In our inherent impression, the models of the same brand are generally the larger the number, the bigger the car, and the higher the price, such as BMW X1, X3, X5, X7...... Volvo XC40, XC60, XC90...... Ideal L6/7/8/9 and so on.
But on Audi's side, the style of painting seems to be a little wrong: Audi Q3, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8...... No matter how you look at it, it should be the largest flagship model like Q7 or Q8, right? But the Audi Q6 stood up and told you: I'm sorry, brothers, I want to improve too much!
The Audi Q8 is originally positioned as a 5-seater coupe SUV, so let's leave it alone. As the flagship SUV of the Audi brand for nearly 20 years, the Audi Q7 is a seven-seater model, but because its positioning has always been sporty, it actually has no outstanding highlights in the interior space performance; The Audi Q6 is aimed at "family users" from the beginning, and has a "late-mover advantage", so it is naturally better able to grasp the current consumers' car demands.
Let's take a look at the body size data of the two of them, among which the length, width and height of the Audi Q7 are 5067/1970/1740mm, and the wheelbase is 2996mm; The length, width and height of the Audi Q6 are 5099/2014/1784mm, and the wheelbase is 2980mm. It can be seen that the body size of the Audi Q7 is almost a whole circle smaller than the Audi Q6! This made a group of melon-eating netizens a little incomprehensible: Ah? Went straight to your own home, right?
The larger body size also clearly brings a stronger aura to the Audi Q6, which not only adopts the latest family design of the Audi brand, but also offers two exterior packages to choose from: the Flying Rider Package has a "blackened" finish and dark gold accents in many details, giving it a feeling of being ready to go. The Yulin suit uses more silver-gray paint in the choice of materials and colors, and the visual experience is calm and layered. In general, the Flying Ride Package is more suitable for people who love fashion and sports, while the Yulin Edition strengthens the sophistication and stability of a luxury mid-to-large SUV. This can't help but silence the Audi Q7: I still use the design language of the previous generation, and you are the flagship, right?
In addition, when it comes to the luxury medium and large SUVs of the Audi Q6 and Q7 levels, whether it is for family or business, there are quite high requirements for the interior riding space and riding experience. We also mentioned earlier that the Audi Q6 is almost a full lap larger than the Q7, so how do the two behave in terms of interior space?
First of all, the layout is different, Audi Q6 from the beginning of the design is based on the large six-seater as the core, using a 2+2+2 seat layout; The Audi Q7 takes the traditional seven-seater route, with a 2+3+2 layout.
From the perspective of seat layout, the Audi Q6's 2+2+2 six-seat layout not only provides better visibility and legroom for the third row of seats, but also makes it more convenient for families to take care of children during the journey.
In addition, the Q6 is equipped with independent rear air conditioning, two Type-C ports and rear window sunshades as standard. If it is a mid-to-high-spec model, the second-row seats will also be equipped with heating, ventilation and massage functions, which can basically be said to be "topped".
The second row of the Audi Q7 is only heated, and most models also need to be optional, and the front seats are equipped with heating and ventilation as standard, but the massage function is still only exclusive to the top model. Therefore, in terms of comprehensive riding experience, although the wheelbase of Q7 is slightly longer than that of Q6, the interior space is not much larger than that of Q6, but the large six-seat layout and rich comfort configuration of Q6 bring users real convenience and excellent riding experience.
Silence, silence is tonight's Audi Q7, but the advantages of the Audi Q6 don't stop there.
In terms of safety configuration, Audi Q7 is equipped with front collision warning as standard, in addition to the top configuration, optional lane departure warning, rear collision warning and merge assist, and Audi Q6 directly puts Audi Q7 with active safety configuration only available in the top configuration, all to the standard.
In terms of passive safety, Audi Q7 is equipped with 6 airbags as standard, and the optional rear side airbags can reach 8 airbags, and Audi Q6 is directly equipped with 9 airbags, not to mention Q7, that is, BMW X7 and Mercedes-Benz GLS will be ashamed to cry when they see it, plus the use of high-strength steel in a large area of the vehicle accounts for more than 80.8%, Audi Q6 is two words in terms of safety - hard enough!
In terms of power, the 2.0T version of the Audi Q6 uses the same "star engine" of the Porsche Macan - the fourth-generation EA888 Evo series, with a maximum power of 195kW and a maximum torque of 400N·m, although the 2.0T version of the Audi Q7 engine has the same power, but the torque is 30N·m smaller. As for the handling, the two are probably similar, after all, they are both Audi's medium and large SUVs, and they are also equipped with quattro four-wheel drive system as standard, and they are all chassis tuning carried out by German Audi engineers, you can always trust Audi's handling.
Finally, in terms of price, to say that this Audi Q6 is strong everywhere, but in terms of price, it still shows "respect" to its big brother: its guide price range is 467,600 to 630,600 yuan, and there is currently a discount of up to 66,000 yuan and a comprehensive replacement subsidy of up to 17,000 yuan; Audi Q7 The guide price range is 632,800-804,800, and there is currently a lot of cash discount. Well...... At least in terms of price, the latter is still very "flagship".
In general, Audi Q6 because it occupies the dual advantages of "latecomer" and "localization", compared with its big brother Audi Q7 in terms of space, comfort and configuration, it does have a lot of advantages. Relatively speaking, the Audi Q6 will be more suitable for more pragmatic family consumers at the moment, and the Audi Q7 will be suitable for those consumer groups who have feelings for it.