Audi Q7 361 - Audi Q7 Body Construction; Body Shell Development and Features

Intr oduction
Body
T h e body of the A u di Q7 ha s been newly d e veloped by A u di an d is not ba sed on a pr edecessor SUV model.
Durin g the deve lopment p r oce ss, the most signif icant pr oper ti es and c h a r acteristi c val u es w e r e initia lly
def i n e d. F o r e x ample:
● body weight
● t ors io na l an d b e nd i ng v a lu e s
● cr a s h perf orman c e
● sc h e duled development time
● sco p e of si mul a t i o n a nd pr otot ype devel opmen t
● p l a n ne d in s u ra nc e c a teg ory
Signific an t f ea t ur es of the A u di Q7 b o dy shell ar e a hig h o v eral l rig i dity a s well a s o p tim i sed l o c a l ben d in g an d
t o rsion a l va lues at the body n o des an d f o rce application a r eas.
Bodys hell
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Th e d e v e l o pm e n t
● of an open sky system,
● an optio n al third se at r o w ,
● a tailgate with integr ate d r e ar lights, which wr ap s
ar ou nd to the r e ar side pa n e l,
wer e fu r t her i mpo r t an t f e atu r es.
T h e f o cus wa s on combining these elemen ts with
the typic a l Audi high q u ality e x pr essed, f o r instan ce,
in the dimens ional accu r a cy o f the body par t s, the
nar r o w gap widths an d sur f ac e f i nish.
T h e sel f -su ppor t i ng , l i ghtwei ght ste e l body o f the
A u di Q7 is buil t in f o ur bo dysh el l ver s ions:
● Nor m al r oo f
● N o r m a l ro o f w i t h t h re e s ea t ro w s
● P a nor a ma r o of (open sky system)
● P a nor a ma r o of (open sky system) with thr ee seat
ro w s
T h e A u di Q7 with thr ee seat r o ws is eq uipp e d with
a n additiona l cr oss- piec e in the sp a r e wh ee l well
ar ea f o r attac hment of the seat belts . On the
ve rsions with the panor a ma r o of, the cr oss- piec es a t
the B and C- pi ll ar s ar e dispensed with. T heir
function is fu lf ill e d by th e open sky mo dule.
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