On the road of "luxury", each car brand has its own understanding. When you open the door of the BBA, it's easy to find their consensus on the concept of luxury from the design. However, some people may be busy agreeing with it and began to wonder: Is the appearance of the BBA the standard of luxury cars? Fortunately, it is also a pleasure to meet the collision of ideas from different luxury brands. So, we continue to put the Lincoln Aviator, Mercedes-Benz GLE, BMW X5, Audi Q7 together to explore, for the word "luxury", we still have a way out.
In the last issue of the horizontal review content, the aviator with a more impactful design, let us tired of watching the BBA feel more innovative. At the same time, the impressively leading body size, materials and exquisitely crafted interiors make the aviator look imposing, significantly exceeding the same level. In this issue, we will continue to compare the similarities and differences between the four models in terms of configuration, space and comfort, and see how aviators have broken the BBA monopoly with "American luxury".
The models participating in the comparison are: Lincoln Aviator 3.0T V6 Four-Wheel Drive Executive Edition, the guidance price is 689,800 yuan (hereinafter referred to as the Aviator); Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 4MATIC dynamic type, the guidance price is 689,800 yuan (hereinafter referred to as the GLE); BMW X5 xDrive 30i M sport suit, the guide price is 689,900 yuan (hereinafter referred to as X5); the Audi Q7 45 TFSI quattro S Line sport type, the official guide price is 701,800 yuan (hereinafter referred to as Q7). Among them, the aviator is the secondary top model, and the other 3 models are the entry-level "cai version". Without further ado, let's get into the configuration competition!
It should be said that most of the sincerity of the aviator is reflected in the details. The aviator not only provides you with some seemingly ordinary, but practical and super configurations, and many configurations that can be called "luxury ceilings" also appear on this model, and it can be seen that the aviators have done enough market research before realizing domestic localization. Judging from the configuration comparison, the results are indeed the same. At a lower price, the operator has a higher practical and safety configuration. In the appearance part, compared with the other 3 cars, the aviator has LED front fog lights, electric suction doors, inductive trunks and other functional configurations, and its rim size/sunroof area is also larger.
In the configuration part of the car, the advantage of the aviator is not a star and a half, and the configuration of the aviator is very helpful for daily use of the car. The steering wheel heating, the HUD head-up display function, how convenient and important these two configurations are for the driver, do not need to be explained. The active noise reduction function can be seen that Lincoln has always had his own unique views on the word "luxury". In addition, good sound insulation and noise reduction effects must be paired with good sound, and the aviator is equipped with HARMAN Group's top Level sound system, so that you can hear live music in the car.
The space and comfort part, the best performance is naturally the aviator. It not only sets up a sufficient and comfortable driving environment for the first row and the second row, but even the third row space, which has always been not optimistic about everyone, can also meet the needs of adults, which can be called "real 6/7 seat SUV"; In contrast, GLE/Q7 also performs well in space, but one of them does not have a third row of seats, and a third row of space is more chicken; X5 scores the lowest in space, and its second row of space is not only completely incomparable with the aviator, but even will be killed by its own "little brother" X1.
brief summary:
Although the Aviator 3.0T V6 four-wheel drive executive version participating in this comparison is not a top-mounted model, it is almost all-in in terms of configuration. The car has a lot of detail-oriented configurations, such as a point-and-shoot heated front wiper, such as a multi-directional adjustable seat with shoulder adjustment and leg rest adjustment, and a steering wheel with electric adjustment and heating is also very thick, which is the only model in its class to achieve this configuration. All of this can make the other 3 "cai version" models with the same price point out of reach.
The Aviator is 5080mm long and has a wheelbase of 3025mm, which is the largest in this class, and the space inside the car is quite powerful. It is this superior interior space that offers six- and seven-seat layouts. The 6-seat version of the aviator participating in the comparison this time, its second row of front and rear adjustment range is large enough, the third row of space is also quite enough, are the reasons why it temporarily came out on top in this comparison.
Well, the static part of this medium and large luxury SUV horizontal review is basically coming to an end. In the next issue, the four models will compete in the test site and on the city road, showing their respective capabilities in dynamic driving, power performance and so on. Stay tuned!