Audi Q8 is not the result of Q7+1, it is the infinite imagination of luxury + flagship
Text/Su Jin Ji
"Q" means the series code name of the SUV for Audi, while the "8" runs through the flagship positioning of the Audi A series and Q series. If before the Q8, the Q7 carried Audi's flagship mission, then after having the Q8, the name of the flagship fell to the Q8. So for me, the Q8 is another important drop under the Audi layout, not a sporty version of the Q7.
Looking at the entire Volkswagen Group, Audi is not the brand with the highest level positioning, but it is the only brand that can show different personalities of the same hardware. The essence of Audi's Ashkenazi is the chassis, which is also one of the core of the car's handling attributes, and the Audi Q8 can show the driving ability of the model in multiple scenarios according to the switching of driving modes.
So its advantage is the whole set of powertrain, this model has sufficient power reserves and displacement base, 2.0T and 3.0T is the displacement selectivity it provides, 2.0T torque can reach 370 Nm, horsepower value is not low, with 245 horses, which is a 2.0T displacement mid-to-high power level.
However, the 3.0T displacement gives a higher figure, providing 500 Nm of torque and 240 hp in terms of horsepower. If the performance of this model is exquisite enough, then the 3.0T displacement is undoubtedly the right choice. However, the 2.0T displacement can also give the model power reserve, but there is a difference in the explosive feeling of the two displacements.
If the 2.0T model is for the sake of volume, then the 3.0T displacement is the main version. Because the audi Q8 of the entire series of models currently gives seven configuration options, but of which only two of the 2.0T displacement versions, the remaining five model versions belong to the 3.0T displacement model, if you want to experience its power explosion pleasure, perhaps only the 3.0T displacement can meet this.
The gearbox carried by the model has a keen ability to capture, which can avoid losses during power transmission with a smooth handling experience during gear change, which largely preserves the integrity of power transmission. Especially under the high-torque platform, the start-up response of the model and the subsequent re-acceleration ability can be fully released.
Therefore, the handling experience of this model starts from the beginning and can maintain the same calm and elegant as ever. The steering wheel of the model is the type of electronic boost that Audi has always used, which also means that the weight of the steering wheel changes with the speed of the car. If it is in a low-speed state, the steering wheel will feel more relaxed, but it is by no means a light type. However, if it is driven at high speed, the steering wheel will be heavier, but it will give more driving confidence.
The flagship positioning of the Audi Q8 is destined to be extraordinary in the core configuration of the model, so this model is equipped with soft and hard variable suspension and air suspension as standard. The air suspension of the model has a 90 mm high and low adjustment, from which it can be seen that the model's ability to pass and get out of trouble is at the hardcore off-road level, plus the model is also equipped with full-time four-wheel drive and mechanical torque limited slip differential, even in the face of harsh terrain conditions are not timid.
The soft and hard variable suspension of the model will change with the switching of driving mode, and the chassis in the comfort mode has a corresponding gentle vibration filter effect, especially when facing the paved road, the driver's road sense is basically a horse. In Sport mode, the model has a stronger pit roll in the corners, and the slightly stiffer chassis texture is tight and flexible.
summary:
So Audi Q8 is not the result of Q7 + 1, it is the infinite imagination of luxury + flagship, so this model from the hardware can not be separated from the integration of algorithms, the model has more changeable personality characteristics, there is no fixed scene orientation on this model, it has enough ability to shuttle between the city and the wild, and under the deep power reserve, it can get the desired driving comfort experience, while switching under the sport mode, It also draws the desired driving pleasure from its handling texture and power output. This is the Audi Q8, not deliberately pandering, but the all-rounder is its essence.