Thursday, March 22, 2007

Audi Q7 Review vs BMW & Porsche


Test Q7, X5 and Cayenne S
Formula super SUV
The formula for SUV is fast avowed: SUV stands for sport utility Vehicle. Sporty, useful vehicles thus. Useful is plentifully present. Overview, place, variability and all wheel climbing art bundle themselves to the practical prosperity package.
Thick ships as speedily as sports cars? That is today long no more contradiction. Hightech makes the heavy young from AUDI, BMW and Porsche so correct legs.

The formula for SUV is fast avowed, it results from the abbreviation: SUV stands for sport utility Vehicle. Sporty, useful vehicles thus. Useful is plentifully present. There bundle themselves overview, much place, variability and all wheel climbing art in just as practical as weighty prosperity package. Whereby alone this collection of everyday life virtues contributes heavily to the fact that large SUV is so successful despite all CO2-Schelte to time. Sportyness is not really against it the first purchase argument for hochbeinige thick ships. Except, if AUDI, BMW or Porsche draufsteht. More exactly: the Q7 4,2 FSI quattro with 350 HP, new BMW X5 4.8i with 355 HP and the recently revised Porsche Cayenne S with 385 HP.

In addition, straight one for these splendour copies applies: The letter V stands for Völlerei. Because the cost prices of at least 66,610 euro (Porsche) and/or 67,200 for the AUDI and 68,700 for BMW [1] are not only happig, also at the Tanksäule require them all together an extra impact. But we do not want to place this topic into the center. Who can afford these jumbo jets, does not begin to cry also at the gas station. This time we are interested rather in the intelligent technology, which makes the thick ships Chefdynamikern.
Extreme road-hugging properties owing to Wankstabilisierung
The magic word is called Wankstabilisierung. Here the side inclination in curves is reduced during full travel or prevented even completely. AUDI [2] is this stabilization function into the 2575 euro expensive pneumatic cushioning adaptive air suspension. BMW connects the active absorption adaptive drive with a hydraulically supported body reconciliation (3290 euro). Porsche offers a completely similar principle, required for the PDCC to 3213 euro however must this extra as well as the electronically regulated pneumatic springs for additional 2963 euro be ordered.

Those are proud prices for a willful (body) attitude. How effectively the systems are real, we determined on the racing course (see tables on page 2). With all on highest conditions: the equipment, the security situation and fürstliche available space inclusive of best transportation qualities. Whereby we to finely differentiate here want: BMW shines with an equipment projection/lead and its comprehensive security concept inclusive adaptive stop light and xenon light. AUDI holds with functionality and variability as well as the best seats against it. Porsche makes itself strong at other front, leaves the strongest engine of the line.

VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS AUDI BMW PORSCHE
Engine design/cylinder/Einbaul. V8, in front lengthwise V8, in front lengthwise V8, in front lengthwise
Valves/cam shafts 4 per Zylinder/4 4 per Zylinder/4 4 per Zylinder/4
Nockenwellenantrieb Chain Chain Chain
Capacity 4163 cm ³ 4799 cm ³ 4806 cm ³
KW (HP) with rpm 257 (350) /6800 261 (355) /6300 283 (385) /6200
Nm with rpm 440/3500 475/3400 500/3500
Vmax 248 km/h 240 km/h 250 km/h
Transmission 6-Stufen-Automatik 6-Stufen-Automatik 6-Stufen-Automatik
Drive All-wheel drive All-wheel drive All-wheel drive
Brakes in front/in the back Disks/disks Disks/disks Disks/disks
Test car tyre 255/55 R 18 Y 255/50 R 19 W 275/45/R 19 Y
Wheel size 8 J x 18 tariff 9 J x 19 tariff 9 J x 19 tariff
Exhaust gas CO2 326 g/km 349 g/km 329 g/km
Verbrauch* 19.5/10.2/13.6 l 17.5/9.6/12.5 l 20.2/10.1/13.7 l
Level of fuel in the tank 100 more l/Super plus 85 more l/Super plus 100 more l/Super plus
Passing noise 73 railways (A) 72 railways (A) 76 railways (A)
Trailer weight gebr. /ungebr. 3500/750 kg 2700/750 kg 3500/750 kg
Trunk volume 775/2035 l 620/1750 l 540/1770 l
Dimensions L/B/H 5086/1983/1737 4854/1933/1766 4798/1928/1699
Wheel base 3002 mm 2933 mm 2855 mm
Track width v/h 1651/1676 mm 1644/1650 mm 1647/1662 mm
Test tyre Bridgest. Dueller H/P Conti. Contact CSSR Michelin Latitude frame.
Trunk depth min/max 1150/2000 mm 1010/1930 mm 690/1620 mm
Trunk width 1160 mm 1100 mm 1160 mm
Load edge height 800 mm 785 mm 670 mm
Test car price ** 69.775 € 74.290 € 74.036 €
*innerorts/ausserorts/gesamt on 100 km; ** inclusive Zusatzausstattung like e.g. air chassis, active steering element, 19 " - Ber.
MEASURED VALUES
0-50 km/h 2.6 s 2.5 s 2.4 s
0-100 km/h 7.4 s 7.3 s 6.8 s
0-160 km/h 17.2 s 18.0 s 16.1 s
60-100 km/h 4.0 s 4.0 s 3.6 s
80-120 km/h 4.8 s 4.9 s 4.6 s
Unloaded weight/additional load 2395/540 kg 2305/480 kg 2460/620 kg
Weight distribution v./h. 47/53 % 51/49 % 53/47 %
Turning circle left/right 11.8/11.9 m 12.4/12.7 m 11.3/11.5 m
Braking distance aus100 km/h coldly 38.1 m 37.0 m 38.0 m
aus100 km/h warmly 36.6 m 36.9 m 37.1 m
Interior noise with 50 km/h 58 railways (A) 56 railways (A) 59 railways (A)
with 100 km/h 65 railways (A) 63 railways (A) 66 railways (A)
with 130 km/h 68 railways (A) 68 railways (A) 69 railways (A)
Test consumption - test CO2 15.1 l - 362 g/km 14.6 l - 49 g/km 15.8 l - 379 g/km
Range 660 km 580 km 630 km



