Bitauto Original The luxury medium and large SUV market has not had many players participating in the competition, so for a long time, the BMW X5 can dominate this market. However, as more and more manufacturers enter the market, this calm market segment will also start a bloody storm. The two models brought to you today are players that have just entered the market this year. They are the SAIC Audi Q6 and the NIO ES7. The reason why oil trucks and electric cars are compared together is because today's market structure has already changed. The situation where oil cars only compete with oil cars and electric cars only compete with electric cars is gone forever. In addition, I also want to show everyone how competitive they would be if oil trucks and electric cars competed together.
First, let’s take a look at the specific models we chose to compare. The selection criteria are based on similar prices and being able to reflect the biggest characteristics of the two cars. The first is the SAIC Audi Q6. I chose the 2022 45TFSI quattro Black Warrior Edition Light priced at 547,100 yuan. As for the NIO ES7, it is the 2022 100kWh first edition priced at 548,000 yuan. The price of these two models is almost the same. The biggest difference is that the ES7 is a five-seater model, while the Audi Q6 is a seven-seater SUV.
Appearance comparison
The first thing to compare is of course the appearance. In fact, everyone has their own aesthetics and understanding of appearance, so there will be a thousand Hamlets in the hearts of a thousand people. However, as the Q6 and ES7 are gasoline vehicles and electric vehicles respectively, their respective exterior designs still have relatively distinctive characteristics. According to the manufacturer, the front design of the Audi Q6 is inspired by the Kirin and there are two sets of front faces to choose from, namely the majestic and steady "Habayashi Suit" and the sporty "Flying Rider Suit". The model we chose this time adopts a more sporty "flying suit". The center grille adopts a matrix layout of horizontal polygons and "Y" shapes, and the "quattro" logo at the bottom is blackened.
Audi Q6 is the first to use a through-type split lamp unit. The shape of the lamp unit does not disappoint friends who love the Audi brand. Located above are the LED daytime running lights and low beam lights. The shape is still very "Audi". The through-type light strip in the middle connects them, and the high beam lights are located below. Matrix headlights are equipped with technologies such as intelligent matrix fully variable, intelligent high and low beams, and adaptive steering. You can completely trust Audi models in terms of lighting.
Nio ES7 still uses the family-style "X-Bar" front face. The fully enclosed front face design is very consistent with the identity of an electric vehicle. And unlike the first-generation platform models, WeiThe front face design of ES7 has become more "sleek". It does not seem as powerful as ES8 and ES6, but instead has a soft and elegant feel. The iconic split headlights are still retained on the ES7, with daytime running lights at the top and LED headlights at the bottom. In addition, as a significant symbol of the second-generation platform model, ES7 adopts a watchtower layout on the roof, equipped with a lidar and two cameras to provide assistance for high-end driving assistance.
Coming to the side, the Audi Q6 will give us a very outstanding sense of volume, and the roof, D-pillar trim and exterior mirror housings that adopt the "Flying Rider Package" all adopt a blackened design. The side shape of the NIO ES7 is relatively simple, but it still has many popular design elements, such as a suspended roof, hidden door handles, and charging ports. In terms of body size, as Audi's largest SUV, the Q6 will undoubtedly have certain advantages. The specific length, width and height dimensions are 5099/2014/1784mm, and the wheelbase is 2980mm. As for the NIO ES7, the length, width and height are 4912/1987/1720mm, and the wheelbase is 2960mm. However, the Q6 is a 7-seat SUV after all, and the larger body size is considered normal operation.
The rear design of the Audi Q6 is also relatively full. The rear adopts a through-type taillight design. What is more interesting is that there is a projector brake light with the word "quattro" on the inside of the top spoiler. When the brake pedal is pressed, A rather ingenious effect will appear in the end. The Weilai ES7 also uses through-type taillights, which are very slender and integrate more than 200 LED light sources. What is worth mentioning about the ES7 is that it can be equipped with an optional hidden electric tow hook, which can support a maximum towing mass of 2 tons.
