Families only have one car purchase indicator, but to meet daily commuting and family travel, a large space 6/7 seat SUV will be a very suitable choice. If the pursuit of quality travel, more than 400,000 budget want to buy a 6/7 seat SUV, but also need to be a first-line luxury brand that is not bad face, to be honest, these car keywords are combined together, put in the fuel new car is not easy to achieve. But if you are traveling on pure electricity, this new Audi SUV that you will experience today may be what you want.
Q5 e-tron listen to its name, everyone will more or less guess the connection between Q5 L, in fact, in addition to naming, the two cars do not have much to do with each other, Q5 e-tron can be seen as a brand new car, a new medium and large SUV built by the MEB pure electric platform. Q5 e-tron is SAIC Audi's second new car, the current price range of 39.55-51.00 million yuan, the length of the car is nearly 4.9 meters, the wheelbase is 2965mm, the size is much larger than the Mercedes-Benz EQC, and compared to the starting price of EQC directly lower than 100,000 yuan.
Q5 e-tron entry and low-end models for the 7-seat layout single motor rear drive, while the high-end with 6-seat dual motor four-wheel drive, less than 400,000 can buy an Audi 7-seat SUV with a wheelbase of nearly 3 meters, and less than 500,000 can buy An audi 6-seat four-wheel drive SUV, so how to look at it is more fragrant than the other two German brothers.
At present, the Q5 e-tron has brought a total of 9 models according to the different divisions of mileage, seat layout and performance configuration, providing users with a very rich choice. The 40 e-tron is a single-motor rear-drive, 7-seat layout, providing 560km CLTC (China Light Vehicle Driving Conditions) endurance; 50 e-tron quattro is a dual-motor four-wheel drive, 6-seat layout, providing 520km CLTC endurance, and has an acceleration capacity of 6.7 seconds to break 100. The test models on the site today are all 50 e-tron quattro.
The power battery of the Q5 e-tron is arranged between the front and rear axles of the vehicle, the position is centered, and the center of gravity is reduced, so that the load at the front and rear of the vehicle is relatively uniform, and it is easier to obtain better handling and flexibility. The appearance of the Q5 e-tron front and rear suspension are very short, the whole vehicle is basically four-wheel four-corner arrangement, less than 4.9 meters long, to achieve a wheelbase of 2965mm, the same level of fuel vehicles is difficult to achieve. The above is an intuitive embodiment of the characteristics of the MEB platform. Seeing this, everyone may have questions, isn't this also the case with the Volkswagen ID series models of the same platform? So let's take a look at the different points.
The same platform, but the tuning texture reflects a lot of difference
The first is acceleration and braking experience, unlike fuel vehicles, the electric car presses the pedal is the maximum torque output, so it is enough to kick the electric door to the end and then stabilize the direction.
Some details, Q5 e-tron to give me the feeling is not abrupt fast, the speeding process retains some linearity similar to the fuel car, the electric door pedal is not light and deliberately adjust the feeling of the foot, the information conveyed to the driver is how much to step on, how strong the power feedback can be, faster and faster, can be controlled. And in the process of full acceleration, the motor whistle that can be heard in the cockpit is not harsh, the sound volume is not strong, and the texture of the luxury car is reflected.
At the end of the long straight line of test acceleration is the brake buffer, when the vehicle exceeds 100km/h, we will step on the brake pedal to brake at full force to feel the braking performance of the vehicle.
The outdoor temperature was around 5 degrees on that day, and there was light rain, and the road surface would be much more slippery than usual. However, as far as the experience of the day is concerned, there is no obvious sense of slippage when the vehicle is braking at full strength, and I have experienced this project many times, braking down with full force, and I have not felt the attenuation of the braking force and the phenomenon of significantly longer braking distance on the body. Therefore, as far as the daily outing is concerned, the reliability of this braking system does not need to be worried.
The Q5 e-tron's body size, although not small, but the flexibility is excellent somewhat unexpected, the direction at low speed is very light, the steering wheel is quickly moved, the front of the car is quickly turned over, the body is synchronized to follow, without touching a pile bucket, easily over the U-bend. You can feel that the turning radius of this car is relatively small, more like a compact SUV, the daily intersection is not too narrow to turn around, the action is fast to believe that you can pass, there is no sense of a big car at all.
Speaking of this, to do a simple little science, many electric vehicle owners are worried about whether the vehicle will be soaked in water or wading in water whether there will be potential electric shock or other dangers, in this regard, there are actually national safety standards, and all electric vehicles will be tested before leaving the factory. However, the water depth required for the wading test is almost all below 30cm, so we can only ensure that the wading depth is ≤ 30cm, that is, the depth of just over half a wheel, in order to ensure the safety of wading. In addition, we should keep the speed below 20km/h when wading.
This part is not too difficult for the Q5 e-tron, and when going up and down the sidehill, the dangling round is stopped immediately after a moment of idling, and the other three wheels drive the vehicle forward steadily. The Q5 e-tron's low center of gravity design also allows the driver to feel the vehicle's better stability when passing through the roll. The low center of gravity not only helps to drive sideways, but also reduces the fatal injury of the SUV slightly speeding over the corner or changing lanes too much when driving on the road - "rolling over".
Several of the test items this time are extremely targeted, which can make people more clearly feel how drivable the Q5 e-tron is in all aspects. Previously, the author has test-driven the Volkswagen ID series models on the same platform many times, but on the matching of the acceleration pedal and power output, the brake foot feeling, the flexibility of the steering and body, and the isolation of the cockpit from external noise, the Q5 e-tron is a significantly higher level, with the texture of luxury cars. Now that new cars should also arrive at the store, everyone can also experience whether this is the case.
The configuration of the lights you don't have to worry, as the "light factory" Q5 e-tron has done the standard matrix LED headlights + customizable digital daytime travel lights, the former's lighting effect needless to say, the latter is to provide four different lighting display effects, can be selected according to the different preferences of the owner.
This aspect of appearance design is not too much judgment, and everyone has their own opinion. But to tell the truth, the Q5 e-tron real car is still very large, standing next to the car can obviously feel the aura of the "big car", in addition to the cool lighting method of the lights, at a glance, you can let people know that you are buying an Audi's latest SUV, and the price is not low.
Q5 e-tron on the seat comfort configuration level is relatively high, the entry model is equipped with the front seat heating, leg rest and waist support adjustment as standard, the middle and high equipment includes heating / ventilation / memory / massage, and rear seat heating These have begun to gradually greet, seat comfort does not have to worry at all. In terms of spatial performance, the first and second rows of passengers can have a very good experience, the third row of seats is thick and equipped with high and low adjustable headrests, the third row of passengers' feet can also be easily placed under the front seats, and the daily short and medium-distance rides will not significantly affect comfort.
In addition, the space difference between the 6-seater and 7-seater models is not much, mainly the two independent seats in the second row of the 6-seater model can make passengers more comfortable, if you have emergency needs but the probability of daily use of the third row is not large, I think the 6-seater is a more suitable and more practical choice.
MEB pure electric platform has a lot of products, but Audi production does achieve a distinct differentiated experience, with a sense of luxury, design, interior quality and a better driving experience, these only look at the book data is no way to perceive, need to have a personal experience, will be found. Q5 e-tron as the saicid Audi brand of the first pure electric SUV, I think the product experience is satisfactory, if your budget can reach this price range, accept or can only choose pure electric travel, may wish to go to the offline store to understand the experience, see if you can impress you.