In what happens to be a race to lower down rooflines, add doors to coupes, make boots bigger with hatch type lids and still retain the uber-luxury feel and exclusiveness, Audi has yet again wondered the automotive fraternity around the world by throwing the covers off the new A7 Sportback.
The car sticks to the now-standard four door coupe profile with a swooping profile with a low roofline ending in a rather chic looking hatch at the rear. The front of the car stays Audi to the core with the usual grille and LED headlight treatment. The design has been carefully executed to allow for decent head and leg room inside apart from the usual Audi-spec interiors including options like a 15 speaker Bang & Olufsen stereo.
Huge lot of new technologies finds its way into the car with names like Engine Thermal Management, Start-Stop Control, Lane Departure Warning, Adaptive Cruise Control, Adaptive Headlight Beams et al. The other usual traction and stability control nannies can all be expected.
Coming to the juicier engine department, Audi surprisingly is sticking to V6s for now, giving a disparity between the recently launched A8 luxo barge and the A7. The smallest of the range is a 201bhp 2.8L V6 aimed at hefty economy figures while the top of the range punch packer is a supercharged 3 litre V6 belting out 295bhp. There is a 3.0L V6 diesel in two trims with 201bhp and 241bhp. All engines can take this car onto the tonne mark in under 10 seconds with the slowest rated at 8.1 secs while the fastest at 6.5 seconds. Also on the cards are pretty decent fuel economy figures with the diesel topping the range at 44mpg on a combined European driving cycle.
So impressive stats, a design that borders on the interesting and imaginative and trademark Audi build, refinement and luxury should sum up the new Audi A7!
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