Re: A6 to SQ7 –
06-06-2017,04:09 PM
The big jump for me was going from a ford S-Max to a Q7 s-line 272 that I had a year and had loads of probs with it
funny enough I could never judge the width of the s-max on a narrow road but can the q and sq7 no probs
having rear wheel steering the q/sq7 have a much better turning curcle and makes a huge difference and said to handle better as well
both cars had rear wheel steer so can't comment on difference with out
one down side with the Q7 for me anyway is storage space apart from big door pockets very little room under center arm rest
no little places to put coins no under floor storage and with Bose not much room under the floor in boot
even less so with SQ7 as there is a quite big 48V battery for the turbo and active Audi roll
so in mid January enough was enough so order an SQ7 in Feb that I took del 27Th may so had it just over a month now
i test drove a SQ7 with high spec prob sim to what most dealers had as demo
audi seem to send out very sim spec cars to Audi dealers who wanted on as when I was looking about the spec was close to each other
apart from odd things most even had rear seat entertainment but like you have pointed out the price different is 10k or more not sure why so different as miles spec age was all the same just dealers being greedy I guess
the one I test drove had active anti roll and sports diff package and sports diamond stitch seats extra to my Q7 so apart from the engine and power I could get a good idea what the active anti roll was like and also have that in my SQ7 as you can see by spec below
the Q7 was already nice to drive and comfy as already had air suspension but the active anti toll and sports diff drove night and day
some times I wish I'd drove one with out this as was happy with the way the Q7 drove but what a difference
the SQ7 with this is so planted stable hug the corners like nothing else
the other day was going around a large roundabout under a duel carrageway and never tried this befor but I was doing 45 round this the car didn't lean or grumble I could of gone faster even but didn't want to
if you can get the sports package with active anti roll and sports diff do so
its true if you not had some thing you won't miss it but to me it makes the car the SQ7 that it is otherwise really the SQ7 is just a faster louder Q7 but the active anti roll makes the SQ7 into a fast sports that handle great if you drove the SQ7 like a mad man i thing ud loose control with out the active anti roll as it's that good if you drive normal and just odd overtake burst from the lights with out anti roll would be fine but to me this makes it a true sports machine
other difference is the diamond stitch sports seats they do look nice if you like that sort of thing and there is extras and more comfy I think
the extra are adjustable seat side bolster that is air adjustable and can ajust to hug you in the seat and hold you better and same with the back rest you can ajust the side bolster in to fit the size of you better when you switch off engine and open the doors they deflate to let you out better
and the last difference is you can ajust the heat rest ford and backwards to me this was a huge thing I missed on the Q7 as have a bad neck
but by adjusting it ford I can rest my head better
any other advice just as as you can see what spec I have and will gladly tell you what I think and thoughts
and same going for anyone else who is thinking of buying a Q7 or SQ7
as for faults
twice I've selected reverse and rev camera not came up just blank mmi screen once engine of and back on it's fine now this happen once from new and once this weekend but funny enough I also had this on my Q7 so must be a software bug any one else had this?
and the other bugging one is when using active lane assist spec on duel carrageway and motorways you tend to just rest hands on wheel as such rather than Steer not that you even know your doing it
i have the flat bottom steering wheel and often steer with my right hand on the flat bottom right side with one hand
after a short time I keep getting a message on dash saying replace hands on steering wheel or lane assist will stop
even though I have my hand on steering I could say it was me but last Q7 had same and same steering yet no warning
dealer said I should drive with both hands ten to 2 lol yet old car was fine
GYRO you ever had this or any one else?
apart from that the cars great and as gyro says the sound and looks turn people heads
when you drive past people you see there head turn then look in the rear view mirror and you can see them still looking
and again as gyro said your love it plant ya foot and feel the grin on ya face
one silly thing though if I drive the same routs that I did with 3L Q7 and can get same miles per gallon with the 4L SQ7 that I could with the Q7 and have got 42 MPG but once you plant ya foot you can watch the ave MPG drop
on a mixed run and overtaking putting ya foot down and mixed driving you should get 32MPG Ave on a run
hope all this helps and also help others
M
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