The Audi A7 is a sleek and sexy ride based on the endlessly trendy concept of a “four-door coupe.” Standard, with a sweet little supercharged V6, and packed with high-tech, high-class and high-style hardware, the only thing this flexible posh-rocket was really missing was a goofy-fast, boosted V8.
“YAY!” shouted German car nuts across the internet at the recent announcement of Audi’s RS7 Sportback -- which is now flaunting its wares at this month’s autoshow circuit.
The important stuff? Well, to the delight of the collective drooling masses, Audi says their latest effort to peel off driver’s faces will pack a 4.0L V8 with a pair of turbos good for 560 horsepower. That’s more sauce than three Volkswagen Golfs!
Interestingly, thanks to the synergistic relationship between direct injection and turbocharging, the engineering team says the RS7’s powerplant develops a “constant” torque output of 516 lb-ft between 1,750 and 5,500 revs.
To maximize throttle response and efficiency, the latest Audi RS engine uses inboard-mounted turbochargers that reside, along with their intercoolers, in between the cylinder bans. German car buffs will be familiar with this setup from past and current BMW V8 twin-turbo engines.
Not surprisingly, the Audi RS7 will pack standard Quattro AWD -- enabling 0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds en route to a top speed north of 300 clicks. Push-button exhaust cutouts should help keep things very musical along the way. Sadly, you can’t have your RS7 with three pedals as an 8-speed automatic is the only box available.
Oh, and it’ll have a classy interior: big Bang and Olufsen stereo, and a bunch of advanced safety features, too.
Not that it really matters.
“YAY!” shouted German car nuts across the internet at the recent announcement of Audi’s RS7 Sportback -- which is now flaunting its wares at this month’s autoshow circuit.
The important stuff? Well, to the delight of the collective drooling masses, Audi says their latest effort to peel off driver’s faces will pack a 4.0L V8 with a pair of turbos good for 560 horsepower. That’s more sauce than three Volkswagen Golfs!
Interestingly, thanks to the synergistic relationship between direct injection and turbocharging, the engineering team says the RS7’s powerplant develops a “constant” torque output of 516 lb-ft between 1,750 and 5,500 revs.
To maximize throttle response and efficiency, the latest Audi RS engine uses inboard-mounted turbochargers that reside, along with their intercoolers, in between the cylinder bans. German car buffs will be familiar with this setup from past and current BMW V8 twin-turbo engines.
Not surprisingly, the Audi RS7 will pack standard Quattro AWD -- enabling 0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds en route to a top speed north of 300 clicks. Push-button exhaust cutouts should help keep things very musical along the way. Sadly, you can’t have your RS7 with three pedals as an 8-speed automatic is the only box available.
Oh, and it’ll have a classy interior: big Bang and Olufsen stereo, and a bunch of advanced safety features, too.
Not that it really matters.
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