In the e-tron Sportback test drive article the other day, I said that the e-tron's platform specifications, body size, positioning and experience are just between Q5 and Q7, which is Audi's hidden Q6. This time, let's talk about another Q6 that actually puts the name "Q6" on the butt of the car, which comes from SAIC Audi.
In fact, we have long heard that SAIC Audi will launch a medium and large SUV, named Q6, and the Network has also circulated this Q6 test car spy photos, a small number of spy photos have conveyed a lot of information. This time, the declaration chart of SAIC Audi Q6 appears on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the information is more complete, so it is time for us to talk about it.
Conclusion first: I know you will say it is ugly, I completely agree, but at the same time, it also has market potential that cannot be ignored, and it will even be a trump card for SAIC Audi in the short term.
Hanging a four-ring logo, is it Audi?
After seeing this declaration chart, I think most people will be very confused: this is really not like an Audi, although there are some Audi family design elements, such as a large octagonal net, complex and unconscious headlights, etc., but the overall line, the shape of the body style, and the existing Audi are different, including Q5 and Q7, which are very closely named.
Some people even turned Audi's four-ring Logo P into the logo of other brands, but there is really no sense of violation! (Manual Dog Head)
Obviously, at present, Audi has not launched a model named after Q6 in overseas markets, and even after reading the Audi concept car list, it will not find a concept car with the name of Q6. Therefore, about the life of SAIC Audi Q6, those four words have been called out, ZGTG!
However, according to the information given by SAIC Audi, the design and development of this Q6 is not all carried out in China, but written by the German design team, inspired by the Chinese Ruibeast "Kirin", which is indeed impossible to verify, and I will think that this statement is a bit far-fetched.
But what CheRujun can tell you is that this SAIC Audi Q6 has indeed been tested in Europe, and the picture above is the picture of the SAIC Audi Q6 tested in Europe. Rest assured, this is not a car that SAIC Audi has bent on making out on its own.
▲ If you are well-informed enough, you may know that Audi has another Q6 being tested, that is, the Q6 e-tron based on the PPE pure electric platform in the picture, which is a bit similar to the SAIC Audi Q6 in addition to the name, other aspects are two completely different cars (you can refer to the relationship between Q5L and Q5 e-tron), and the body ratio of the two can also reflect a great difference from the spy photo. As for which channel the Q6 e-tron will come to the Chinese market in the future, at this stage we can only say: the high probability will not be SAIC Audi
Seeing this, do you think that this Q6, which is specially prepared for the Chinese market, is actually not so sloppy?
MQB is true, but it has "evo4"
In fact, the reason why everyone thinks that this Q6 is sloppy, the design is only one of the reasons, and another big reason is the MQB platform. The SAIC Audi Q6 is based on the MQB platform, which is a point that will be a bit of a problem, because the Q5 (L), which is one level lower than the Q6, uses a more advanced MLB Evo longitudinal engine platform.
More precisely, the Q6 uses the MQB Evo platform, which is the latest horizontal engine platform of the Volkswagen Group synchronized with the latest Volkswagen Golf 8, Skoda Octavia, and Audi A3. However, the MQB Evo and MQB are not much different, the main improvement lies in the electronic architecture, while the body and chassis remain almost unchanged.
As we all know, SAIC Volkswagen also has a medium and large SUV, called Tu on, SAIC Audi Q6 is very close to Tu Ang in terms of body size, especially the wheelbase, the same as 2980mm, in fact, there is no doubt that the relationship between Q6 and Tu Ang is indeed similar to the relationship between A3 and Golf 8.
But one thing is different, the 2.0T engine on the SAIC Audi Q6 is Volkswagen's fourth-generation EA888, which is the legendary EA888 evo4. Compared with the third generation version, the main changes are the replacement of the turbine, the fuel injection pressure increased from 200 bar to 350 bar, etc., but these are not important points for the average consumer.
▲ EA888 evo4 mounted on the Audi S3
The point is: Q6 is the only domestic model of volkswagen group equipped with EA888 evo4, the rest of the imported models are equipped with EA888 evo4 engines, such as A4 Avant, etc., and the European version of the Golf 8 GTI is also equipped with EA888 evo4.
The key point is here: the new Porsche Macan also uses the EA888 evo4, and the high-power 2.0T version of the SAIC Audi Q6 is consistent with the Macan, which is 195kW, 265 hp, 400Nm.
That's enough for Q6 owners to blow for two years.
The biggest Audi
Audi is very restrained, has not easily used the number "9" to name the model, we can understand it as a blank space, which is different from some domestic brands, often H9, G9, L9. However, everyone can see from the design that the Q6 is not a restrained car, it is very "forceful".
