The medium and large luxury cars of major brands have their own focus, whether it is sports or intelligence, they all have one thing in common, that is, stability. Especially when the car purchase budget comes to 400,000 yuan, many consumers are not so sensitive to the price, and more will consider the reliability of the brand and product.
From a comprehensive point of view, the Volvo S90 and Audi A6L are outstanding in this level, which can be said to be equal. It's actually hard to make a choice between these two heavy players. From the perspective of product performance, the two have their own advantages; from the perspective of brand power, the two are not distinguished; from the perspective of market positioning, both belong to luxury brands.
Taking the Audi A6L 2022 40 TFSI Luxury Elegant (419,800) and the Volvo S90 2022 B5 Yizhi Deluxe (406,900) as examples, we analyze one by one and savor the product strength between the two.
From the outside, the Audi A6L's iconic hexagonal net is more impactful, looks sharp, and the body is also very smooth. The current model looks a lot more rounded than before, but the Audi A6L has a small disadvantage, that is, the business attributes are too conspicuous, coupled with the label of "official car", there is no affinity, giving people a feeling of thousands of miles away.
The Volvo S90 continues to maintain a minimalist style in appearance, with vertical chrome trims forming a central net, which is simple but highly recognizable. The body is also very smooth, the waist line runs from the front of the car to the rear of the car, and the atmosphere contains elegance and sportiness. If the Audi A6L feels too serious, the Volvo S90 feels like it's affinity.
In terms of body size, both have a body length of more than 5 meters and a wheelbase of more than 3 meters, which is a standard C-class product. Judging from the market trend in recent years, the aesthetic needs of young people have gradually become the mainstream. And we can also clearly feel that many car companies add a lot of sports elements to their products.
Summary: From the perspective of youth and sports, volvo S90's compromise with young people is more sincere, and elegance seems to be engraved in the bones. Of course, it is not that the Audi A6L is not elegant, but in contrast, it is more focused on seriousness, and the Audi A6L seems to have scruples in adapting to the young consumers in the market, and it is a bit stagnant.
From the perspective of product configuration, Volvo S90 is equipped with parallel assist, lane departure warning system, lane keeping assist system, active braking, fatigue driving, these safety configurations are not outstanding in a single point of view, but in the volvo S90 entry-level model, are standard, which is surprising.
As we all know, Volvo has always been known for its safety, not just talking, but really reflecting in the configuration. These safety features are optional on the Audi A6L 2.0T version, and to be honest, these safety features are necessary for a luxury medium to large sedan. If you choose these configurations, I believe many people will think twice, after all, it will cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Another commonly used configuration is adaptive cruise, which is a convenient feature in long-distance driving and helps to reduce driving fatigue. Volvo S90 is standard in the entire series, Audi A6L is only equipped with fixed speed cruise as standard, adaptive cruise needs to be optional, the price is 20,000 yuan.
In terms of technology configuration, both support speech recognition control systems, including speech recognition systems, navigation, telephones, and air conditioners, which are still relatively convenient in the process of use.
Summary: In terms of configuration, volvo S90 pays more attention to safety, giving people a greater sense of security during driving; the configuration distribution of Audi A6L is very average, there is no obvious advantage, and there are more optional configurations, which is not a good thing for some consumers who have difficulty choosing.
In terms of power, the Volvo S90 is equipped with a 2.0T engine, a maximum horsepower of 250, and a peak torque of 350 Nm, which is matched by an 8AT gearbox. The Audi A6L is divided into high and low power, low power version with a maximum horsepower of 190 and a peak torque of 320, matched with a 7-stop wet dual-clutch transmission.
Volvo S90 is the same power combination of the whole series, there is no high and low power, from the perspective of power parameters, it has an advantage over the Audi A6L. The same price can enjoy a higher level of power, the Volvo S90 has a slightly better power reserve. The 8AT gearbox makes the driving texture smoother and gentler, and even if you slam on the accelerator, you can maximize the comfort of the driver and passengers.
The 7-blocking dual-clutch transmission equipped with the Audi A6L is very efficient in transmission efficiency, but during the driving process, there are inevitably setbacks, and the driving texture is not so good. For a luxury medium and large sedan, under the premise that the power reserve is rich enough, more people will be biased towards comfort. In this regard, the Volvo S90 has a better tuning.
Summary: The power of 2.0T is enough in daily life, and on the basis of sufficiency, volvo S90 provides more power reserves. The front suspension uses a double wishbone independent suspension, which gives more security and comfort during the turning process, and the Audi A6L is indeed slightly inferior in this regard.
As for the space, the two belong to the equal division, and the back row has a rich riding space. In some small storage spaces, the allocation is in place, after all, both are C-class cars, both are first-class in terms of space performance, there is nothing to be picky about.
Speaking of which, we can find that there is no obvious gap between the two products. What can open the gap is Volvo's safety configuration and driving texture, and for luxury brands, product detail is very important, because this is the key to opening up the gap with other brands. For Volvo and Audi, the two top global brands, it is all too familiar.
Conclusion: The competition between luxury brands is always there, especially the Volvo S90 and Audi A6L are their respective benchmark products, and they have made sufficient efforts in polishing their products. Again, both are stable and heavy players in luxury medium and large cars, and in the case of equal strength between the two sides, it depends on whose details are better.