Change seats in the A7
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Mostly. I've found that you have to be more creative in positioning stuff in the trunk, but so far it's all worked out. Having the LWB model will come in handy for trunk overflow on occasion. The biggest problem will be for longer items that won't bend to fit diagonally across the width of the trunk.
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Isn't there an S Line option for the US ? They have the sports seats which are much much better than the standard ones. There are probably financial reasons why Audi don't give more choice to the US , but where's the customer satisfaction when the bean counters are in charge or the options list? It's lunacy.
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Isn't there an S Line option for the US ? They have the sports seats which are much much better than the standard ones. There are probably financial reasons why Audi don't give more choice to the US , but where's the customer satisfaction when the bean counters are in charge or the options list? It's lunacy.
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Isn't there an S Line option for the US ? They have the sports seats which are much much better than the standard ones. There are probably financial reasons why Audi don't give more choice to the US , but where's the customer satisfaction when the bean counters are in charge or the options list? It's lunacy.
No Sport seat and no Comfort seat options for the U.S. market.
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gb4.2 - I believe that is how all ventilated/cooled seats work - I have had that feature in a Lexus, Mercedes, and now Audi. They simply suck in the cabin air and blow it through the seats. It's not like there is an AC coil running through it or similar.
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Then you'd need soft outer-skin leather or fabric luggage pieces to cram in the trunk. I think the trunk has a bit more height volume vs. the D3, so you can also do a bit more "stacking" to get things to fit.
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Either way, the U.S. market is denied anything more than the standard seat with or without active ventilation. No "Comfort" seat with more adjustments and the potential of the various massage functions controlled by the MMI and no sport seat.
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I was actually shocked when I opened the trunk on the D4 demo our dealer had a few months ago when it arrived. The trunk is simply disproportionate to the car. I know of several other D3 owners who've walked away from a D4 for this very reason. I guess I'll always be puzzled by the decision to equip it in this manner even with the details you provided in an earlier post.
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Te d4 just sucks the air away via the little holes in the seats.
I spoke with an Audi fellow last week about the rear storage space and he said that they'd raised concerns about the d4 boot when they first saw it, but Germany wanted to go down the new route of putting all the electrics behind the back seats and make up the storage volume wi the side pods.
I spoke with an Audi fellow last week about the rear storage space and he said that they'd raised concerns about the d4 boot when they first saw it, but Germany wanted to go down the new route of putting all the electrics behind the back seats and make up the storage volume wi the side pods.
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I believe you're correct---I was just pointing out that "cooled" seats are more appropriately "actively ventilated" as you described---a fan system which blows ambient air through the perforated leather. I've had these in two D3 A8L's and they work OK when set at "6" (maximum setting). Someone in the D4 A8/A8L forum felt the active ventilation in those seats actually cooled the air. That's not my understanding but maybe someone with a D4 could clarify this.
Either way, the U.S. market is denied anything more than the standard seat with or without active ventilation. No "Comfort" seat with more adjustments and the potential of the various massage functions controlled by the MMI and no sport seat.
Either way, the U.S. market is denied anything more than the standard seat with or without active ventilation. No "Comfort" seat with more adjustments and the potential of the various massage functions controlled by the MMI and no sport seat.