The Audi RS7 has been the rarest non-limited production Audi, mostly because of its twin the RS6 Avant. The Sportback is a more sleek and more aerodynamic version of the RS6 Avant, but why is it so rare?
The Audi RS7 Sportback is a beautiful model that most people do not understand. The C8 generation of the RS7 gives off a lot of mean aspects over any other Audi model in the current line-up. The front-end is very aggressive looking and with all the functional vents to feed air to the V8 engine under the hood, and to direct air over the very sleek body work. Where the design tapers into the rear, instead of the wagon style of roofline. The rear itself is very exclusive to the RS 7, like the massive RS exhaust tips. A cool feature of the Sportback over the wagon is the pop-up spoiler that deploys either at speed or from a press of the button.
The interior is however, just an updated and sportier version of the normal interior in the A7 or S7. But in a world of hugescreens, it uses a more user-friendly infotainment system which is easy to use. Being the RS7. It is filed with exclusive materials like Alcantara, RS sports leather and carbon fiber, for a sportier feel. The headroom and boot-space in the Sportback is compromised due to that sloping roofline, but if you’re not worried about the boot-space of the RS7 Sportbackover the RS6 Avant. It’ll just be a minor compromise for the looks.
What powers the Audi RS7 Sportback, is an absolute weapon. It is a 4L twin-turbo V8 seen in every Volkswagen Group car, in this configuration makes 600 horsepower/ 445Kw and 800Nm of torque, through an eight-speed torque convertor automatic. Giving the RS7 Sportback a 0 to 100km/h sprint in 3.3 seconds according to independent testing. It also drives more like a sports car; the gearbox tuning is a bit sharper than the RS6 Avant but not as involving as the tuning in the RS7 performance version.
In Comfort mode the RS7 the V8 disappears in the distance, but put the dial into dynamic, the entire car wakes up, the V8 barks and snarls on upshifts or downshifts. And with the quattro all-wheel drive system, you’ll have the best traction in the wet too.
So, it does give the excitement anyone could enjoy. Then, why is it a dying breed? It’s just that many people are investing more in Sports Utility Vehicles and are leaving wagons, sedans and Sportback’s.
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Written by: Amogelang Phiri
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