In-depth interpretation of the concept of luxury high-end travel style exploration Sanya test drive SAIC Audi Q6

Luxury brand models have been favored and sought after by more and more consumers in recent years, because with the development of the domestic auto market over the years, people have higher requirements for brand value, luxury quality and driving performance. In this case, the first-tier luxury brand BBA is also continuing to launch new cars, with the times to meet the various needs of the new era of high-end travel. Audi, as the German luxury brand that understands Chinese consumers the most, is also playing a "heavy fist" this time, the new debut of the SAIC Audi Q6 is not only a comprehensive upgrade in body size, even beyond the "big brother" Audi Q7, becoming the largest SUV in the size of the Audi brand. At the same time, the design of the Q6 also breaks away from the original pattern of the Audi family, and is the "flagship Roadjet" tailor-made for Chinese consumers. Taking the opportunity of this Sanya test drive, the zero-distance contact with the Audi Q6 also gave me a more in-depth and detailed understanding of this new car from SAIC Audi.

Although the German team is leading the development of the Audi Q6, it has drawn on the consumer preferences and styling elements of the Chinese market, blended Chinese and Western aesthetics, and adopted Audi's latest design language to comprehensively reshape the flagship image of the market segment. Inspired by the Kirin, the mythical beast of traditional Chinese culture, the Audi Q6 is a clever blend of Chinese cultural elements and modern German industrial design. On the exterior of the new car, we will find sharp body angles, a slight bulge on the side, and an elegantly shaped through-waistline, which expresses some of the aesthetic elements in detail in a figurative form.

In the front design, SAIC Audi has also made some ingenuity, according to the aesthetic preferences of different consumers, providing "Feilin Set" and "Flying Rider Set", respectively, reflecting the two themes of executive luxury and youthful sports style. For Audi, which has the reputation of "light factory", the lighting system of the new car has also been upgraded, with full LED through light bands and new matrix headlights, which makes the visual effect more outstanding and perfectly combines functionality and aesthetics.

The body side of the line construction is smooth, beautiful, a variety of lines of the combination also makes the new car more sense of hierarchy, in the roof also added a certain skidding effect, to enhance the overall sense of sport, it is worth mentioning that in the Audi Q6 in the D-pillar position set up an aluminum alloy panel, so that the new car looks more stylish and luxurious.

Body size, Audi Q6 length, width and height of 5099/2014/1784mm, wheelbase length of 2980mm, deservedly become the largest size of Audi in the sale of models of the SUV, give full play to the three-row layout of the car and the layout of the 6/7 seats, bringing richer use of the scene and comfortable driving experience.

The rear of the Audi Q6 also displays a unique design tension, with penetrating streamlined LED taillights that correspond to the front penetrating headlights, enhancing the vehicle's recognizability while highlighting the design concept of technological aesthetics. In the rear of the car above also found an interesting place, Audi Q6 has a rear wing projector brake lights, can be "quattro" red light shadow mapping on the rear tail window, this detail processing is not only a surprise, but also reflects the manufacturer in the design details of the meticulous and attentive.

Sitting in the cockpit, Audi's exquisite and luxurious atmosphere instantly makes people feel exceptionally friendly, with luxurious materials and exquisite details interspersed, reflecting the value of "Roadjet" in all aspects. Inside the car, leather materials and fine stitching are used on a large area, in addition, the aluminum trim and suede materials also make it a higher level of luxury.

In terms of technological performance, the Audi Q6's virtual cabin uses a "three-screen interaction" format, equipped with a 12.3-inch LCD instrument panel, a 10.1-inch center screen, and an 8.6-inch control screen. 12.3-inch LCD instrument panel UI design is clear and detailed, and provides owners with a variety of display themes to choose from. a variety of display themes to choose from. A lot of practical functions are integrated inside the floating center control screen, and Audi's MMI ecosystem is incorporated into the car's system, with commonly used APPs such as WeChat, Gaode Maps, Tencent Video, Aqiyi, Singing Bar, etc., also available.

There is also an 8.6-inch control screen embedded below the air conditioning vents on the center console, which is mainly aimed at the adjustment of driving modes and air conditioning, which includes options such as automatic parking, steep hill descent, body stabilization system, and air conditioning temperature and airflow adjustment, and seat ventilation and heating.

On the seat comfort and space performance that consumers are more concerned about, the Audi Q6 also maximizes the consideration of Chinese consumers' needs for comfort, with the whole system offering two seat layouts: 2+2+2 six-seaters and 2+3+2 seven-seaters. The materials used for the seats are also quite sophisticated, using Nappa and Wagner materials, and adding diamond diamond stitching with a very high sense of class, which is fully in line with the flagship's positioning as a "Roadjet land plane" in terms of texture.

This time we test drive is a 6-seater model, the new car's second row is two independent seats, with seat heating/ventilation/massage and other comfort features, and is equipped with independent air conditioning, passengers can adjust the air conditioning temperature and air volume, aviation headrests adjustable on both sides, to bring better head wrapping and support. Functionality, the second row of the left and right sides are provided with the boss button, the left side for the adjustment of the sunroof and sunshade, while the right side on this basis can also be adjusted for the passenger seat.

Entering the third row, the design and texture are consistent with the first two rows, and the left and right sides are set up with cup holders, so the comfort can be comparable to that of some MPVs in the same price range. The third-row seats support equal-ratio putting down, making the trunk storage more flexible and versatile.

In terms of power performance, the Audi Q6 offers three power configurations of 40/45/50TFSI to choose from, of which the 40/45TFSI are equipped with the original imported EA888 EVO4 2.0T engine, which is not only the same engine of the new Porsche Macan, but is also the first time to be equipped in Audi's models. The low-power version has a maximum power of 170kW and a maximum torque of 370N-m, while the high-power version has a maximum power of 195kW and a maximum torque of 400N-m.

We are testing the 50TFSI (2.5T) version, which is mated to a 7-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox, with a maximum power of 220kW and a maximum torque of 500N-m. The power is instantly responsive to a light touch of the throttle, with 500N-m of torque. Instant response, 500N-m low torque will not disappoint. Deeply stepping on the gas pedal to speed up and overtake the car is also easy, into the middle and back section, abundant power reserves to deal with re-acceleration is also handy.

The Audi Q6 offers a variety of driving modes, and can be personalized for driving, suspension and steering. There are also significant differences in steering effort and chassis feedback to the road in different modes. The new car adopts the front MacPherson and rear multi-link independent suspension, and is equipped with DCC adaptive dynamic suspension system, which can dynamically adjust the suspension damping soft and hard, but also according to different driving modes to make subtle adjustments. After Audi's comprehensive tuning, the Audi Q6 presents both shock absorption and support, demonstrating the quality that the Audi Q6 luxury mid-size SUV deserves.

The Audi Q6 is equipped with Haldex Traction quattro four-wheel drive, which relies on the electronic limited-slip differential's multi-plate clutch to achieve limited slip. When a wheel loses traction and slips, the front and rear axles will be able to distribute the driving force in a ratio of up to 10-90%, transferring the power to the wheels with better traction conditions to get the vehicle out of trouble as soon as possible and improve the passability, which is more than enough to deal with slippery roads in the city.

NVH, with double-layer laminated glass Audi Q6 for environmental noise isolation is very good, in the entire test drive process in addition to a slight engine noise, whether it is outside the car human voice or wind noise, tire noise, the new car's performance is satisfactory.

Test drive summary:

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