End to area only with 250 km/h

At all are in the drive Porsche - as also with AUDI and BMW naturally - leaking first added. The bitingly winding up V8 is supplied by a gasoline direct injection with Sprit, receives support by the cam shaft adjustment Variocam plus and scoops torque reserves from an adjustable air intake system. Thus it is easy for that to set the thick in march. After 6.8 seconds it heaves it on speed 100, only with 250 ends the thrust. However: The potent eight-cylinder sounds rather reservedly mechanical. Only with an optional sport exhaust system (2606 euro) the Cayenne with adequate sports car voice roars. That would be also in accordance with the high drivingdynamic Potenzial.


Driving safety stands before exaggerated Agilität
With pointed, to very direct steering element the Cayenne reacts extremely spontaneously on course changes. Felt the structure remains thereby into the frontier inside in the balance. In addition comes a helpful load change reaction, which lets the Porsche in curves pivot spontaneously. Fast-reacting cooperation of the driver requires - however otherwise only sedans or hochkarätige sports cars feel so wonderful actively. There AUDI cannot keep up. That is rather adjusted to journeys despite variable spring temper. In principle it moves likewise actively and stably by curves, can with its sensitive steering element perfectly be corrected. But the ESP fights each beginning of Ausrutschern overeagerly. Slogan: Absolute driving safety stands before exaggerated Agilität. Comfort: In the Q7 - oh which hammers, - as in the Porsche a muskulöses direct injecting RH ore pounds. Only sounds the 4,2 FSI von Audi more fullly, stronger. The V8 on the paper is more schlapper than the strong piece in the Cayenne.

Hiding places does not have itself the AUDI powerfully in the wind. Passages and the impressive maximum speed of 248 km/h show: The FSI technology has AUDI firmly in the grasp. Exactly like sovereigns the handling with high speed. Starting from speeds of 120 and 160 km/h the body of the Q7 lowers itself in steps. Together with the variable steering element a outstanding straight line discharge results. Like a rifle bullet the Q7 sweeps nearly ballistically stable over the motorway. In addition the balanced character of the pneumatic cushioning fits. In the Comfort mode the gently bouncing Q7 resembles a luxury sedan.



On the other hand the X5 behaves almost zappelig. Particularly with high speed the driver must hold sensitivly the course. The synthetically responding active steering element with variable translation requires frequent correcting. That does not add itself for the otherwise steadfast picture of the large. As consistently the Trumm forward-storms, is a poem. Brachial breaks the Bavarian a flight corridor by the wind, pulls through bärig, sounds sportily bad knurrend and storms in 7.3 seconds on 100. And with low consumption. Exemplary also the brakes with mad delay.

