Bitche Original When I was young, I didn’t believe in metaphysics. When luck gets better, it really can’t be stopped. During the Spring Festival holiday, we had a class reunion. My buddy from the same dormitory in college shared the good news with everyone. He was about to be promoted to the rank of dad. At the same time, in the last auction before the Spring Festival, my buddy also won the Shanghai license. It was really a double happiness. He personally identifies with the Volvo XC60. As a lawyer, he has many Volvo car owners around him. He has also experienced the XC60 and said he likes it very much. However, during the car selection process, I found that the Audi Q5L has a strong discount. The two models of the same luxury brand are very close in price after the discount. How should I choose?
As a loyal reader of mine, I opened the Yiche App and searched for these two models respectively. The most popular ones are the 2022 Volvo XC60 B5 four-wheel drive Zhiyi Luxury Edition (hereinafter referred to as XC60), with the manufacturer's guide price of 39.69 10,000 yuan; 2022 Audi Q5L 40T stylish and dynamic model (hereinafter referred to as Q5L), the manufacturer’s guide price is 396,800 yuan. In fact, this is also the largest-selling model among the two models, Volvo XC60 and Audi Q5L. How to choose? Don’t worry, I will analyze it for you.
Appearance comparison: XC60 is more stylish, Q5L is more sporty
In terms of appearance, it is a mid-term facelift product of the XC60. The 2022 Volvo XC60 retains the family-like design language in its overall appearance. The new XC60 adds a through-type chrome strip to the lower bumper, making the entire front face look energetic. At the same time, the classic design elements of the straight waterfall-style front grille and "Thor's Hammer" headlights are also retained on the front face.
The Q5L is also a mid-term facelift model. It adopts a family design language very similar to the Audi Q5L Sportback. The size of the octagonal air intake grille on the front of the car has become larger, and the interior is a blackened honeycomb grille. It looks more angular than the Q5L before the facelift.
After the XC60 body side is lengthened by 20mm, the body lines become smoother, and the increased body size can contribute to the interior space. The luggage rack on top is practical and sophisticated. The double waistline design is visually quite full. In terms of body size, the XC60 is 4708mm long, 1902mm wide, 1658mm high, and has a wheelbase of 2865mm.
The side of the Q5L is younger than the old model. The newly sharpened wavy waistline runs through the side of the car and looks more dynamic. In terms of dimensions, the Q5L is 4770mm long, 1893mm wide, 1667mm high, and has a wheelbase of 2907mm.
As for the rear of the car, the rear of the XC60 is equipped with a new lower bumper, making the entire rear of the car look more visually aesthetic. The "Viking battle ax" shaped taillights are highly recognizable at night.
The newly designed OLED taillight set of Audi Q5L also looks good. However, the improvements of the Q5L, which is also a mid-term facelift model, do not seem to be as obvious as those of the XC60.
Interior comparison: XC60 is not simple, Q5L is more technological
XC60 maintains Volvo’s refreshing and simple design style. The materials used in the center console also continue to the consistent level, using a large area of soft material wrapping, and the wood grain veneer decoration also enhances the overall luxury of the interior. In addition, all Volvo XC60 models in the mid-term facelift are equipped with a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument panel and a 9-inch vertical central control screen. This is also a design currently adopted by all models of the Volvo brand, which will enhance the sense of technology in the car. Of considerable help.
The interior of the Q5L maintains the "virtual cockpit" design style. The overall shape of the center console still adopts the design of a full LCD instrument panel and a suspended central control screen. The 12.3-inch LCD virtual cockpit, 10.1-inch high-resolution The MMI touch display is full of visual technology.
This new native Android car system on the XC60 uses Intel's automotive-grade quad-core CPU on-board chip, which provides smoother operation, faster response, and no lags, black screens, or crashes. The built-in Amap navigation is interoperable with the mobile version of Amap account, and addresses can be sent to the car with one click. You can also view real-time traffic information and search for the best route. At the same time, the car system on the XC60 also supports a voice control system, which can control multimedia systems, navigation, telephones, and air conditioning systems through voice. Moreover, this car system has very strong voice recognition capabilities and can understand almost everything. .
