With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, more and more people have begun to pursue a higher quality of material and spiritual life. For cars that are closely related to their daily lives, they may ask for more, luxury, three-row space, and strong power are the things that these people value when buying a car. This time, we selected The Audi Q7 and American luxury representative Lincoln Aviator to see if they could meet the needs of these consumers.
The sense of luxury is slightly better than the aviator
The exterior design of the aviator is very atmospheric, and the shape is stable and stylish. The whole car is embellished with a large number of chrome trim strips, which also gives the aviator a unique American style. The front face of the aviator adopts Lincoln's iconic star-glow chrome mid-mesh design, and the mid-to-high model is also equipped with matrix LED headlights.
The side lines of the aviator's body are simple and smooth, and the roof and waist line are narrowed backwards, creating a sense of momentum and movement. The whole car adopts black hidden column trim, with a black roof, and the luxurious temperament of the whole car is undoubtedly revealed. In addition, the aviator's top-of-the-top presidential model is also equipped with 22-inch aluminum alloy wheels, which is the finishing touch.
The pilot's tail design is full and powerful, and the taillights adopt Lincoln's representative through-line design, which is very effective when lit at night. The vehicle has a large departure angle, which not only reflects a certain sense of movement in the shape, but also enhances the passability of the vehicle, in addition, the exhaust pipe of the pilot adopts a bilateral four-out design and has a real exhaust function.
The design of the aviator's interior also reflects the characteristics of the Lincoln family, and its instrument panel with a penetrating design is atmospheric, bold, and vaguely smells of Lincoln navigator. The interior is embellished with a large area of leather and metal trim, and the color-block design reflects a good sense of grade on the one hand, but also brings a warm feeling of home.
The Aviator adopts a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument with delicate and rich display details, while the size of the floating central control screen reaches 12.8 inches. The vehicle machine system is lincoln SYNC+ intelligent travel interconnection system, with navigation, voice control, multimedia, Internet of Vehicles, OTA remote upgrade and other functions. In addition, the presidential version also has a rear LCD screen configuration, and the rear passengers can control the multimedia.
The aviator's many configurations also reflect its luxurious style, including induction electric trunk, remote control start, Bluetooth key, steering wheel heating, steering wheel electric adjustment, active noise reduction, presidential version of the front seat 30-way electric adjustment, seat heating/ventilation/massage function, rear seat heating/ventilation function, 28-speaker Revel Ruiwei sound, automatic three-zone air conditioning, heated wiper nozzle and other functions. The medium and high-end models also have the configuration of the electric suction door of the whole vehicle and the wireless charging of the front mobile phone.
Looking at the Audi Q7, this model has obvious Audi styling characteristics and is also in line with the characteristics of German models. Its shape is angular and looks quite tough. The whole vehicle has a relatively strong business atmosphere, exquisite and more than enough, but the atmosphere seems to be slightly inferior to that of the aviator.
The Q7 front face features a polygonal mid-grid grille, and the headlights are undoubtedly the highlight of its appearance. Its headlights adopt a matrix arrangement, the whole series is equipped with LED low beam lights as standard, and the top model is also equipped with laser high beam configuration.
The shape of the Q7 body side is relatively single, and there is not too much scrutiny in the details, which is more traditional. The rim size of the top-mounted vehicle is 21 inches, which is inferior to the Aviator Presidential Edition in terms of size and visual effect.
The rear styling of the Q7 is still so traditional and so familial that unfamiliar people may confuse it with the Q5. The taillights do not use a through-line design, but use a through-through trim to connect the two taillights, but the texture of the lights after lighting is still very good. The interior of the rear is decorated with two exhaust ports, which has been a routine practice for Audi models in recent years.
The interior of the Q7 has a very strong sense of technology, which is not available to aviators. Its cabin has a three-screen configuration, with bright black trim to create a very modern cabin atmosphere, while the high-end model, although the addition of wood grain trim to highlight luxury, but it is a bit of a snake.
Its full LCD instrument cluster is the same size as the aviator, at 12.3 inches, while the central control screen is 10.1 inches and 8.6 inches, respectively. The car machine system is an MMI system, and the UI interface is more similar to volkswagen. The system has the functions of navigation, voice control, multimedia, and Internet of Vehicles, and supports Apple CarPlay/Baidu CarLife mobile phone interconnection, but does not have the function of OTA remote upgrade.
