The Audi A7 is an recent addition to the four door coupe high luxury sports car segment alongside others like the Mercedes Benz CLS, Porsche Panamera and Aston Martin Rapide. The Audi A7 will be a sporty four passenger vehicle powered by a rang of direct injected V6 as well as super charged mills and DSG gearboxes and Quattro all wheel drive innovations. Like all Audi models, the high output S7 and RS7 models will follow later on in the production cycle and are expected to have a 600 HP variant of the twin turbocharged 5.2 Liter V10 under the hood.
By launching a snazzy, new website – nevermind that it’s in Dutch – Audi is putting the world on notice. The 2011 Audi A7 Sportback is finally coming at the end of the month and, if you’re one of those that have expressed a remote interest in the new A7, then here’s your chance to register on the site to be able to access more information on both the car and the brand.
From what we know, the 2011 Audi A7 Sportback will come with a number of powertrain variants, including a 3.0-liter direct-injection fuel engine, a turbocharged V8 fuel engine, and a similar V8 that comes with a turbo diesel engine. All three variants will come with a seven-speed dual clutch automatic gearbox and all-wheel drive with an exhaust that comes with dual or quad tailpipes.
While the car will be officially introduced at the end of the month, it’s actual official debut will be at the Auto Salon Moscow in the latter part of August. A few months after that, the new A7 Sportback will hit dealerships, at which point, there should be a mad rush from customers looking to scoop up a unit before anybody else does.
While most people are still waiting to see the official debut of the new Audi A7, others have tired of it and have begun providing renderings of the car. This vehicle wouldn’t exactly be the most difficult rendering ever done considering we already know most of what we need to know about the new model.
The 2012 A7 was previewed by the Sportback concept shown at last year’s Detroit Auto Show and is said to share a similar look with the A8, but oriented more into luxury than functionality. The official debut will be made in September at the Paris Auto Show. On sale in the spring of 2011, the A7 will compete with models like the Mercedes-Benz CLS, the Porsche Panamera, and the Aston Martin Rapide.
Under the hood of the future A7, Audi will use three different direct gasoline injection engines including a 2.8 Liter FSI and 3.0 Liter TFSI V6s as well as a 4.0 Liter TFSI V8. The alternatively fueled diesel options include a 2.7 Liter V6 and both turbocharged and twin-turbocharged versions of the existing 3.0 Liter TDI V6. All engine choices will be mated to a seven speed dual clutch automatic gearbox with all-wheel drive.
Don’t get us wrong; we love looking at spy photos as much as everybody, but there also comes a point where you begin to want more than just the photos. There comes a time when you start craving for a spy video, especially with a car that has been camouflaged like no other: the 2011 Audi A7. Thankfully, somebody was listening to our prayers when this video of the next-generation A7 was captured as it was running laps around the Nurburgring. While the aesthetics of the A7 are still subject to interpretation, it does make us feel good seeing it up and about and actually moving as opposed to looking at it in still photos. In any event, the official unveiling of the A7 is expected to happen at the Paris Motor Show later this year.
Audi hasn’t even released official details on the A7 Sportback and already recent spy shots reveal that the company is also preparing a four-door coupe model that will be unveiled in September at the Paris Auto Show.
The top version, RS7 Sportback is based off of the 2011 Audi A7 and will be powered by Audi’s naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 engine in combination with the firm’s new seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. Total output will be an impressive 580 HP.
Other models in the line-up will use a range of V6, V8 and V10 petrol and diesel engines.
The 2012 A7 was previewed by the Sportback concept shown at last year’s Detroit show and is said to share a similar look with the A8, but oriented more into luxury than functionality.
“The overall look is less formal than that of the A8,” says Audi design boss Stefan Sielaff.
You gotta love spy shots any time you see them. At least you know that development of a new car is moving along with little to no hitches.
That’s what we found ourselves looking at when spyshots of the 2012 Audi A7 were taken as it was making sweet laps around the Nurburgring recently. While the car looks a lot like what we’d expect of it, we were a little surprised to find a rear spoiler attached at the back. This is something that was conspicuously absent in past spy shots of the A7 that we’ve seen.
Nevertheless, camouflage and all, the new A7 has the makings of a sleek and sexy design. We fully expect the car to be scooped up by a lot of people as soon as it becomes available. Audi has pegged a June 2011 date so we should definitely see it by then or at least sometime in that area.