In-car comparison
Entering the car, the Audi Q6 still continues Audi's family-oriented design language, and the three screens bring a sufficient sense of technology. In terms of interior materials, the Q6 also maintains Audi's long-standing excellence. The triple screen in the cockpit consists of a 12.3-inch LCD instrument, a 10.1-inch vehicle touch screen and an 8.6-inch air conditioning control touch screen. Among them, the 10.1-inch touch screen has a built-in third-generation MIB system. The biggest feature of this generation of system is that the main interface adopts a card-style UI interface and adds third-party application expansion. Another 8.6-inch touch screen is used to control the air conditioner. Although it is a touch operation, when you operate the screen buttons, there will be strong feedback to tell you that you have indeed pressed the virtual button to prevent misoperation.
The interior of NIO ES7 is still a simple home style, which is also implementing the second living room concept that NIO has been talking about for a long time, and the interior of ES7 is obviously more layered and more in line with SUV identity. The materials used in the car include suede, renewable rattan, fine leather and just the right amount of metal.The trim strips make the entire vehicle interior provide an excellent sensory experience. The screen uses a 10.2-inch HDR digital instrument + 12.8-inch AMOLED central control screen, as well as a new generation of NOMI and HUD heads-up displays, and supports 4-screen linkage. There is also a 6.6-inch multi-function control screen in the rear. The car chip uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155, which has significantly improved the intelligent experience compared to ES8, ES6 and other models.
The Audi Q6 uses sports-style seats wrapped in genuine leather. The front seats use 14-way electric adjustment. In terms of function, the front seats support seat heating/ventilation/massage, and the driver’s seat also supports electric seats. Chair memory function. The second-row seats can be adjusted fore and aft and backrest, and the second-row seats also support seat heating functions and can be optionally equipped with seat ventilation and seat massage. The seats of Weilai ES7 are also wrapped in leather. The front seats support 14-way electric adjustment and also have seat heating/ventilation/massage functions. The front seats also have electric seat memory functions, and as the first version This model also has NIO’s queen co-pilot, which significantly improves the comfort of the co-pilot. As for the rear seats, the NIO ES7 supports electric backrest and lumbar adjustment, and also has a seat heating function.
As for the space experience, an experiencer with a height of 180cm sitting in the front row can have space for one punch and four fingers on his head. Coming to the second row, the headroom of the experiencer is one fist and two fingers, and the legroom can easily reach two fists. As for the third-row space, while maintaining the same difference as the second row, the experiencer can have a punch of headroom and two fingers of legroom. It can be seen that the third-row seats are still more suitable for short-distance riding.
On the Weilai ES7, an experiencer with a height of 185cm sits in the front row, and his head has room for a punch. Coming to the second row, experiencers have four fingers of headroom and more than two fists of legroom. Although the heights of the experiencers are different, we can still see that the Audi Q6 has certain advantages over the Weilai ES7 in terms of interior space. Not only does it benefit from the larger body size, but the optimization of the interior space also makes the Audi Q6 more spacious. Better than that.
In terms of trunk space, due to the different seat layouts of the two models, the trunk volume also shows different performance. When all three rows of seats are used in the Audi Q6, the trunk volume is only 286L, but the third row can be folded down when the three rows of seats are not used daily. In addition, if the second and third rows of seats are folded down, the trunk volume can reach 2398L. As for the NIO ES7, it has a trunk volume of 570L under normal conditions, which can be said to be very good. However, the NIO ES7 can only expand the trunk volume to 1545L at most. So ES7 hasThe conventional trunk volume is larger, and the Audi Q6’s trunk volume has more room for expansion.
