#AudiQ7Drive305
Miami, FL – April 15, 2016 – Welcome to Audi Q7 Drive 305 – a digital partnership between The Collection and World Red Eye where insiders can get an up close and personal look at the all-new 2017 Audi Q7 through the eyes of three of Miami’s own – Artist Alexander Mijares, Miami Music Group Vice President of External Operations Mo Garcia, and Fashion Blogger and The Wordy Girl’s Maria Tettamanti. Over the next few weeks you’ll get to see Miami through their eyes behind the wheel of the newly-arrived 2017 Audi Q7. So, buckle up friends and enjoy the ride…
Audi takes careful consideration to the shape of things – such as how time and technology have changed the way we interact with our world, and how the Audi vehicles should further evolve to enhance our time spent on the road. When it came to designing the all-new Audi Q7, Audi’s next progression was clear: to craft a vehicle that not only has available advanced technologies and luxuries making for a near perfect sanctuary, but also a vehicle that is thoughtfully shaped to transcend trends and remain timeless.
When creating an interior concept to match the bold, new exterior look, Audi designers wanted to create an environment where incredible versatility and luxury intersect. Part of Audi designing this near-perfect interior was engineering an ergonomic space where everything you need is easily visible and accessible. Elements such as the available next-generation Audi virtual cockpit display with crisp clarity and functionality; to improve MMI display placement; to a gear selector that provides a comfortable place for your hand to rest, all work together harmoniously to help make your vehicle even more of a mobile sanctuary.
Going backstage just got a lot more immersive—and intuitive. The available intelligent MMI® system offers a wealth of easily accessible information with a unique twist, or technically, a touch. You’ll have simple access to information such as music files, contact information, and destinations.
The possibilities are even bigger when you input to available Audi connect®; an innovative infotainment system infused with the power of Google™ technology. With this kind of access, you could say there is no greater stage.
The available Audi virtual cockpit is another testament to the progressiveness of the new Q7. The cockpit is an innovative, fully digital instrument cluster shown on a 12.3-inch display delivering vibrant, life-like images at 60 frames per second. There are two unique modes for viewing vital data: Classic and Infotainment. Classic mode offers a crisp, clear view of a traditional speedometer and tachometer; Infotainment mode minimizes the classic gauges, while maximizing navigation or other infotainment visuals.
With easy-to-view, accurate visual information right at eye level, the heads-up display features important driving information and even pedestrian detection warnings when equipped with the optional night vision assistant. The night vision assistant uses thermal imaging technology to help detect what lies ahead. Pedestrians and large animals up to 300 feet in front of the vehicle can be highlighted, while objects over 900 feet ahead can be detected—all shown within the available Audi virtual cockpit display.
The traffic sign recognition camera-based system detects traffic signs and displays them on the instrument cluster or available Audi virtual cockpit and it even evaluates various driving conditions; such as school zones and updated speed limits.
While Audi doesn’t like to make light of potential risks on the road, other engineers were tasked with doing just that. Complementing the advanced occupant safety cell is airbag technology designed to respond differently based on seat position and specially constructed crumple zones that give way upon impact to help mitigate potential injury in a collision. When you add all of this to the rigidity of laser seam-welded joints that help enhance each Audi made, it becomes pretty clear: Helping diminish the impact of an unavoidable event doesn’t happen by accident.
Computerized technology that works in sync with the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), Electronic Stability Control (ESC) helps minimize almost any loss of stability, applying brake pressure to individual wheels and reducing throttle input to help counter oversteer or understeer when the vehicle needs it. Designed to work in conjunction with Audi’s safety belts and properly adjusted head restraints, their airbag system is a comprehensive safety measure. With six standard airbags, including front-impact and thorax side airbags for both driver and front passenger, as well as available rear-passenger thorax side airbags, you’ll feel practically surrounded– and that’s a good thing.
The improved interior space in the all-new Audi Q7 allows for customizable seating configurations with more head room, leg room, and shoulder room than ever before. The seats are easy to configure with a standard power third row for convenience. When the little ones are traveling, you can place car seats in any of the five latch-point locations creating a flexible and luxurious travel experience for all those on board.
As part of available Audi pre sense rear, vehicle exit assist notifies the driver when other vehicles are approaching from behind when the vehicle doors are opened. By utilizing two radar sensors in the rear bumper, the system warns the driver or passenger via both a brightly illuminated LED light strip in the door and acoustic warnings.
The refreshed distinctive Singleframe grille with a unique grille bar and tooth structure further emphasizes the vehicle’s on-road and occasional off-road character.
It is apparent from Audi’s drivetrain that they strive for engineering perfection. You’ll experience the kind of dynamic performance and efficiency people have come to expect of Audi. With an advanced transmission and the road-gripping capability of quattro® all-wheel drive applying all that power to the ground, it will feel as good as its engineering suggests. The 333-horsepower 3.0-liter TFSI V6 engine is paired with FSI® direct injection and a belt-driven supercharger that features a magnetic clutch for greater efficiency and counter-rotating four-vane rotors that force air on-demand through dual intercoolers at boosted pressures. It is this combination of engineering achievements that allows for nearly instantaneous buildup of 325 lb-ft of torque directly off idle engine speeds.
The eight-speed Tiptronic® automatic transmission in the Audi Q7 utilizes a shift-by-wire technology and is fully engaged by the vehicle’s onboard computer. Efficient design and computer-managed shift patterns add to the vehicle’s efficiency. As an intelligent vehicle system, this effective engine management program can help lower fuel consumption as well as CO2 emissions by automatically shutting off your engine while you wait at a red light, or perhaps during certain stop-and-go driving. Once you are ready to resume, or if other critical vehicle systems require it, the engine will restart nearly instantaneously.
Progressive lighting design incorporates an arrow look, tapering at the front, to give the vehicle a focused look; Available in either standard xenon plus headlights or full LED headlights.
The dynamic body lines formed by the headlights, bumper and Singlefame grille create a forward, directed look that signifies Audi’s future thinking in next-generation designs. Thoughtful details like powerful wheel arches hint to the legendary Audi Ur-Quattro rally cars of the past and emphasize the vehicle’s standard quattro all-wheel drive system. The Audi Q7 also boasts 19″ 5-V-spoke design wheels with 255/55 all-season tires.
Clearly there’s strength in numbers—especially in this case. In what some may consider a revolutionary philosophy, the Q7 model’s implementation of ultra® lightweight technology through aluminum hybrid construction developed by Audi engineers uses a variety of materials that together are both lightweight and resilient, helping provide better handling, enhanced efficiency, and increased towing capacity. The Audi Q7 stands as a leader with an incredible 7,700 lb max tow rating with the available Towing package on the 3.0T model. The package includes a trailer hitch receiver with brake controller pre-wiring.
It is one thing to be simply beautiful – but quite another to have beauty and depth of character. The all-new Audi Q7 illustrates a progressive design point of view, utilizing trapezoidal elements to create a striking presence that is equally as rugged as it is sophisticated. This generation Q7 exemplifies the limitless impact of the imagination.
