The RS family may not be as famous as AMG and M Power, and its models are not so hardcore, and even the styling is not easy to be recognized, but this is the characteristic of audi RS, low-key, not ostentatious, and the perfect combination of comfort and power, even if it is used to walk the streets every day is not a problem. The GO car intelligence officer test drive is the eldest brother of the Audi RS family - RS Q8. Q8, which is originally very rare, can have what kind of outstanding performance after being crowned with the title of RS?
Hidden in the city, simple in form
If the shape of a car represents its performance, or orientation, then the RS Q8 can only be regarded as a faster family car at most, and high-performance cars do not seem to have much to do with it. This high-performance car with a guidance price of nearly 1.5 million yuan is not as good as the shadow leopard on the road. For most people who don't know how to use cars, this car is more like an ordinary Audi, buying vegetables and walking on behalf of others. Of course, this car can be completely this role, I will elaborate on the specific later.
Next, let's sort out the difference between the appearance of RS Q8 and ordinary Q8. The mesh style of the part of the front of the car and the trim strip of the lower bracket are different, and if you compare it together, it is obvious that the RS Q8 is more sporty. The RS Q8 on the side of the rim starts at 22 inches and has a tire width of 295mm, like our one with the RS exclusive 23-inch rim, the style will be different. There is also a difference in the top of the rear, the RS Q8 has a raised shape, the Q8 does not.
600 hp V8 twin turbo
Since it is RS, the powertrain is definitely the focus, this RS Q8 is equipped with the same Lamborghini Urus, V-type 8 cylinders, twin-turbo, maximum horsepower 600Ps, 50 horses smaller than the Urus. The road conditions on the day of the test drive were limited, and we failed to step on the official 0-100km/h acceleration data of 3.8 seconds, all of which were 4 seconds away. But when accelerating, it feels quite smooth, especially when the two turbines are started at the same time, coupled with the suspension that is biased towards comfort tuning, and the posture of looking up makes the people in the car almost invisible to the road.
This feeling of pushing back can only be experienced when I have the privilege of sitting on the Boeing 777 with GE90 engine when I am on a business trip, and the upper body of the person in the car is firmly pressed on the seat, and the visual feeling is a little dizzy, and there is still no attenuation after the speed of 100kph. Because this car uses the front and rear multi-link suspension, coupled with the role of air suspension, there will be obvious pitch in the case of sharp acceleration and full braking, but when the left and right lines are changed and cornered, because of the existence of the 48V active anti-roll rod, it will be much better, which is a bit split.
There is not much sports in the car
In contrast to the powerful performance, there are not many sporty elements in the car. For example, the large-area central control panel is bright black, there is a part of the carbon fiber trim, the steering wheel is also RS-specific, and the seat has red stitching and exclusive logos. However, on the whole, this interior is more like a copy of Q7 and Q8. It's not very personal, but it's the right thing to do, and the people who bought the RS Q8 won't take it off the track, but want a family car that can be salted and sweetened.
The dashboard has a variety of modes to choose from, on the LCD meter, Audi is still the top. Now down to more than 100,000 cars, the display effect is not bad, but on the sense of science and technology, atmosphere, or Audi's strength, how much to spend to do how much the truth everyone understands. The car supports two RS mode customizations, including steering, exhaust, suspension height, and more, and switch buttons can be found on the steering wheel.
If you leave aside the identity of RS, this car is actually very suitable for family use, or daily use, because the entire driver can reach almost the same concept as the Audi family, and the sense of technology is very strong. To say a detail, the air conditioning control panel of this car is not a simple screen, with vibration feedback, some of the adjustment buttons below, although electronic, but to press hard to have a response, try to achieve the same touch as the traditional buttons. This is something that many brand models do not have. These details reflect that more than a million cars are not all branded.
1/4 of the throttle is a Q8
Driving in the driver's seat is very tired, because it is different from the usual car, this car is easy to speed when stepping on the accelerator, and for the city, stop and go, be careful not to give the oil to the big, otherwise the people in the car who have been stepping on the brakes will be very uncomfortable. When I switched to the back row, I felt like a large-space home SUV. The seats are not particularly comfortable, but the texture is good, worth the price, at least I prefer to stay in the back row.
As far as the hardware configuration is concerned, it can not give a full score of 90 points, and the panoramic sunroof need not be said, which is a basic configuration. The rear row has independent air conditioning control, or with partitions, a cigarette lighter interface, two USB Type-C interfaces, a little too anxious, the reality is that there are many devices that use the traditional USB Type-A interface. Also the rear windows have sun blinds, electric.
Generally speaking, the luggage compartment of the performance car can only put a bag, put a luggage compartment may be difficult, but the RS Q8 such high-performance SUVs are completely different, we actually experienced and this level of other SUVs basically no different, can put down a lot of luggage, basically will not be because of space troubles, unless you use it as a warehouse. This is also what we think this car is very suitable for people who like high performance but don't want to drive a hardcore sports car every day.
RS Q8 is currently the most expensive one in the RS family, and RS 7 at the same price, its performance exceeds 99.99% of the cars on the road, can meet faster than it, indicating that you are still lucky today. But in addition to performance, it can also be a family car, a very common family car, most people do not recognize the model of this car, do not know its value, which makes many low-key car owners find the final solution.