Original?/?President James Meng

Recently, there has been a lot of clamor for the domestically produced A7. The reason is that this car, which is called "the most beautiful Audi", is finally made in China. This can be considered good news, but another news is disturbing. According to May 2017, the Audi Dealers Association, FAW, FAW-Volkswagen, and Audi reached a consensus based on the demands in the "Sanya Statement" And signed the terms of the agreement - third-party companies shall not sell in China earlier than January 2022. Therefore, the new domestically produced Audi A7L will only go on sale in January 2022 at its fastest.

Of course, the policy is not immutable. It ultimately depends on how loud the market’s voice is. According to some media reports, the new car is expected to be officially released in 2020. Today, Auto News will not talk about when you can buy this car. I will just give you a summary. What are the reasons for the domestically produced Audi A7 to be worth waiting for?

Will the domestic A7 be lengthened?

The answer is yes. The domestic A7 project started last year, and a bidding document for 0631...258 was clearly marked as A7L.

So there is no doubt about lengthening. The question is how much length should be added?

The A7L can be regarded as the coupe version of the A6L. Both are built on the MLB Evo platform. The wheelbase of the overseas version differs by 4mm. Referring to the gap between the standard wheelbase and the long wheelbase of Audi's previous A6 and A8, the domestic rear wheelbase of the A7 of the same level is also expected to be lengthened by 100mm, surpassing the overseas A8 standard-axle version.

The current imported version of the A7 has a wheelbase of 2928mm. It can be speculated that the wheelbase of the domestically produced A7L will reach about 3028mm, which will only leave a 100mm gap with the A8.

The extra 100mm will undoubtedly increase the space in the rear row, which will significantly improve the legroom in the rear row. However, due to the hatchback design, is the rear headroom of the domestic A7L Improvement is uncertain.

Another change brought about by the lengthening is the increase in the size of the entire vehicle. The length of the imported A7 currently on sale is 4976mm, so the length of the domestically produced A7L should be increased to about 5100mm, which will undoubtedly make it visually The car looks slimmer and more elegant.

In addition to lengthening, will the style evolve?

There will be evolution, but not much change. From a time point of view, the new generation of Audi A7 will be replaced in 2018. According to Audi's usual practice, the replacement cycle is 6-8 years. If it is launched this year or next year, it will coincide with the mid-term overhaul time point of the A7.

But there is currently no brand new face from Audi, so there is no doubt that the domestic A7L will follow the design of the imported version, and the appearance will only change in details such as the tail badge or wheels.

According to previous information released by Goodyear, the domestic A7L will use 19-inch and 20-inch Yingchi F1? Asymmetric? 3 tires. The mass production time of this tire is initially scheduled for January 2021. , and may also be requested in advance.

The current news about the interior is that there will not be much improvement in the design, and for the lengthening of the rear row, a comprehensive upgrade may be carried out in the configuration, focusing on the smart field and the atmosphere. Changes in lighting, seat materials and color schemes.

Another theory on the Internet is that the domestically produced A7L vehicles in the early stages will use more imported parts, which is a good thing for users who are early adopters.

In terms of power, will the domestic A7L be the same as the A6L?

The formula is the same, but the power will be stronger. This generation of A7 only had 3.0T models in the early days of its launch, and the price was also high. At the Guangzhou Auto Show last year, Audi released three 2.0T models, with prices adjusted to starting at 573,800, and this brand new 2.0T replaces It has replaced the 1.8T before the 2017 model, and the power has been greatly improved.

The low-power 40TFSI has a maximum horsepower of 190 hp and a peak torque of 320 Nm. The high-power 45TFSI has a maximum horsepower of 245 hp and 370 Nm. It is equipped with a 7-speed dual-clutch and can accelerate to 100 kilometers in 8.3 seconds and 7 seconds respectively. .

It can be seen from this that on the 40 model, the two will remain consistent, but on the 45 model, the A7 is obviously higher than the A6L.

So, will the 2.0T 48V that everyone is concerned about appear?

The currently imported 3.0T?55TFSI model of the A7 has been loaded with Audi’s 48V light hybrid system. This system can also be seen on the A8L and A6L. The 6kW, 60Nm motor provides power to the engine when starting. Assistance and braking recovery power are also up to 12kW. As long as the vehicle speed is lower than 17km/h, the engine can automatically stop running to achieve longer coasting start and stop. In addition, the micro-hybrid system allows the A7 to shut down the engine between 55-160km/h and coast for up to 40 seconds.

It can be seen that Audi's 48V is very intelligent, and it is learned from overseas that Audi will develop more intelligent configurations in the 48V field. Unfortunately, among Audi's current models, 48V is only available in 3.0T models, but many competitors have already used 48V in many displacements.

However, according to a piece of news about the new overseas Q2, the new generation Q2 will be officially launched in 2021. It will be powered by 1.4T and 2.0T, which will be equipped with 48V. At this time, it will be the same as the domestic A7L The timing of the launch is almost the same, so it can be preliminarily concluded that starting from the domestic A7L, as well as the domestic A6L, Q5L and other models will use the 48V mild hybrid system, which has cross-epochal significance for Audi's domestic 2.0T engine.

Selling price, selling price, selling price?

Chewenshe does not dare to conclude that the price of the domestic A7L can be set at less than 500,000, because even if it is domestically produced, with 48V and higher configurations and an increase in size, the gold content of this car is not Low. But the advantage is that a series of import taxes can be reduced. Of course, Audi's sincerity is also crucial.

As for pricing, Auto News only hopes that the Audi A7L can capture consumer psychology this time. The most critical thing is to compare the reputation brought by the first wave of users.

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