On March 14th, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the “Announcement of Road Motor Vehicle Production Enterprises and Products” (the 354th batch) and the “Catalog of Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicles that Enjoy Vehicle and Vessel Tax Reduction and Exemption” (the 37th batch) plan to be released. SAIC Audi Q6 was unveiled among them.
The key parameters reflected in the announcement are as follows:
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Three-dimensional dimensions: 5,099 mm x 2,014 mm x 1,784 mm;
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Total weight of 2,765 kg, maximum speed of 207 km/h;
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Wheelbase of 2,980 mm, tire specifications of 245/65 R17 107V, 255/55 R19 107V, 255/50 R20 109V, 265/45 R21 104V;
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1,984 ml displacement with 179 kW EA888 Evo 4 2.0T turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
The new car’s appearance will use the Chinese auspicious beast “Qilin” as the overall design concept, positioning as a mid-to-large-sized SUV, and have a three-row, seven-seat space layout. In terms of power, the fourth-generation EA888 engine and six-cylinder engine are optional.
The SAIC Audi Q6’s front grille still uses the classic giant hexagonal design with a dot-matrix chrome decoration below the grille, and the word “Quattro” is also marked below. It also comes in silver and smoked black colors according to two styling kits.
In terms of power, the new car will use the 2.0T turbocharged four-cylinder engine with the code name EA888 Evo 4, which is divided into high and low power versions:
High-power version: maximum power of 265 horsepower and maximum torque of 400 N·m;Low-power version: maximum power is 231 horsepower;
SAIC Audi Q6 will also introduce a six-cylinder engine in the future, further enriching the power configuration options.
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