Obviously, the 2007 Audi Q7’s front seats are the place to be. You sit tall behind the steering wheel on a multi-adjustable driver’s chair, with clear sightlines everywhere except through the rear window, which is obscured a bit by the second-row head restraints and significantly if the third-row is raised but not in use. The driver faces a handsome instrument panel, and Audi offers decent storage space in the doors, center console, and glove box (check out the elegant opener for that last item). But the Q7’s control layout needs a major overhaul. For a vehicle touted to be a “performance SUV,” Audi asks the driver to lower her eyes too far from the road to operate the climate, audio, and MMI systems. Cognitively, finding the right MMI key, referencing the display screen, deciding what to do next, and how to do it, is far too distracting while underway. Good thing it’s a voice-controlled system, with selected auxiliary controls mounted to the steering wheel spokes. Does Berlitz offer a course in MMI?