Whether it is male consumers or female consumers, the first point that attracts you when buying a car is my value, but the proportion of face value in the final car purchase will be slightly different. The protagonist of today's test drive, Audi A7L, is both familiar and unfamiliar to many people, before the imported version of Audi A7 was called the most beautiful Audi with its elegant design, and this A7L was complained by many people about losing the soul of Audi A7. But we look at it from another point of view, compared with the current A7 on sale, this A7L has stronger power, better practicality, and the shape is not bad, so let's take a look at the comprehensive strength of saicid audi A7L today.
Sedan + frameless doors are unique to the same level
SAIC Audi A7L exterior design, in addition to a variety of sedan shapes that have been complained about by everyone, the whole car still inherits the imported A7 design style, and the highly recognizable front end plus the streamlined low body will indeed make it look more elegant than the traditional sedan.
The front face design A7L inherits the design style of the imported version of the A7, and the large-size front grille is matched with the design of the internal crisscrossing, so that it looks like a hint of the Shadow of the Audi A8L Horch, but the A7L will look younger in comparison. In addition, the new car also launched the "Flow Crystal Suit" and "Yao Black Suit", which can better meet the needs of different consumers.
The headlights are also using breakpoint LED headlights, and can be optional laser headlights, laser headlights can provide a maximum of 600 meters of illumination distance, HD Matrix LED light group can distribute the beam according to the road conditions through 32 modules, so as to achieve better lighting effects.
Side design we can be divided into two parts, B-pillar before and imported version of the A7 consistent, and the change after the B-pillar is that the Audi A7 original sneakback shape is missing, replaced by the traditional sedan shape, of course, this is also the design of many imported Audi A7 fans. However, although the rear row has been extended, thanks to the length of more than 5 meters and the low body, this A7L is still full of sports. In addition, the frameless doors and 20-inch big feet will still make you know that it is different.
We can still see that the rear of the Audi A7L vehicle is very wide and low, although it lacks a slip-back design, but this does not seem to affect its beautiful temperament. The taillight shape also adopts a penetrating design, and the progressive dynamic effect also makes the taillights extremely recognizable after they are lit.
The interior design is more complete
If the previous imported version of the A7 interior design is a hairy boy who only knows how to play, then this A7L can definitely be regarded as a warm man after growing up, the center console design still follows the family design style, 12.3-inch full LCD instrument, 10.1 inch + 8.6-inch central control screen and the imported version of the model are consistent, the fly in the ointment is that the 3.0T entry-level model we test drove is not equipped with ar HUD system, but overall there is enough sense of technology.
A7L also changed the steering wheel style from three spokes to four spokes, and added solid wood and Alcantara to embellish the interior of the car, making the interior of the vehicle more luxurious. In addition, although the A7L front seat padding is a little hard, the overall wrapping is very good, which can be said to ensure the wrapping while ensuring comfort.
After the new car has added a 100mm wheelbase, the performance of its rear space has been significantly improved, and both legroom and head space have reached the level of C+ class models. In addition, the new car also designed a control panel on the central armrest of the rear, which can not only operate the conventional functions, but also control the multimedia system, which can also be seen that the A7L wants to better take care of the rear passengers.
Driving performance is more calm
In this test drive, we experienced two models, 2.0T and 3.0T, of which the 2.0T model was a field test drive and the 3.0T model was a road test drive. The 2.0T model has a maximum engine power of 180 kW and a peak torque of 370 Nm, and the 3.0T model has a maximum power of 250 kW and a peak torque of 500 Nm, both models are equipped with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
In actual driving, saicid motor Audi A7L benefits from the characteristics of the V6 engine, its power output linearity and smoothness have quite excellent performance, the 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission is very skillfully matched with the engine, the sense of presence is very low during normal driving, and in different driving modes, the A7L also shows different characteristics.
In the comfort mode, the whole car will give people a calm, lazy performance, at this time the throttle response is not positive, even if the throttle presses down one-third of the gearbox will not easily downshift, but rely on the engine displacement advantage to accelerate. If you continue to press the throttle deeply, the gearbox will reluctantly lower gear, although the gearbox downshift is very fast, but when you feel a noticeable sense of acceleration, you need to wait about 0.5 seconds. The gearbox does not deliberately brush the sense of presence at this time, and it is also very active in upgrading during cruising, which further ensures the comfort of the members in the car, and it can be said that it is a large C+ class luxury sedan at this time.
The steering system and chassis are also very comfortable adjustments at this time, and the overall steering feel is still very Audi, which is very light at low speeds, but the steering feel will become more compact as the speed increases. The suspension damping in Comfort Mode is soft, and even with the 20-inch rim, it is possible to filter the fine vibrations on the road surface very thoroughly outside the car. There is also the feeling of a luxury car when facing long-wave potholes, and in the comfort mode you have no problem driving it as a C+ class limousine.
It's just that I prefer to use sport mode to drive it, and its dynamic performance can fully match the sharp shape. In sport mode, the A7L is like ten years younger, the computer will keep the speed above 2000 rpm, so at this time its throttle response is very fast, the turbo lag is also quite weak, matching the adjustable air suspension and auxiliary steering of the rear wheels, you can not feel that this is a C+ class luxury car, but more like an A-class car. In addition, the chassis system can also feel a clear sense of the road, and the heavier steering feel can also allow the driver to have a better sense of communication with the car.
The biggest highlight of the 3.0T model is that the standard DAWS dynamic all-wheel steering system can provide steering support at different angles for the vehicle according to different speeds. In the low-speed environment of 5 ~ 60km/ h, the rear wheel and the front wheel steering opposite, the maximum steering angle of the rear wheel is 5 ° left and right, effectively reducing the difficulty of operation such as right angle bending and U-turn; in the high-speed environment of more than 60km/h, the rear wheel and the front wheel steering are the same, which increases the stability and comfort of the lane change experience, so this is also the main reason why this car does not open up.
Compared with the 3.0T model, the 2.0T model will be more stable in the sense of acceleration, and a slight turbo lag can still be felt in the initial stage of acceleration, but the power performance of the 2.0T model does not need to worry when the turbine is fully pressed, and there is no problem in dealing with daily driving. Since the suspension system is not equipped with air suspension, it will feel a little soft in the body, and there will still be a certain roll in the face of S-bend and snake-shaped winding.
Write at the end
Although the Audi A7L is less of the sneaky design sought after by A7 fans in terms of exterior design, this car has a very good performance in terms of power, practicality and comfort of the whole car, and the frameless door in the same level of sedan is unique to the same level. To be honest, there are many Audi models to choose from at this price point, but there will be some places that you are not satisfied with, and this Audi A7L combines comfort and sports very well, if you do not dislike its design, it will definitely not disappoint you.