Audi SQ7 7seater 2023
Seven seats, one smooth ride across borders
- 2023
- Seats: 7
- 530 hp
The Audi SQ7 earns its place in a rental fleet for a simple reason: it solves the seven-seat problem without asking anyone to compromise on how the car drives. This is the 2023 version, one variant, and it books from €320 a day — a figure worth mentioning early because families and business hosts alike tend to ask about it before anything else. What sets the SQ7 apart from a standard family SUV is the way it carries speed and comfort at the same time. Three rows of seating mean a full travelling party — grandparents, children, colleagues — can move together instead of splitting into two cars, which matters more on longer touring routes than on short city hops. Legroom in the third row is usable, not symbolic, and the boot still takes luggage for a week away even with all seats occupied. On the road, the SQ7 behaves less like a bus and more like the performance Audi it is underneath. Quattro all-wheel drive and air suspension keep it settled through motorway stretches and mountain passes alike, so a long transfer day doesn't leave passengers fatigued or the driver working harder than necessary. It's a car that makes a six-hour drive feel like a two-hour one, without pretending to be something smaller than it is. Handover is straightforward: one variant, clearly specified, with the €320 daily rate as the reference point for planning multi-day trips or a single weekend away. For anyone weighing a large SUV against a minivan for a group trip across Europe, the SQ7 offers the space of the latter with the composure of the former — a rental choice that doesn't force a trade-off between practicality and how the car actually feels to drive.
Seven seats, one smooth ride across borders