In addition to the lowest model, the Q7 is basically equipped with an induction electric trunk, 30-color mood lights, automatic three-zone air conditioning front mobile phone wireless charging, interior fragrance, B&O brand speaker configuration. Configurations such as electric suction doors, electric steering wheel adjustment, and steering wheel heating are optional or only available on high gear.
Taking the top model as an example, its front seat has 12-way electric adjustment plus leg rest adjustment, in addition to including the heating, ventilation and massage functions of the seat, and the massage function is available only for the top model, at the same time, the rear seat heating of the top model needs to be obtained through optional installation.
The aviator's rear seating is more comfortable
Although the aviator and the Q7 body are positioned in medium and large SUVs, in terms of visual volume and actual body data, the aviator almost occupies an overwhelming advantage, which is also related to the extravagant characteristics of American SUVs. At the same time, the advantages of internal space brought about by large size will naturally be more obvious.
Around each occupant, the aviator offers generous storage space, with its signature suspension center providing a perfect area for the lower part, while baby items like children's toys can also be found in the back row.
The aviator offers two seat layouts, 6-seaters and 7-seaters, with the 6-seat layout using the popular 2-2-2 seat distribution. This layout allows the second row of seats to have an excellent ride comfort that models with a 2-3-2 seat layout cannot provide. Unfortunately, the Q7 series adopts a 2-3-2 seat layout.
The third row of the Aviator and Q7 models has the function of electric reclining, which reflects a certain sense of high-end. After the second row of seats is receded, both the pilot and the Q7 can get a flat floor, and the rear two seats of these two models are equipped with the interface of the ISOFIX child seat, which is very convenient to use.
Ride space comparison
Lincoln Aviator
Audi Q7
The Aviator comes standard with a 3.0T V6
The Lincoln Aviators are equipped with a 3.0L V6 twin-turbo engine as standard, with a maximum power of 261 kW and a maximum torque of 553 N·m, which is matched by a 10-speed automatic transmission. In the context of this data, this engine only needs to add No. 92 gasoline, which will have certain advantages in the cost of later use.
The Audi Q7 has two engine configurations, 2.0T and 3.0T, of which the guidance price of the 3.0T model is 77.38-86.98 million yuan, which is higher than the entire price range of the aviator. The 3.0T engine has a maximum power of 250 kW and a maximum torque of 500 N·m, in addition to which it is equipped with a 48V light mixing system, which matches the 8-speed automatic transmission of the engine, in addition, the Q7 series is fully equipped with No. 95 gasoline.
In terms of chassis, the aviator uses an independent suspension structure with a front double wishbone, which is mostly found in performance cars based on handling, and the rear suspension is multi-link. The front and rear suspensions of the aviator are made of aluminium alloy designed to reduce under-spring weight and improve handling. The front and rear of the Q7 are equipped with multi-link independent suspension, and also use aluminum alloy materials. At least at this level, the materials used on the chassis of the vehicle are very thick.
The high-end models in the flight home have 360° panoramic images and full-speed adaptive cruise functions, while the high-end models have air suspension configurations that can be adjusted softly and hard and height. In addition, the mid-to-high-end models also have automatic parking, reversing side warning, HUD head-up display and other configurations. In terms of intelligent driving assistance, in addition to the lowest-equipped models, the rest of the aviator models have the functions of parallel assist, lane departure warning, lane keeping, traffic sign recognition, active braking, and fatigue driving tips.
The Q7, on the other hand, is equipped with 360° panoramic images, but full-speed adaptive cruise and HUD head-up display are only available on top models. The high-end model is equipped with air suspension, which can adjust the height of the body and the softness of the suspension like the aviator. In addition, automatic parking is only available on high-end models. The Q7 is equipped with active braking and fatigue driving tips, but only the top model has parallel assist, lane keeping, lane departure warning, and the rest of the models need to be obtained through optional equipment.
Editor's comments: Through this comparison, we can also find that Lincoln Aviator and Audi Q7 have shown their outstanding product competitiveness, worthy of the title of luxury brand, and as a luxury brand, in the creation of luxury, the achievements of American veteran aviators can be said to be more profound, and the Chinese seem to eat this set more. At the same time, in the use of large space and the superiority of power configuration, the aviator has not let the Q7 take advantage of any advantage, perhaps this also makes the aviator can become the first choice for multi-fetal family users. Interested friends may wish to go to the 4S store to experience it for themselves, I believe they will also have their own answers.