Also unrestrained is the body size, the close relationship with Tuon makes the Q6 easily more than 5 meters long, reaching 5099mm, width and height are 2014mm and 1784mm, yes, these three figures are more than Audi's previous largest SUV - Q7, yes, once again staged a similar size upside down plot between Tuon and Turui. It's just that the Q7 wheelbase is 10 cm longer than touts, and the 2999mm makes the Q7 save face in front of the Q6.
The foundation of all aspects between the two can be said to be mutually winning and losing, Q7 specifications are advanced, Q6 size is large; Q7 driving texture is good, Q6 space is large. Although Q7 is obviously more consistent in the eyes of our people with sharp tastes, I only say the word "big" once.
Big, obediently poked at the consumer's excitement. Since Q6 and Tu Ang are highly homologous, it is highly likely to inherit the biggest advantages of Tu Ang, with reference to Tu Ang's spatial performance, it really makes people have nothing to pick, it is so big that it is simple and rude, it is so big that I am stunned, its large, it is irreplaceable. So Q6 should also be very large, and it is also the irreplaceable big.
You know, those consumers who can be attracted by this simple and rough "big" really don't care about the purity of the pedigree of this car, nor do they care about the high specifications of this car, as long as the body of this car is hung with a logo of four circles, and then use the latest engine of Porsche, it is enough. And such groups, frankly speaking, are really quite a few.
So, while I don't know who SAIC Audi can sell the A7L to, and to whom it can sell the Q5 e-tron, behind the name of Q6, which is clean and without any suffix, there is a large number of target groups, a large number.
rival? Yes, there is
Before the test drive, we did not know the more detailed performance of the SAIC Audi Q6, and we can only say that we hope that the Q6 can avoid the lightning point of the ang driving texture. But as Fang Cai said, the biggest selling point of Q6 is probably "big", and "big" is the foundation of Q6 based on the market.
Although there are people who like "big", it does not mean that everyone will choose Q6 for "big", it is by no means without opponents. According to the information given by the above auto Audi, the positioning of Q6 will be between FAW Audi Q5L and Q7, they did not specifically say how much money, then we will roughly estimate according to the price of Q5L and Q7, the price of Q6 may be between 450,000 and 700,000 yuan. Of course, it not only has the same 2.0T engine of the 265 hp Porsche just mentioned, but also a low-power version of 231 hp, as well as a V6 engine, but there is no more information for the time being, and it is likely to be the same 2.5T of the Tuon 530 V6 (so it seems that the Porsche model is more compelling).
At the entry price point, there is indeed no match for similar sizes in Mercedes-Benz BMW, but looking at all luxury brands, there is an Infiniti QX60 with a lower starting price, which is longer than the Q6 and has three rows of seats, but the wheelbase is less than the Q6. But who's going to put Infiniti in the eye these days, you say? (Manual Dog Head)
In contrast, the Cadillac belonging to the XT6 seems to be a little stronger than Infiniti in terms of brand, but cadillac is also iron, the sedan is small and vertical, and the SUV is large and horizontal. The horizontal base, the four-cylinder machine, like The Hideko, is better than the cheap.
When the budget comes to more than 500,000, you can look at the Lincoln Aviator, 5080mm body length and 3025mm wheelbase and Q6 have a win-lose situation, but the aviator has a different pursuit, using a longitudinal platform, the starting is a 3.0T twin-turbo V6, the front suspension is also a double wishbone type, can provide a very delicate and advanced driving experience at the same time, the middle and rear rows are unbearable.
I would highly recommend you to go to see the GeniseyS GV80, although there is no six-cylinder is really a bit of a pity, although the Korean character is really not good, but on the design style it is unique, on the workmanship materials it is more luxurious. Oh I was wrong, the GV80 is two-row and doesn't hold tickets for a three-row club, which bothers you.
If you want seven seats (three rows of seats), in fact, there are Land Rover discoveries after the terminal price is broken and volvo XC90 can be used as an alternative, but these three-row SUV whose size is not too large, and the space is definitely not able to beat the Q6.
I want to say, in fact, what everyone really wants is not a three-row seat, but a "first-line luxury brand", coincidentally, BMW's medium-sized SUV - X5 is also domestic, and it has been lengthened by 130mm for Chinese consumers. Of course, the price range of X5L will probably be half a level higher than Q6, and the attributes of the big five and Q6 do not look like a complete door-to-door pair, but for consumers, in front of the brand, these differences including price do not seem to be important, after all, in the case of this budget, it is not a big problem to pay a little more.
Write at the end
The SAIC Audi Q6 came "unexpectedly", it is quite important for SAIC Audi, and it is also the most market-sensitive model launched by SAIC Audi so far. It is undeniable that from its design style to the overall product tone, it is not in line with people's traditional impression of Audi, a luxury brand, and the concoction method is also a little unpretentious.
But as we often say, although the pursuit of automobile technology and culture is noble and proud, car manufacturing is a business after all, especially for a "start-up" like SAIC Audi, they need Q6 too much.
Issue 1839
Author: Chen Houze