New 7-Seater Audi Q7 out in 2020
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:14:44 +0000
THE new Audi Q7 is getting an all-round update — visually and technically. The large SUV features the new design of the Q family and offers superb dynamics and excellent comfort, in addition to its superior spaciousness. Matrix LED headlights, the mild hybrid technology and the digital operating concept are just some of its highlights.
Robust look: The exterior design
The Audi Q7 demonstrates the hallmark SUV elements of the current design language. It bears the large octagon-shaped singleframe grill, with six upright slats providing the structure. As such, the SUV looks even more powerful with its two-part side air inlets that give a more expressive line, just like the sill area that underscores the large SUV’s ground clearance and, in turn, its offroad capabilities.
The headlights, optionally in Matrix LED technology, emphasize with their contour and light signature the width of the full-sized model. On the re-styled rear, a striking chrome strip creates a visual connection between the flat rear lights with their technical-looking graphics and carries forward the horizontal body line. The designers achieved the clear view with taut, flat surfaces, which span the entire width particularly in the license plate region.
The Audi Q7 is even more striking with the optional S line exterior: A blade in the front bumper, sportily accentuated underbody protections at the rear along with full paint finish.
Sporty onroad, powerful off: The suspension
Audi has substantially enhanced the dynamic facets of the Q7. With the optimized all wheel steering that allows the rear wheels to turn as much as five degrees in the opposite direction, there is the option of electromechanical active roll stabilization. Adjustable stabilizers reduce the body movements on uneven roads when driving in a straight line. With a sporty driving style, the focus is on optimum roll compensation — the tendency of the car to lean on the bend is reduced substantially.
As such, the Audi Q7 is maneuverable, precise and agile in urban traffic and on hairpin bends but behaves as a highly comfortable, poised touring SUV with excellent ride comfort on freeways — particularly in conjunction with the adaptive air suspension.
It also provides variable ground clearance and prepares the Audi Q7 with its standard quattro drive for terrain off the beaten track. The relevant offroad mode can be selected via the standard Audi drive select dynamic handling system with its seven profiles.
Mild hybrid technology standard: The drivetrain
All of the engines in the Audi Q7 are coupled to an eight-speed tiptronic and the permanent all wheel drive. The standard mild hybrid technology plays a major part in the efficiency of the engines. In customer operation, this technology can reduce consumption by up to 0.7 liters per 100 kilometers. Its central component, the belt alternator starter (BAS), powers a 48-volt main electrical system in which a compact lithium-ion battery stores the energy. During braking, the BAS can recover up to 8 kW of power and feed it back into the battery.
Luxury-class lounge: The interior
The seven-seater Audi Q7 combines immense prestige with practical everyday qualities. Through its new design, the large SUV now has grown 11 millimeters (mm) to 5,063 mm long. It measures 1,970 mm wide and 1,741 mm (including roof aerial) high. The Audi Q7 outdoes its direct competitors with interior length as well as headroom and elbow room in the front and rear.
The cockpit architecture harmonizes perfectly with the new, digital operating concept, which incorporates two large touchscreens. They provide haptic and acoustic feedback when clicking on the touch controls. All elements refer logically to one another, from the flat air vent strip to the wide console on the center tunnel.
The optional contour ambient lighting package illuminates the interior in the dark. Convenient equipment options include four-zone automatic air- conditioning, a power-assist function to close the doors quietly, the Bose Premium Surround Sound, and the air quality package with fragrance and ionizer.
High-end connectivity: Audi connect and assist systems
The MMI navigation plus delivers top-of-the-line connectivity as it features all-digital Audi virtual cockpit and the optional head-up display. For driver assistance systems, the adaptive cruise assist and active lane assist, reduces the driver’s workload – particularly on long journeys. In combination with efficiency assist, it brakes and accelerates the Audi Q7 in anticipation of the conditions ahead. The emergency assist is also new: If the driver is inactive, the system brings the car to a stop and initiates protective and rescue measures.
For more information, contact Audi Philippines at 09175441967 or visit its showrooms located in Greenhills, Global City, Alabang and SM Seaside City Cebu.