Four years ago, the A7 marked the beginning of a new numerical nomenclature for Audi and the entry into the segment of prestigious limousine coupés. In Audi's portfolio, it represents two percent of all sold examples, which is not a little, but now it wants to convince even more numerous fifth-generation clientele with a mild cosmetic renovation and many more innovations under the hood.
The dimensions of the A7 have not changed, but they have also changed in terms of design changes subtle and they will be noticed by connoisseurs at most. Otherwise, most people will think that something is just different, they just won't be able to point a finger at what is really different.
To help you a little, they are in the front part slightly modified bumper, engine cover, lights and what else would be found, on the sides of the sills, and lights at the back and shape exhaust pipes.
All advanced technology in one place
It is similar in the interior, where the story of comfort is written with an even bigger U, certain contours of the dashboard and color combinations are different, and most of the innovations are in the equipment of a technical nature. Among the latter, it is worth mentioning a new generation system start&stop, which stops the engine even before the vehicle comes to a complete stop, has also been improved ACC system with stop-start function, line and side assist systems, 360 parking system and Audis phone box.
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The latter means that you can simply store your mobile phone in the center compartment while driving (after connecting it to the car via Bluetooth), and then read all the data (address book, SMS and emails) via the menus of the infotainment system, and the mobile phone is also not affected by this, because when connecting, it uses the vehicle's GPS antenna.
Passengers will notice too better sound insulation, with the help of special glasses that do not shatter in the event of damage, and with the help of which in the passenger cabin for 8 dB less noise. Otherwise, the renewed A7 offers all possible comfort, different upholstery and types of seats, heating, cooling and massage functions, and via the MMI navigation also internet connection too fast LTE networks. They are now also part of the standard equipment full LED lights, which can also become matrix at the customer's request.
On the engine side, they are available to customers two gasoline and three diesel engines, and versions S7 and RS7. On the gasoline side, we find aggregates of two or three liters and 185 or 245 kW of power, which are up to a fifth more powerful and a tenth cleaner than their predecessors. On the diesel side, we find three versions of the 3.0-liter TDI with 160, 200, and 235 kilowatts of power. The first version is from the ultra family and emits only 122 grams of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, while the most powerful one is biturbo and offers excellent performance. There are two gearboxes namely seven-speed S tronic automatic and tiptronic with a higher gear ratio, for whom so much horse power is not enough, the S7 and RS7 versions are also available, with 331 and 412 kW respectively. All but the basic versions have it on both poles quattro drive as standard all engines already fit Euro6 standards regarding exhaust cleanliness.
Prices start at 55,800 euros on petrol or 61,990 euros on the diesel side, while you will be for S7 and RS7 had to pull the least from the scrotum 110,700 and 154,700 euros respectively.
More information:
www.audi.si/A7
