Text/Qin Ming
Domestic BMW X5 is listed not many days, its opponent is coming, it is the old rival Audi, jointly created by SAIC Audi Q6, in the last month also completed the domestic declaration, you know, the three major brands of BBA have always been strong competitors to each other, whether it is BMW or Audi, have begun to step into the "localization" battle.
In terms of appearance, the Q6 uses the new design language of the Audi family, the front part of the car is equipped with through LED headlights, the front face is designed with a polygonal honeycomb grille, surrounded by silver chrome wrapping, and the upper part is equipped with a trim strip connecting the sharp and narrow LED headlight groups on both sides, and the visual style is more radical. It is worth mentioning that the official website said that the design of the new car grille style is inspired by "Kirin", and provides administrative and sports versions of two radiators, front bumper shapes for consumers to choose, both front-end designs have their own characteristics, both luxurious and luxurious and domineering fashion. The sports suit has been blackened in various details such as the front face, sides and tail, and the irregular polygon net is used and blackened, emphasizing the sense of movement and youthfulness.
On the side, the waistline of the new car continues to the rear, and with the suspension roof and large multi-width wheels, it creates a stronger sense of power in the lower plate.
In terms of the tail, although this set of through-type light groups is very "Tuang", it is still combined with Audi's LOGO to add a sense of premium. In addition, the more prominent wheel arch shape and the combination of the through-type light group, coupled with the exaggerated diffuser, there are silver trim embellishments in the middle, the fusion of these elements has improved the recognition of many of the vehicles to a certain extent, making the new car look sporty.
In terms of size, the SAIC Audi Q6 has reached 5099/2014/1784mm in length, width and height, with a wheelbase of 2980mm, and adopts the same MQB EVO platform as Volkswagen Tuon. In terms of size, it not only exceeds the upcoming domestic BMW X5, the new car has also become the largest model of the Audi brand, it is reported that SAIC Audi Q6 will provide a three-row 7-seat layout plan, and provide a more luxurious 6-seat version to meet the needs of users' business travel. The performance of the space in the car is worth looking forward to, and it can be seen that no matter who is domestically produced BMW X5 or SAIC Audi Q6, it is constantly catering to the greater space and travel needs of domestic consumers.
In terms of power, SAIC Audi Q6 will be equipped with the fourth-generation EA888 2.0T engine and a high-end six-cylinder engine for users to choose from. From the data exposed this time, the 2.0T engine is divided into low-power and high-power versions, of which the maximum power of the low-power model can reach 231 horsepower, and the maximum power of the high-power model can reach 265 horsepower, although the power parameters of the six-cylinder engine have not been exposed, but according to the comparison between the 2.0T and the 2.0T engine of the domestic BMW X5, it is clear that saic motor Audi Q6 and domestic BMW X5 will still be a big difference.
From the perspective of styling design and size data, SAIC Audi Q6 shows good product competitiveness, and the pre-sale price is 550,000, which is more cost-effective than the domestic BMW X5, SAIC Audi Q6 target competitors include domestic BMW X5, SAIC Audi Q6's seven-seat and six-seat layout is more practical and can meet the needs of more users. To know that the "big energy" battle often affects bystanders, then the Lincoln Aviator, Volvo XC90 and other imported models will be hit harder than in the competitive landscape of a number of domestic medium and large SUVs.
With the introduction of the domestic BMW X5, Audi is also obviously unable to sit still, and does not know whether the SAIC Audi Q6 can be an opponent in the face of the domestic BMW X5. The emergence of SAIC Audi Q6 means that Audi's strategic layout is also subdivided like BMW, and the localization war of high-end luxury brands has begun, and it is believed that the localization of Mercedes-Benz GLE is also just around the corner.