In addition, there are certain differences between the Q6 and the ES7 in terms of interior configuration. The Q6 is equipped with steering wheel shifting and heating, while the ES7 has steering wheel heating and steering wheel memory. In terms of the car system, the Audi Q6 supports the CarPlay function, and most of the functions of daily use can be completed with CarPlay, while the NIO ES7 integrates Amap in the car system, and the car system can also be upgraded OTA and Support Wi-Fi function. In terms of in-car audio, the Audi Q6 uses B&O audio and has 14 speakers with a power of 705w. Although the audio of NIO ES7 has no brand, it has 23 speakers and 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos, with a total power of 1000w. For interior ambient lighting, the Audi Q6 has 30 colors of ambient lighting and 5 built-in ambient lighting themes, with 900 combination options. The NIO ES7 has 256 colors of ambient lights and 10 ambient themes. The ES7 also has a PanoCinema panoramic digital cockpit combined with AR/VR equipment to give passengers a completely different experience.
Comparison of power & assisted driving
The power aspect is probably the most different aspect of these two models. After all, one is a gasoline vehicle and the other is an electric vehicle, the driving modes are completely different. The first is the SAIC Audi Q6. The model we chose is equipped with a 2.0T engine with a maximum power of 195kW and a maximum torque of 400N·m. The transmission system is equipped with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox. In terms of suspension, a combination of front MacPherson and rear multi-link independent suspension is used, and the vehicle is also equipped with a full-time four-wheel drive system and DCC adaptive dynamic suspension. The overall adjustment is still biased towards comfort.
NIO ES7 adopts a front and rear dual motor layout. The front motor uses a permanent magnet synchronous motor and the rear motor is an AC asynchronous motor. The front and rear motors can provide a maximum power of 480kW and a maximum torque of 850N·m. With powerful power, the official 0-100km/h acceleration time of NIO ES7 is 3.9 seconds. In terms of suspension, the NIO ES7 uses a combination of front double wishbone and rear multi-link independent suspension, and the ES7 also has an air suspension that can support the height adjustment of the suspension, and also has CDC dynamic suspension damping control. , although the performance is powerful, overall, the suspension adjustment of ES7 is still biased towards comfort.
In terms of driving assistance functions, the SAIC Audi Q6 has a 360-degree panoramic image and supports full-speed adaptive cruise, including merging assistance, lane departure warning, lane keeping assistance and other functions, and can realize L2 level driving assistance functions. As for hardware, the Audi Q6 has front 6/rear6 A total of 12 ultrasonic radars and 4 surround-view cameras. Let’s take a look at the NIO ES7. In addition to the above functions, the NIO ES7 also has lane centering, door opening warning, transparent chassis, reversing side warning, and can also support L2 level driving assistance systems. In addition, it will be pushed to users The NOP+ function enables point-to-point driving on closed road sections. As for hardware, Weilai ES7 can even be regarded as an industry-leading standard, with 1 lidar, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars, 4 3-megapixel surround-view cameras, 7 8-megapixel cameras, and 2 high-precision The positioning unit and a V2X vehicle-road coordination are also equipped with 4 NVIDIA Orin chips with 1016TOPS computing power. It can be said that in terms of intelligent driving assistance, whether it is at the hardware or software level, the NIO ES7 is far ahead of the Audi Q6.
Editor's comment: Audi Q6 and NIO ES7 are the best among medium and large SUVs. For many consumers, how to choose is a difficult multiple-choice question. However, in fact, these two cars have very distinct characteristics. As a traditional representative of luxury, the Audi Q6 does quite well in terms of interior space and configuration. As for the Q6’s intelligence in the car compared with the NIO ES7, , performance, and driving assistance experience are all inferior. However, the biggest constraint for NIO ES7 is still the battery life issue. The CLTC pure electric range is only 575km, which obviously cannot meet the needs of consumers for long-distance driving. Fortunately, NIO has been promoting the construction of battery swap stations, which can make up for it. The disadvantage in this regard. As for how to choose, if you are anxious about battery life and prefer a traditional luxury feel, then Q6 will be a good choice. On the other hand, if you want a smarter and stronger driving assistance experience, then NIO ES7 is definitely your best choice.
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