A7/S7/RS7 Official: Audi A7

[Osnabrueck]

If you skip ahead to 6:00 I think it's easy to see that the A7 will be a real looker in-person.

YouTube - Audi A7 Reveal Highlights

An aside - There's no point comparing this car to the 5er GT. They fulfill very similar functions but are in adjacent market segments. This is a direct CLS competitor.

 

[south]

Somebody please create an A7 picture thread. I don't want to read any more of Audi vs BMW vs MB fight.
I just want to see new pictures of this stunning car.

Speaking of which, any further comment on the Audi vs BMW vs MB fight will get deleted. Let's discuss this stuff in another thread in the internal combustion.


Best regards,
south

 

[Audi69]

Predators is now in cinema I think, the new 2010 version

Watched it at the weekend. It's alright! Not as good as the first and best with Arnie Though. Inception is the film at moment to see absolutely brilliant.



Back on topic A7 looks great

 

[Centurion]

Rumour has it that Audi are under consumer pressure to offer the A5SB with three rear seatbelts, if this happens like it has with the Passat CC then there is a very good chance the A7 will receive the same treatment.

Really? So the Passat CC began life as a 4 easter but eventually got an additional seatbelt?

 

[footie]

Really? So the Passat CC began life as a 4 easter but eventually got an additional seatbelt?

Yes, consumer pressure forced Volkswagen to reconsider their position on this and you now can purchase the CC as a five seater. I can't tell you for sure whether Audi will follow the same course of action but they too are coming under pressure in the same manner.

It's lack of a fifth seat is the reason I'm in an S4 Avant at the moment instead of an S5SB.

 

[Centurion]

Yes, consumer pressure forced Volkswagen to reconsider their position on this and you now can purchase the CC as a five seater. I can't tell you for sure whether Audi will follow the same course of action but they too are coming under pressure in the same manner.

It's lack of a fifth seat is the reason I'm in an S4 Avant at the moment instead of an S5SB.

Adding a third seatbelt would be bad business for the A4 sedan which would find itself cannibalised by a 5 seater A5 SB. One reason VW added a seatbelt to the VW Passat might be because they found out that owners were squeezing three passangers on to the rear bench. To be honest, the padded section between the two outer seats invite someone to sit in the middle.

The best way to prevent people from sitting in the middle is by installing a seat divider as seen in the CLS and Rapide.

 

[Tumbo]

I waited a while before I commented this.

I was never a fan of the A7 plans. Never liked the concept, and I really hoped that they wouldn't make this hunchback. But.. I guess that the market demands this, and after the ugly Panamera, 5er GT and some other weird cars... its time for this. I do like the front, and I love the interior. But... what that rear represents.... I dont know. I dont like it, would never buy such a car, and I pray to God that they make a normal sexy 4 door coupé. Cause this is not it!

 

[vios1]

not sure if repost

2011 Audi A7 Sportback S-Line



http://www.4wheelsnews.com/wp-content/plugins/gallery/gallery.php/9543/1/2/

 

[Levi68]

It's lack of a fifth seat is the reason I'm in an S4 Avant at the moment instead of an S5SB.

IMO the S4 A is much better looking than S5 SB. At your place I'd keep the S4 A and wait for RS4 A. I just do not see the purpose of A5 SB and A7 SB.

 

[klier]

The S-line looks quite beautiful I must say. The ony problem I have is the side profile. The car looks awesome from the front and from the back, only the 3/4 angle of the back is not so good imo. And I don't really like the interior; there's not much German to it imo...

Watched it at the weekend. It's alright! Not as good as the first and best with Arnie Though. Inception is the film at moment to see absolutely brilliant.

Yeah, definiely going to see Inception. Looks awesome, and will be the summer hit of 2010 I think..

 

[Human]

The S-line looks quite beautiful I must say. The ony problem I have is the side profile. The car looks awesome from the front and from the back, only the 3/4 angle of the back is not so good imo. And I don't really like the interior; there's not much German to it imo...

Genade! Dutchman...can't believe my own two eyes, you have seen something good in the A7 Nah, the design looks nothing different from other Audi's and the rear is sagging imo. I did like the interior, now you have made a point I will agree with, it's ergonomically sound and looks sporty whilst lacking (from what I can see) 'typical Audi' tactile quality (if there is such a thing) BUT yes it lacks German finesse


If there was even a small chance I'd buy Audi, the RS5 wins hands down over all their offerings.

 

[SKY]

I´m starting to really like this car. The only part that disapoints me is the interior, wich is a bit boring IMO. But the overall exterior design is really growing on me. I think it´s got more personality than some other competitors as the Rapide or the BMW 6er GC.

With the S-Line pack or some nice rims it will be a stunner.

 

[Bartek S.]

July 29, 2010

Starting with the S line sport trim, this package adds a taut sport suspension that drops the A7’s ride height by 10mm, and 19-inch wheels wrapped in 255/40 R19 rubber or optionally, 20-inch rims with 265/35 R20 tires.
It also upgrades the A7 Sportback’s interior with sport seats draped in a combination of black leather and alcantara or in full leather with an embossed S line logo on the back, as well as a three-spoke multifunction steering wheel trimmed in perforated leather and brushed aluminum accents on the dashboard, center console and door panels.
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[Osnabrueck]

Looks really mean with the drop.

I want one!

 

[DaSilva]

If you skip ahead to 6:00 I think it's easy to see that the A7 will be a real looker in-person.

YouTube - Audi A7 Reveal Highlights

OMG so damn hot!!!


Finally they made the real Nuvolari car for the road...
I absolutley adore it... WOW...
Thanks for posting!

 

[HighestOfHigh]

I waited a while before I commented this.

I was never a fan of the A7 plans. Never liked the concept, and I really hoped that they wouldn't make this hunchback. But.. I guess that the market demands this, and after the ugly Panamera, 5er GT and some other weird cars... its time for this. I do like the front, and I love the interior. But... what that rear represents.... I dont know. I dont like it, would never buy such a car, and I pray to God that they make a normal sexy 4 door coupé. Cause this is not it!

I completely agree with you. There is no reason in this world why Audi couldn't build a four door coupe with out building a hunchback.

 

[vios1]

 

[BKK-ES]

This interior is just

 

[zegerman]

^^ Holy transformation, Batman! Had to check the first page again to see that it really is (somewhat) the same interior. It still seems a bit of a mess but it's a pretty mess. Quite simplistic button layout. I doubt that CLS could top that interior.

S-line version might actually turn my head

 

[bmwownage]

I think the centre console looks insanely similar to BMWs, like where the HiFi and aircon, that whole segment.. but overall the interior is something special.
Nothing appeals me with the exterior, i'd prefer the A5. well, it's just a weird version of A5. Against competitors, i think the Porsche looks much better, at least the shape is their traditional shape, while the BMW 5GT has its practical values, looking weird trading off for the functionality. This - i don't know why.. people would buy it because it's weird because it'd catch peoples' eyes.