The Q5L uses a multimedia screen with a floating design, while retaining traditional physical buttons. It performs well in terms of practicality, but I feel that this floating screen design has no aesthetics at all, and even seems a bit abrupt.
In terms of safety configuration, both models are at a relatively high level in the same class, but the XC60 is more complete than the Q5L. In addition to conventional airbags, the XC60 is additionally equipped with knee airbags. At the same time, at the level of driving assistance,The XC60 also has everything you need, including anti-fatigue driving reminders, active braking, lane departure warning, lane keeping, road traffic sign recognition and other functions that the Q5L does not have.
In terms of seats, the seats of the XC60 are wrapped in leather, and the front main and passenger sides are also equipped with rich electric adjustment functions. In addition, the main driver's side is also equipped with a seat position memory function, which is very considerate. The rear row can be folded down to provide excellent space performance.
In terms of seats, the Q5L's seats are also wrapped in leather. The front driver's and passenger's sides are also equipped with rich electric adjustment functions. The rear seats also support folding down, and the space performance is also good.
Comparison of power and chassis: XC60 has more advantages
In terms of engine, this XC60 is equipped with a 2.0T high-power engine + 48v hybrid system. The engine has a maximum power of 184kW and a peak torque of 350N·m. This Drive-E series engine has been launched for some years and has a good market reputation. It has a very broad torque platform and is also very fuel-efficient. What impressed me deeply was that the smoothness of this engine in the start and stop state was extremely smooth, so slight that it was almost inexperienced.
In addition, Volvo XC60 also has a model with the tail mark T8. This XC60 equipped with a high-power engine adopts plug-in hybrid power. The 2.0L twin-turbocharged engine part can produce a maximum power of 223kW, with a peak value of 223kW. Torque 400N·m. The 11.6kWh lithium battery can provide additional power for the motor part. The motor alone can generate 65kW of power and 240N·m, and can travel 50km under NEDC conditions. This plug-in hybrid system has a comprehensive power of 288kW and a comprehensive system torque of 640N·m. The T8 model of the XC60 is unique among luxury brand models of the same level.
This Q5L uses a 2.0T low-power engine with a maximum power of 140kW and a peak torque of 320N·m. There is a certain gap between the data and the XC60. Friends who have power requirements can choose the high-power version.
As for the transmission system, the XC60 is matched with the Aisin 8AT gearbox. Compared with the Q5L's dual-clutch gearbox, it will have better smoothness and will be more worry-free later. Judging from actual experience, this power system has good acceleration smoothness and explosive power, and has excellent fuel economy, with a fuel consumption of only 7.3L per 100 kilometers. The full-time four-wheel drive system that also uses a multi-plate clutch not only ensures excellent performance, but is also quite outstanding in terms of reliability.
The Q5L’s gearbox adopts a 7-speed wet dual-clutchThe combined gearbox and the timely four-wheel drive system relying on the multi-plate clutch can largely make up for the disadvantage of lower engine power than models of the same level.
In terms of chassis, the XC60 uses an aluminum alloy front double-wishbone independent suspension + rear multi-link independent suspension. High-end models use soft and hard + height-adjustable air suspension. The actual experience is very good.
The chassis of the Q5L is also good compared to ordinary brand models. It adopts five-link suspension at the front and rear. In terms of actual experience, although it is not as good as the XC60, it still feels more advanced than ordinary brand models.
Editor's comment: Through comparison, it is not difficult to find that between two "low-end" models with similar prices, the XC60 is more competitive than the Q5L in all aspects. Coincidentally, I have actual experience with both models. , my personal opinion is very clear. At the same price, the XC60 has a better experience than the Q5L. As for how consumers choose, they might as well leave the decision to themselves after going to the dealer to experience it. After all, what they like is the most important. If I had to choose, I would choose the XC60.