By Andrew Ganz
Tuesday, Aug 7th, 2007 @ 9:10 am

Audi previewed a 12-cylinder diesel version of its Q7 SUV at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit back in January and now comes word that the production version of that vehicle is set to arrive in the second half of 2008. North American sales are likely, but unknown. Given the dramatic increase in diesel interest in the North American market, it would be silly to write off the possibility of sales here.
The report comes from Autotelegraaf, a Dutch magazine, that the V12 TDI will likely post close to the 500 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque previewed in the show car. It has also been rumored that Audi will use the same motor for its unconfirmed-but-likely R8 TDI supercar, essentially a road-going race car.

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