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The A6 wagon returns?
As of late, every single automaker is boasting colossal weight savings realized from redesigning traditionally heavy cars employing far more lightweight materials. Land Rover claimed to have shaved as a lot of as 926 pounds from the most recent 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’s 717 pounds lighter than before.
That’s a lot of fat to trim, but simplifying the activity was the truth 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 big-time off-road ability as such, the bones had been heavier and beefier than essential for these vehicles’ day-to-day tasks.
Let Jeep Have the Off-Road Company, We’ve Got Carbs to Reduce
Freed from requiring significant off-pavement ability, Audi was able to pull weight out of the Q7’s MLB II body 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 basic vehicle 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 made virtually completely from aluminum and higher-strength steel. The front half-shafts are hollow, and the knuckles are forged-aluminum pieces. Far more pounds have been found 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 exact same height as the old one particular, it appears reduced, wider, and longer. In truth, thanks to clever visual tricks like the matte-aluminum trim surface between the front and rear wheels, the gently tapering roofline, and the powerful fender flares, the new Q7 looks much more wagonlike than ever. The low-rider vibe isn’t merely visual: Audi’s relocation of the engine reduced in the chassis has yanked the Q7’s center of gravity down by a claimed 2 inches.
The jury remains out amongst our employees on the Q7’s new grille style, borrowed from 2012’s Crosslane Coupé notion, is amazing 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 can’t speak about a new Audi without having investigating what, if any, alterations had been created to its lighting components, we ought to point out that the headlights’ LED running lamps now type pairs of arrow-shaped elements. And the rear finish as a whole positively sizzles.
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An Audi With a Nice Interior? Shocking . . .
Things get even greater inside, exactly where occupants face an all-new dashboard that appears to residence complete-width HVAC vents. (The actual openings are only in the anticipated central and outboard places, but the impact is spectacular nonetheless.) A 6-inch screen rises from the dashtop to display pertinent audio, navigation, and automobile information, and the driver can toggle amongst these menus by way of Audi’s newest-generation MMI infotainment controller and touch pad. The very same gloriously sharp 12.3-inch TFT instrument-cluster show that debuted in the 2016 TT sports car is offered 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 main MMI program.
In addition to getting nicer to eyeball, the Q7’s cabin is also nicer to occupy. There’s an added .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 enable access to the way back. There are now LATCH kid-seat anchors in all 5 rear seats, as properly as a single in the front passenger chair, which signifies single parents with a stressful-sounding quantity of young kids can fit their Q7s with up to 6 child seats. In spite of a slightly narrower and shorter body, 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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