns the previous generation Audi Q7
The Audi Q7 comes with a 3-litre TDI and a 2-litre TFSI engine

Virat Kohli, the captain of the Indian cricket team, has recently added the Audi Q7 to his collection of cars. Kohli has been an avid fan of cars from the German car maker and his love for Audis is a well-known fact. In fact, the popular right-hand batsman already owns or has owned about five high-end Audis, namely - the R8, R8 LMX, A8L sedan, the S6 and also the previous gen Q7. In fact Virat Kohli even took race driver Aditya Patel for a spin in an R8 and we wait to hear from the latter about the experience. Earlier today, Rahil Ansari, the head of Audi India handed over the keys of the brand new white Audi Q7 to Virat Kohli. Kohli received the charge of the SUV as part of his endorsement arrangements with Audi India. In fact, it was Virat Kohli who launched the current Audi Q7 in 2016 at the event along with the previous head of Audi India - Joe King. Virat Kohli took racing champion Aditya Patel for a spin in an R8 The second-generation Audi Q7 was launched in India almost a year and a half ago, in December 2015. Available in two variants - the premium Plus and the Technology, the current-generation Q7 is powered by a 3-litre TDI diesel engine that churns out a maximum of 245 bhp and develops a peak torque of 600 Nm from as low as 1500 rpm. Later in 2016, Audi India even introduced the petrol variant of the SUV, which is powered by a 2-litre TFSI engine that is capable of churning out a maximum of 252 bhp and develops a peak torque of 370 Nm. Both the engines come mated to an 8-speed tiptronic automatic gearbox along with Audi's Quattro AWD system ensures that power is distributed to all four wheels. Virat Kohli checking out his new Audi Q7 The Audi Q7 also comes with a whole bunch of new features like - the Matrix LED headlamps, new single frame grille, LED tail lamps and the 20-inch alloy wheels among others. The SUV also features the company's MMI infotainment system navigated via MMI Touch. There's also the Audi sound system, the music interface with two USB ports and a Bluetooth interface. The Q7 comes with a 12.3-inch Audi Virtual Cockpit screen as well.