Audi's first luxury four-door Coupe model A7 confirms the start of the show

FAW-Volkswagen Audi officially confirmed today that at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, Audi will launch its new A7 Sportback in Asia. This is also the second Citroen car that Audi enters into the country after the A5 Sportback (the Audi A3 Sportback is not a coupe category).

In addition to inheriting the traditional design of the Audi family, the new Audi A7 follows many of the design elements of its concept car at the Detroit Auto Show at the end of 2009. The slightly angular front face of the LED daytime driving lamp design illustrates this point. . In addition, the sleek design of the rear of the vehicle also makes the vehicle lines look smooth.



The Audi A7 between the A8L and A6L uses the Audi C7 platform and is a new generation Audi A6 coupe, somewhat similar to the Audi A4 and Audi A5. From high-end to luxury, Audi uses two models to layout the sports coupe market. It is also an in-depth understanding of the actual needs of users - after all, the coupe is difficult to compare with the four-door models, especially " Young people who are successful are not willing to use the "old-fashioned" luxury four-door RV as a daily means of transportation, and the luxury four-door coupe will undoubtedly find a balance during this period.



From the configuration point of view, the new A7 will basically inherit the style and level of the whole new generation of A8. The region of the new generation of MMI multimedia system and “handwriting input” that we are familiar with has become the “standard configuration” of Audi's new car, but since it is a coupe, The design of the interior will also tend to be young, but the large area of ​​solid wood decoration still can not hide the essence of the A7 luxury car.



The interior features a simple and clean design, while there is no lack of elegance. The center console is biased towards the driver's side, and the air conditioning air vents, instrument panel, and the edges of the hidden MMI display are inlaid with aluminum trim material. As with the exterior, the interior is also characterized by a large number of straight and flat movements.





In terms of power, the A7 is equipped with four different powertrains, including two direct-injection gasoline engines. The entry-level engine will be powered by a 3.0TFSI engine and then the 4.2FSI V8 engine. The diesel section will be equipped with a twin-boost 3.0L V6 TDI engine and a 4.2TDI V8 engine. In the future, the introduction of domestic will be based on two engines, 3.0TFSI and 4.2FSI.



If Audi intends to create an A7 high positioning in China, it should only adopt the 3.0L supercharged engine + four-wheel drive configuration like the new A8L. This will not make consumers feel that the A7 is not as good as the Mercedes-Benz CLS. Let each A7 user experience the quality of imported Audi, powerful power and excellent four-wheel drive grip.

However, if this is the case, the price of the A7 should be hardly lower than 800,000 yuan. With more than 100,000 yuan, you can get a higher-level D-class luxury car A8L. Despite the different positioning, domestic consumers should still notice This is the choice of sports, design trendy A7 or more space, more luxurious A8L, whether it is A7 consumers or A8L consumers should carefully weigh it.