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The A6 wagon returns?
As of late, every single automaker is boasting colossal weight savings realized from redesigning traditionally heavy automobiles employing a lot more lightweight materials. Land Rover claimed to have shaved as a lot of as 926 pounds from the newest Variety Rover—our scales showed probably half that savings—and Ford has trumpeted the 2015 F-150’s aluminum body as saving 700 pounds versus its predecessor. Now Audi’s all-new Q7 SUV arrives touting a curb weight that is 717 pounds lighter than just before.
That’s a lot of fat to trim, but simplifying the job was the fact that the last-gen Q7 was veritably overengineered. It sat on a platform shared with Volkswagen’s Touareg and Porsche’s Cayenne, underpinnings made to deliver huge-time off-road ability as such, the bones had been heavier and beefier than needed for these vehicles’ day-to-day tasks.
Let Jeep Have the Off-Road Organization, We’ve Got Carbs to Cut
Freed from requiring main off-pavement capability, Audi was in a position to pull weight out of the Q7’s MLB II physique structure, suspension, and even its transmission. A mix of higher- and ultra-higher-strength steel comprises the lion’s share of the SUV’s body-in-white using aluminum most everywhere else—the fenders, hood, doors, and the tailgate—means the fundamental automobile has shed 209 pounds. A further 221 pounds was pulled out of the Q7’s suspension, which switches from front manage arms to several links at all 4 corners and is created almost totally from aluminum and high-strength steel. The front half-shafts are hollow, and the knuckles are forged-aluminum pieces. A lot more pounds have been identified by incorporating the transfer case into the 8-speed automatic transmission and by streamlining the electrical architecture.
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Even even though the 2016 Q7 is virtually the same height as the old one particular, it appears lower, wider, and longer. In reality, thanks to clever visual tricks like the matte-aluminum trim surface between the front and rear wheels, the gently tapering roofline, and the effective fender flares, the new Q7 appears a lot more wagonlike than ever. The low-rider vibe isn’t merely visual: Audi’s relocation of the engine lower in the chassis has yanked the Q7’s center of gravity down by a claimed 2 inches.
The jury remains out amongst our staff on the Q7’s new grille design and style, borrowed from 2012’s Crosslane Coupé concept, is wonderful or deserving of a fiery death, but there’s no query that every little thing aft of the single-frame piece is hot. Because we cannot speak about a new Audi with no investigating what, if any, modifications have been made to its lighting components, we should point out that the headlights’ LED operating lamps now form pairs of arrow-shaped components. And the rear end as a whole positively sizzles.
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An Audi With a Nice Interior? Shocking . . .
Things get even far better inside, exactly where occupants face an all-new dashboard that appears to home full-width HVAC vents. (The actual openings are only in the expected central and outboard places, but the impact is beautiful nonetheless.) A 6-inch screen rises from the dashtop to show pertinent audio, navigation, and car information, and the driver can toggle amongst these menus by means of Audi’s most recent-generation MMI infotainment controller and touch pad. The same gloriously sharp 12.3-inch TFT instrument-cluster show that debuted in the 2016 TT sports vehicle is available right here, as is a 4G LTE information connection to feed the onboard Wi-Fi. A pair of 8.1-inch tablets can be fitted to the front seatbacks and are linked to the major MMI program.
In addition to getting nicer to eyeball, the Q7’s cabin is also nicer to occupy. There’s an further .8 inch of second-row legroom, and headroom increases by 1.6 inches in front and .9 inch in the second row. There is still a pair of pop-up third-row seats, and the middle row can be scooched fore and aft by up to 4.3 inches, as well as fold forward to allow access to the way back. There are now LATCH kid-seat anchors in all 5 rear seats, as well as one in the front passenger chair, which indicates single parents with a stressful-sounding quantity of young children can match their Q7s with up to 6 child seats. In spite of a slightly narrower and shorter physique, the Q7’s cargo capacity increases slightly. Audi also lowered the cargo opening 1.8 inches and creating a energy tailgate normal. Foot motion–activated operation is optional.
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