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22-11-2009, 07:22 AM
2010 Audi A7 - Spied
Audi’s coupe-ish sedan should debut next year.
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Spy shots of the A7, [URL="http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/N"]Audi (http://www.ozaudi.com/news/spied/08q4/2010_audi_a7-spied/gallery)’s upcoming low-roofline sedan, continue to surface. The A7 is likely to be based on the next-generation A6 (http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/N/N) architecture, which itself will be a lengthened and modified version of the current A4 (http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/N/N)/ A5 (http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/N/N) platform.
Judging from the name, the four-seat A7 should slot into the Audi lineup above the A6 and below the A8 (http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/N/N) and will likely occupy the $50,000-to-$70,000 price range. The grainy new snaps seen here clearly show the A7’s bulbous rear end, which hides a hatchback (http://www.ozaudi.com/tags/body_styles/hatchback) configuration, a body style that resembles the recently revealed—and not beautiful—Porsche Panamera (http://www.ozaudi.com/news/car/08q4/2010_porsche_panamera_official_photos_and_info_-car_news).
In the U.S. we’re expecting that base A7s will be powered by the A6’s recently introduced 300-hp, 3.0-liter supercharged V-6; V-8 engines are almost a certainty but we don’t yet know if the V-8 will be the A6’s direct-injection 350-hp, 4.2-liter V-8 or the R8 (http://www.ozaudi.com/reviews/comparisons/07q3/2007_aston_martin_v-8_vantage_vs._2008_audi_r8_2007_porsche_911_turbo-comparison_tests)’s 420-hp, 4.2-liter V-8. Transmission choices will be a six-speed automatic, a seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual, and an eight-speed automatic that will likely be reserved for the V-8 model.
After the launch of the regular-grade models, the sportier and more powerful S7 will debut, powered by the S6’s 5.2-liter V-10 with upwards of 435 hp under the hood. An ultra-powerful RS7 is a possibility, although it, like the current RS6 (http://www.ozaudi.com/features/08q4/dream_wagons-feature/audi_rs6_avant_page_3) sedan and wagon, may be deemed too expensive and too niche-y for the North American market.
Audi usually shows a thinly disguised concept version before showing the final production car, and we expect such a concept of the A7 to debut at an auto show in early 2009, with the production version appearing perhaps at the Geneva or Frankfurt auto shows.
Audi’s coupe-ish sedan should debut next year.
[/URL]http://www.caranddriver.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/vw_audi_central/2010_audi_a7_car_news__1/2010_audi_a7/auda7_10_spy_priddy_2/1795169-1-eng-US/auda7_10_spy_priddy_2_cd_gallery.jpg
http://www.autogespot.com/log/images/07-2007/rs6avant/th/5.jpg
http://www.globalmotors.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/audi-a7-002-copy.jpg
Spy shots of the A7, [URL="http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/N"]Audi (http://www.ozaudi.com/news/spied/08q4/2010_audi_a7-spied/gallery)’s upcoming low-roofline sedan, continue to surface. The A7 is likely to be based on the next-generation A6 (http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/N/N) architecture, which itself will be a lengthened and modified version of the current A4 (http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/N/N)/ A5 (http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/N/N) platform.
Judging from the name, the four-seat A7 should slot into the Audi lineup above the A6 and below the A8 (http://buyersguide.caranddriver.com/N/N) and will likely occupy the $50,000-to-$70,000 price range. The grainy new snaps seen here clearly show the A7’s bulbous rear end, which hides a hatchback (http://www.ozaudi.com/tags/body_styles/hatchback) configuration, a body style that resembles the recently revealed—and not beautiful—Porsche Panamera (http://www.ozaudi.com/news/car/08q4/2010_porsche_panamera_official_photos_and_info_-car_news).
In the U.S. we’re expecting that base A7s will be powered by the A6’s recently introduced 300-hp, 3.0-liter supercharged V-6; V-8 engines are almost a certainty but we don’t yet know if the V-8 will be the A6’s direct-injection 350-hp, 4.2-liter V-8 or the R8 (http://www.ozaudi.com/reviews/comparisons/07q3/2007_aston_martin_v-8_vantage_vs._2008_audi_r8_2007_porsche_911_turbo-comparison_tests)’s 420-hp, 4.2-liter V-8. Transmission choices will be a six-speed automatic, a seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual, and an eight-speed automatic that will likely be reserved for the V-8 model.
After the launch of the regular-grade models, the sportier and more powerful S7 will debut, powered by the S6’s 5.2-liter V-10 with upwards of 435 hp under the hood. An ultra-powerful RS7 is a possibility, although it, like the current RS6 (http://www.ozaudi.com/features/08q4/dream_wagons-feature/audi_rs6_avant_page_3) sedan and wagon, may be deemed too expensive and too niche-y for the North American market.
Audi usually shows a thinly disguised concept version before showing the final production car, and we expect such a concept of the A7 to debut at an auto show in early 2009, with the production version appearing perhaps at the Geneva or Frankfurt auto shows.