2015 Audi RS7 Sportback
Dynamics in a new top form – Audi has honed the RS 7 Sportback. The large
five-door coupé comes with new LED headlights and even more enhanced
infotainment features. With 412 kW (560 hp) and 700 Nm (516.3 lb-ft) of torque,
its 4.0 TFSI engine provides for an impressive driving performance at a fuel
consumption rate of only 9.5 liters per 100 kilometers (24.8 US mpg) with 221
grams CO2 per kilometer (355.7 g/mi).
“The Audi RS 7 Sportback confirms the reputation of the RS models as the
superior, top athletes of our brand,” states Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg,
Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development of AUDI AG. “The
combination of a powerful four-liter V8 engine with cylinder on demand
technology, quattro drive and intelligent lightweight design makes the RS 7
Sportback an outstanding piece of sports equipment for any fan of dynamic and
yet efficient driving.”
Even at first glance, the Audi RS 7 Sportback reveals its dynamic character
– the long engine hood, the sporty and flowing C-pillars and the sharply
sloping rear end form an aesthetic overall impression. New design details add
striking touches. They include the Singleframe grille with the black honeycomb
typical of RS models, with the corners now even sharper and more distinctive.
Three optional packages – matt aluminum, gloss black and carbon – make the look
of the RS 7 Sportback even more distinctive. The central front air inlet bears
the quattro lettering. Slight modifications have also been made to the bumper,
with its distinctive air inlets.
The headlights, also adapted to the new Singleframe, come with LED
technology as a standard feature. On request, Audi provides the headlights with
the innovative Matrix LED technology, available exclusively on the RS 7
Sportback with additionally darkened trims. This offer also includes turn
signals with dynamic display at the front. At the rear they are generally
standard. The tail lights also have a new interior design. New to the paint
finishes are the colors Floret Silver, metallic; Glacier White, metallic;
Mythos Black, metallic and Sepang Blue, pearl effect.
In the elegant black interior, dominated by the RS sport seats, the
designers have discreetly revised the instrument cluster: the air outlet
controls of the vent nozzles, the shift paddles behind the steering wheel and
the quattro emblem on the instrument panel. The standard MMI navigation plus
with MMI touch now uses the modular infotainment platform of the latest
generation; its highlight is an efficient graphics processor from Audi’s
partner, Nvidia.
The 4.0 TFSI in the revised Audi RS 7 Sportback provides as before 412 kW
(560 hp), with a constant 700 Nm (516.3 lb-ft) of torque at engine speeds
between 1,750 and 5,500 rpm. The engine catapults the five-door coupé from 0 to
100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 3.9 seconds; the optional dynamics packages allow top
speeds of 280 and 305 km/h (174.0 and 189.5 mph), respectively. In the ECE
cycle however, the resonant V8 bi-turbo needs only 9.5 liters of fuel per 100
kilometers (24.8 US mpg) with 221 grams CO2 per kilometer (355.7 g/mi). A key
factor in this efficiency is the cylinder on demand (COD) system, which can
shut down four cylinders during partial load operation.
An eight-speed tiptronic tuned for sporty performance, with a tall eight
gear, directs the power of the eight-cylinder engine to the quattro permanent
all-wheel drive. On request, Audi will combine quattro all-wheel drive with the
optional sport differential on the rear axle.
The RS adaptive air suspension, together with adaptive damping, standard on
the RS 7 Sportback, lowers the body by 20 millimeters (0.8 in); its control is
incorporated in the Audi drive select driving dynamics system. Audi offers the
tauter RS sport suspension plus with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC) as an
alternative. A further option is dynamic steering, with its continuously
variable steering ratio.
The revised Audi RS 7 Sportback is fitted with 20-inch forged lightweight
alloy wheels as a standard feature; 21-inch cast aluminum wheels in three color
versions are optionally available. The four internally ventilated brake disks
have a weight-saving wave design; alternatively Audi installs carbon
fiber-ceramic disks. Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) has a Sport mode
that can be deactivated altogether if need be.
The Audi RS 7 Sportback can be ordered in Germany from the 3rd quarter
2014. Its base price is €113,300.
Source:Audi Press Release
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