The year 2024 is coming to an end, and the pattern of China’s automobile market is turbulent in this year. Even luxury brands such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi have been impacted by the tide of new energy. However, compared with ordinary brands, BBA’s brand influence is much stronger, so even if a new fuel vehicle is launched, it will be recognized by many high-end users.
On December 17th, 2025, the new car was launched with four models, with the price of 609.8-804.8 million yuan, which is consistent with the current models, mainly by adjusting some configurations. So who can this new car attract?
What changes have been made to the new car?
Audi Q7, a classic fuel vehicle, has a slow upgrading speed. After a certain generation of vehicles is finalized, it will last for several years. This time, the 2025 Audi Q7 is the same, and its overall change is not great.
The new car still continues the family-style design, using a large polygonal mesh, and the interior is filled with a honeycomb structure, which looks more aggressive and has higher recognition. Compared with the familiar horizontal chrome-plated strip mesh, the new car is younger and more fashionable.
It is worth mentioning that the new car offers two versions of Darth Vader, with a black appearance kit, which seems to have a stronger sense of grade and is easier to show the identity of the user.
The new car is a medium and large SUV with a body length of 5077mm and a wheelbase of 2,999 (3,000) mm. The entry-level model provides a five-seat layout, while the rest models adopt a seven-seat layout.
This size is still superior in fuel vehicles, which has just reached the mainstream level compared with domestic new energy vehicles with the same price, but it still has no problem in meeting the daily needs of users.
The 2025 Audi Q7 comes standard with the following functions: lumbar support of the driver’s and driver’s seat, electric adjustment of the driver’s and driver’s seat, heating of the front seat, air outlet of the rear seat, temperature zone control, car air purifier, PM2.5 filter in the car, negative ion generator, air quality monitoring, etc. The comfort is still relatively high.
However, if you compare it horizontally, such a seat function is not very good. The starting price of this car is as high as 609,800 yuan, but there is basically no performance in the function of the second row of seats, and the functions of leg rest, seat heating, ventilation and massage are all absent.
In terms of interior layout, the new car is basically the same as the current model. It adopts a 10.1-inch central control screen and an 8.6-inch central control screen, and is equipped with an Audi Connect intelligent car system to support application stores, intelligent voice interaction and other functions.
Objectively speaking, this configuration is not even an entry in the luxury new energy market. The reason why Audi Q7 insists on this configuration may be because its user group is older, mainly business people. For these people, the car is just a high-end means of transportation, so it doesn’t care much about intelligence and car experience.
In terms of intelligent driving, Audi Q7 comes standard with driving assistance functions such as active braking, lane departure warning, fatigue driving reminder, parallel assistance, reversing side warning, parallel assistance, lane keeping assistance, lane keeping assistance, etc., which basically reaches L2 level. At the same time, it can also be equipped with high-end configurations such as night vision system and automatic parking.
What level is the power system?
In the era of fuel vehicles, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi are "high-end" because they have outstanding performance in engines, gearboxes and chassis. So far, the performance of these three big pieces is still the core reference target when consumers buy a car, and the 2025 Audi Q7 continues this design idea.
Audi Q7 entry-level model is equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 195kW；; The other models are equipped with Audi 3.0T six-cylinder engine, matched with 48V light mixing system, and the maximum power is 250kW. If we want to compare the parameters, this kind of power performance is only equivalent to the level of a single motor of a new energy vehicle with the same price, but Audi Q7 still has certain advantages in terms of ride comfort of the engine and gearbox.
At the same time, the 2025 Audi Q7 comes standard with a full-time four-wheel drive system and 8AT gearbox, and all other models except the entry model come standard with a 48V light mixing system. In order to further improve the driving experience, the new car also comes standard with mechanical torque.
This car uses a traditional body, not a hard-core off-road vehicle, but the combination of four-wheel drive system still brings stronger off-road performance. At the same time, this car also provides air suspension and variable suspension functions, which is one of the selling points of this car.
Is the new car worth starting with?
In 2024, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in China automobile market has stabilized at more than 50%, which is a key critical point, which proves that most consumers have given priority to new energy vehicles. However, in the high-end market, brands such as BBA are still very influential, so the prospect of Audi Q7, a classic fuel vehicle, is still good.
The 2025 Audi Q7 listed this time is a small change of the year, and the overall change is not big. However, it should be noted that this car currently has a large discount. The official guide price is 609,800 yuan, but in fact the starting price has dropped to about 480,000 yuan. For those users who want luxury medium and large SUVs but have limited budgets, such a preferential margin can help them round their previous luxury car dreams.
In fact, at present, the living space of Audi Q7 is still relatively large. Those who want Dream Car, want to prove their strength with Audi Q7, want to decorate their stores with 500,000+models, and want to avoid taxes with luxury models will consider such models. In the long run, the Audi Q7 will encounter great challenges, but in the short term, it still has its own market value.
Summary:It is indeed a trend for the automobile market to transform into new energy sources, but it is unlikely to happen overnight. China’s automobile market is huge, and luxury brands such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi have cultivated here for many years, which has strong anti-risk ability. Therefore, at this stage, the prospect of Audi Q7 is still good. If you are not interested in domestic high-end new energy vehicles, you can take advantage of the price reduction opportunity of Audi Q7.
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