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Preview: Abt Sportsline turns up the wick on Audi's Q7 V12 oil burner to 560hp

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Not much is yet known about Abt Sportsline's latest take on the Audi Q7 V12 TDI, but the numbers are enough to pique any enthusiast's interest: 560hp (412kW), 886lb-ft (1,200Nm) of torque and sports-car-like 0-62mph (100km/h) times of just 5.5 seconds.

How Abt boosted the big V12 diesel from its 500hp (373kW), 738lb-ft (1,000Nm) torque baseline to the new and improved status is still a secret, but with that much straight-line juice, it'll be sure to have some suspension and wheel/tire enhancements to help deliver a sportier experience in the curvy bits too.

Wheels up to 22in will be available with the new package, though the remaining details of the tuning kit will have to wait for the full reveal. For now, the photo above, provided by Abt and showing a lightly photo-edited version of the standard Q7 V12 TDI, is the only preview of the car available.

Unfortunately for Americans, however, it won't really matter what the final version looks like,the beastly Q7 isn't available as Audi only sells the efficient but decidedly more tame Q7 3.0L V6 TDI in the States.

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Mike Posted: 6/15/2009 2:00pm PDT

886 Lb-Ft?! Madness! I've always liked the "Q" better than its Porsche and VW stablemates, and just the fact that they even offer a V12 Diesel is awesome. Although, something doesn't look quite right with the rendering, the front end looks too tall and bulky. Seems to happen alot when a tuner attempts to design a "sportier" fascia for an SUV. Instead of lowering it, they extend the bumper towards the ground. I recognize ,however, that this is only a rendering, hopefully Abt will resolve this by the time it reaches the market. After all, Abt can usually be counted on to produce tasteful and subtle modifications for their projects.

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