[car home New Car Launches] On the evening of April 18th, SAIC Audi held an Audi Night event, and SAIC (|) was officially released.Audi A7L will be delivered in the first quarter of 2022.. At the same time, SAIC Audi’s first pure electric concept car was released, which is ——Audi Concept Shanghai. In the next three years, SAIC Audi will launch four models one after another, including fuel vehicles and new energy vehicles. Audi announced that it plans to achieve the goal of annual sales of 1 million vehicles in China in 2025.
● SAIC Audi A7L
Since the establishment of SAIC-Audi, we have speculated which product its domestic model is. With the exposure of a spy photo of a sedan Audi A7, we realized that SAIC-Audi did not introduce overseas Audi products into China in a hurry, but made localization adjustments for China consumers, which is the birth of Audi A7L. This release is the current version with a limited edition of 1,000 vehicles, which adopts the exclusive color of Qingshan Dai car paint, and each car will have its own number.
SAIC Audi A7L based on MLB Evo platform is still eye-catching. The brand-new air intake grille is decorated with horizontal and vertical decorative strips, and the overall design is still the traditional hexagonal design of Audi family. LED laser matrix headlights also appear on the new car, which is the only model equipped with laser headlights in Audi domestic fuel vehicles.
Regarding the headlights mentioned above, the Audi A7L adopts more advanced Audi intelligent laser headlights based on the high-definition matrix module. The headlight group of A7L contains 32 LED modules, which can be adjusted automatically according to the actual road conditions, and automatically avoid when other vehicles or pedestrians appear in the opposite direction. In this intelligent laser headlight system, there is an X-shaped optical focusing design, which increases the actual irradiation distance in the dark to twice that of ordinary LED headlights, that is, up to 600 meters. When the vehicle speed is above 70km/h, the headlights can be turned on intelligently and actively after sensor identification and processor calculation.
Audi A7L, which is designed with a sedan structure, abandons A7 Sportback’s slip-back style, while maintaining a low car height and lengthening the wheelbase, which also makes the car body more stretched. The borderless electric suction door that everyone is very fond of has been preserved, so Audi A7L is still a medium and large four-door coupe. Similar styles can be found in BMW 6 Series or 8 Series four-door coupe models.
In contrast, the shape of the tail is the biggest change, but the overall design is actually very harmonious, and the design of the headlight group has not changed, and it can still present a handsome "light show". Curious about how long the new car is, the puzzle of friends has finally been solved. The length of SAIC Audi A7L is 5076mm and the wheelbase is 3026mm, which is 100mm longer than A7 Sportback and 98mm longer than A7 Sportback.
SAIC Audi A7L based on MLB Evo platform has not changed in the overall interior design, and it is still a layered center console design, with full LCD instrument panel and central control upper and lower dual-screen design. If you are an old Audi fan, then this set of interiors will definitely attract you with MIB3 entertainment information system. On the basis of inheriting the Audi Asterix ecosystem, it will introduce apps commonly used by Chinese people such as Cool Music and Himalaya. In the future, Audi will also cooperate with Tencent for a new round to develop scene services such as WeChat.
Don’t think that a new car will lose its sporty atmosphere without a slip back. Sports seats are still provided inside the new car, supplemented by diamond-shaped stitching, thus increasing the sense of luxury. Even the back row continues to use sports-style integrated seats. Of course, since the wheelbase has been lengthened, the comfort of the second row of passengers must be improved. In addition to the legroom, the rear independent dual-zone air conditioner and seat heating are all available.
The first version of Audi A7L will be equipped with DAWS dynamic all-wheel steering technology, which is the first time that this technology has been applied to Audi domestic models. When the vehicle is turning at a speed below 60km/h, the rear wheel and the front wheel form a reverse direction, achieving a steering angle of at most 5 degrees, which can greatly reduce the turning diameter (1.1 meters). In the usage scene above 60km/h, the DAWS dynamic all-wheel steering technology can make the rear wheel and the front wheel coordinate steering, and can achieve up to 2. When running on the expressway, A7L can complete the lane change process faster and make the whole body slide obliquely.
Audi A7L’s active air suspension can automatically adjust the height and damping hardness according to the vehicle speed, driving mode and road conditions, so as to ensure the comfort or movement during driving. For example, after driving at a high speed for a period of time, A7L can automatically reduce the height of the car body (down 10 mm) for better aerodynamics and lower fuel consumption and NVH. When dealing with some offroad conditions, the height of the car body can be automatically adjusted upwards (up to 20mm).
In terms of power, the first SAIC Audi A7L 55TFSI quattro is equipped with a 3.0TFSI V6 engine and matched with a 48V light mixing system, with a maximum power of 250kW and a peak torque of 500 Nm. In terms of transmission, it is matched with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox and a quattro four-wheel drive system. It is worth mentioning that domestic models will be equipped with air suspension and four-wheel steering system.
● Audi Concept Shanghai concept car
Although the Audi Concept Shanghai concept car still covers some positions as a whole, it is not difficult to see the overall design style. It is a product based on the MEB platform of Volkswagen Group, which is very similar to the Audi Q4 e-tron concept car released in 2019, but the details have been adjusted.
The headlight group of the new car is still Audi’s usual LED pixel matrix design, and the iconic hexagonal air intake grille is made of semi-closed material similar to aluminum alloy style. At the same time, the front bumper design is the biggest feature that is different from Q4 e-tron, and adopts a triangular design similar to Audi e-tron.
From the side, we can clearly see the body structure brought by MEB platform. At the same time, the new car is longer than the Q4 e-tron which has been mass-produced on the same platform. In contrast, the through taillight group is extremely simple in shape, and the interior is decorated with LED light sources, so the visual effect at night is excellent.
In terms of power, SAIC Audi has not disclosed the power parameters of the new car for the time being, but we expect that the new car will share the powertrain with other Audi models on MEB platform after mass production, providing three power models, including single motor and front and rear dual motors: 35 e-tron, 40 e-tron and 50 e-tron. Officially, it has a maximum cruising range of 560km and a battery capacity of 83.4kWh.
Editor’s comment:
This night activity of SAIC-Audi shows us the future development direction of Audi’s second joint venture company in China. In the era of smart cars and new energy vehicles, SAIC-Audi will continue to create products that belong to Audi’s luxury brand image for China consumers, and at the same time, it is embracing changes to meet more challenges in the new energy market through pure electric vehicles. In 2021, SAIC-Audi set sail, and we believe that this will also help Audi brand to go more steadily and further in China. (Text/car home Wuyuan)