Audi South Africa has quietly added a new special-edition Q7 45TDI S Line Competition derivative to its range. Here’s how much the flagship model will cost you…

The Audi Q7 45TDI S Line Competition has quietly touched down in South Africa, arriving as a special-edition derivative positioned at the summit of the local Q7 range.

The newcomer slots in above the Q7 45TDI quattro and Q7 45TDI quattro S Line, and is priced from R1 663100 (hat-tip to the well-informed folks over at duoporta.com for the information). That makes it R78300 more expensive than the standard Q7 S Line model.

So, what do you score for the extra outlay? Well, the Q7 45TDI S Line Competition features Audi’s Black Styling Plus package as standard, along with black roof rails, carbon side-mirror caps, a panoramic sunroof, black 22-inch Audi Sport alloy wheels (though seemingly without the red brake callipers shown in the accompanying European images), Matrix LED headlamps and door-entrance LED projectors.

Carbon side-mirror caps are included.

The S Line Interior package is likewise included in the deal, along with Valcona leather upholstery (complete with “S” embossing), Ambient Lighting Plus, privacy glass and the Rear Seat Bench Plus package (the latter seeing all 3 seats at the rear capable of moving individually fore and aft, and able to have their backrest angles adjusted as well).

Despite the presence of that suggestive “Competition” badge, the special-edition model features no changes to its powertrain. So, like the other variants in the range, go-forward grunt comes courtesy of a 3.0-litre turbodiesel V6 engine, which delivers 183 kW and 600 Nm to all 4 corners via an 8-speed automatic transmission. The Ingolstadt-based firm says this is enough for a 0-100 kph sprint in 6.9 seconds and a top speed of 225 kph.

As a reminder, the 2nd-generation Q7 received a mid-cycle refresh in 2020, with the updated model arriving in South Africa in November of that year. In the opening 5 months of 2023, Audi SA registered 53 units of the Q7 across the country.

How much does the Audi Q7 cost in South Africa?

Audi Q7 45TDI quattro – R1 539 800

Audi Q7 45TDI quattro S Line – R1 584 800

Audi Q7 45TDI quattro S Line Competition – R1 663 100

The above prices include a 1-year/unlimited kilometre warranty and a 5-year/100 000 km maintenance plan.

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