Car India – August 2019

(Above) If it

weren’t for the

driver aids,

driving a left-

hand drive in

Ireland could

have been tricky

theinteriorgetsanall-newlook

too.the sizeable touchscreen

infotainment (10.1 inches) and touch

controlsfortheair-conandothercar

controls(8.6inches)meansit all

looksa lotcleaner.the touchscreen

system now also gets distinct haptic

feedbackwhichmeansyouaren’tleft

tappingaway,unsurewhetherornot

theactionhasbeenexecuted.and,

of course, you also get virtual

cockpit and a head-up display, both

ofwhichoffernavigationprompts,

amongotherthings.

speakingofnavigation,thenew

Q7alsocomeswithlteadvanced

connectivitywhichoffersa Wi-fi

hotspotinthecar,navigationviagoogleearthanda real-lifesatellite-fedtopographicalviewof

thesurroundings.youalsogetlivetrafficupdatesandthere’sevena pilotprogramincertain

partsofeuropethatletsthecarcommunicatewithtrafficlightstohelpyoupaceyourjourney

better.there’svoicecontrolandtheusualgamutofconnectivityoptionsbesidesandeven

amazon’salexavoiceservicehasbeenintegratedintotheinfotainmentaspartofthepackage.

apartfromthetoys,theseatsaresoft,comfortable,andelectronicallyadjustable and the front

passengeralsogetsventilationintegratedintotheseat-backalongwitha massagefunctionality

which,imustconfess,iquiteenjoyedforthelittlewhilethatitestedit out.

visibilityoutofthecabin,too,isquitegoodandeverythinginthereseemsplush,spacious,

andohsorelaxingandallofit isawashinthesoftglowfromtheambientlightingsystem.

theQ7isavailableinfive-andseven-seaterconfigurations.Boththesecondandthethird

rowcanbeflattenedcompletelytocreateluggagespace.the third-rowseatscanbeelectrically

lowered and the luggage area cover can also be operated electrically.the tailgate is

Virtual Cockpit is

always welcome,

and useful

The central

control is now

touchscreen

with haptic

feedback too

The 10.1-inch

infotainment has

haptic feedback

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