The comfort in addition, is braked - by the taut basic adjustment of the X5. Particularly passengers in the rear suffer from unsensiblem responsing mode. The X5 gives in spontaneously, remains left in alternate attempts, works alone over the Wankausgleich around worlds more agiler, than it lets its weight class assume. Objectively the X5 is however hardly speedier than the Q7. Close radii does not like BMW, pushes here over the front tires outward. Against the Cayenne it looks even expressed old with this interpretation. Because that is really the Porsche under the super SUV.
The racing course exposes: Really sportily is only the Cayenne

AUDI Q7 - totally safe: AUDI uses the electronically regulated shock absorbers (with adaptive air suspension), in order to minimize structure movements. The absorbers place themselves harder, if the Q7 in fast driving along curves threatens to bounce outside more strongly. However the system can affect only the immersing speed, which in change curves or when avoiding is very favourable. A longer continuing support does not carry this Wankstabilisierung out. In far curves - for example in a motorway departure - the AUDI leans. Only easily, but in the interior noticeably. To the driving dynamics applies: In principle the ESP of the Q7 is extremely carefully adjusted - however speed on the dynamic distance robs.

BMW X5 - fast, but does not expenditure-provoke: A hydraulic system lifts itself with up to 850 Nm of the wankenden body of the X5 against. Divided stabilizers are connected in front and in the back by one placing element each. Threatens to the right to bend for example BMW in a link curve, hydraulics links the right side up of the stabilizer, supported then the vehicle suspension system. In consequence the X5 at the curve exterior cannot bounce so strongly. In our driving dynamics tests the X5 remains subjective impressing upright. However in extreme cases the reinforcement of the Stabis affects the handling. The X5 under in fast curves, loses thereby time.

Porsche Cayenne - compromiseless dynamic: The Wankstabilisierung works similarly as at BMW. Divided stabilizers hold the Porsche in the balance. A hydraulic actuator works on the ends of the Stabis, to 180 bar pressure from a belt-driven pump at the engine rotates the halves against each other, relieves and/or stretches the suspension. Thus the Cayenne up to a transverse acceleration remains of about 0,65g upright. However: The system costs Sprit - up to a litre increased consumption. Porsche besides co-ordinated the Cayenne extremely drivingactively. Inclusive more easily pivoting tendency with the load change. Result: best round times in the Contidrom.


Result of AUTO picture editor January horn
All super, this SUV. Whereby S like sportily particularly applies to the drivingactive, fast Porsche. Nevertheless it must swallow also the V for losers - the costs are too high. BMW sets on dynamics, affords however Ausrut with additional load and trailer weight. Winner, because Jack of all trades is, the Q7.

THE VALUATION

Points max. AUDI BMW PORSCHE
BODY
Available space 30 30 29 28
Trunk/variability 20 17 14 11
Additional load (trailer weight) 20 17 11 20
Seats/seating position 30 28 28 27
Space feeling/all-round visibility 20 18 16 17
Equipment/operability 30 20 23 19
Safety equipment 30 24 25 19
Quality impression/materials 20 19 19 19
Intermediate result 200 173 165 160
DRIVE/CCHASSIS
Engine characteristics 20 18 18 19
Road performances 40 34 34 36
Area valuation 10 5 6 8
Handling 30 26 27 29
Driving noises 10 7 9 4
Travelling comfort 20 18 17 16
Transmission/circuit 20 17 19 18
Steering element/turning circle 20 16 15 17
Brakes 30 22 23 21
Intermediate result 200 163 168 168
COSTS
Tax/insurance 20 15 12 9
Consumption/environment 40 21 22 18
Warranty 20 11 5 5
Maintenance 20 17 17 17
Surcharge organization 10 5 4 5
Wiederverkauf* 10 8 8 9
Test car price 80 50 45 45
Intermediate result 200 127 113 108
Total score 600 463 446 436
Placement
1. 2. 3.
Price achievement winner



*ermittelt of Bähr & Fess Forecasts/Saarbruecken


COST/CWARRANTIES AUDI BMW PORSCHE
Exhaust standard EEC I; B EEC III; B EEC I; B
Tax per year 284 € 324 € 331 €
Type classes HPF/VK/TK 22/28/27 23/29/30 23/32/31
Workshop intervals after announcement
2 years
after announcement
2 years
after announcement
2 years
Costs oil changes/inspection 200/600 € 270/600 € 350/750 €
Warranty/guarantee Warranty Guarantee Guarantee
Technique/km delimitation 2 years/without 2 years/without 2 years/without
Warranty against Durchrostung 12 years 12 years 10 years
Mobility warranty for an unlimited period 5 years 2 years
This article originates from AUTO FIG. 10/07
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