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The Audi S7 is the German linguistic communication automaker's high-performance, mid-size hatchback. It's sold every bit both the S7, together with an fifty-fifty higher-output RS 7.
Nearly identical to the Audi S6 sedan underneath its skin, it’s the peel of the A7 that makes all the difference. That A6/S6 footing gives the A7 impeccable route manners, vivid luxury finishing, together with abundant technology. But the fastback profile together with under-hatch cargo expanse of the A7 larn inwards non only to a greater extent than beautiful, but to a greater extent than useful, than its sedan counterpart. It’s a win-win.
Style, sophistication, together with speed—the 2016 S7 has all iii inwards abundance. Heavily revamped for the 2016 model year, the novel S7 looks a lot similar the one-time one, despite a fresh appearance treatment, together with that’s a really skillful thing, every bit it’s i of the most beautiful cars on the route today. Under the skin, at that topographic point are a host of technological upgrades, every bit good every bit to a greater extent than might on tap. All inwards all, it’s a thorough upgrade of an already thoroughly impressive car.
Speaking of that beauty, it’s worth noting the changes for the 2016 model year. While the gracefully arched roofline, fastback rear, together with muscularly flared fenders all rest the same, the forepart together with nurture ends larn comprehensive updates for a fresher look. At the nose, a novel bumper, “singleframe” grille with chromed handling (which tin live traded for gloss black), redesigned headlights, together with a reshaped forepart splitter. At the nurture end, a reshaped bumper, brand-new tail lights, together with novel trapezoidal exhaust outlets, summation a novel honeycomb mesh insert inwards the nurture bumper consummate the updates.
Inside, the formal elegance of the A7’s cabin remains, with sportier touches to the trim, lush leather, character plastic together with metallic contact points, together with an overall stand upward for together with complete that continues to Pb the industry. New for 2016 are a redesigned head-up display housing (on equipped models), upgraded buttons, together with aluminum-look window together with topographic point controls.
There are of import updates nether the hood, too. The same 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 does the might generation, but it’s been upgraded yesteryear thirty horsepower to a total of 450 hp output, every bit good every bit 406 pound-feet of torque. RS seven models make from 560 to 605 hp.
A 7-speed due south tronic dual-clutch transmission handles the gear shifting duties, also slightly upgraded for the novel model year. It shifts speedily together with with authorisation when driven hard, but manages polish take-offs from a halt together with slick shifts when driving to a greater extent than languidly. Quattro all-wheel receive is also standard.
Performance inwards the S7 is impressive: 0-60 mph takes just 4.3 seconds, together with when driving inwards the existent world, it feels similar a wall of thrust is available at almost whatever speed, inwards whatever gear. Passing is a joy.
Handling, on the other hand, is virtually what you’d await of a large, comfortable, luxurious sedan: inwards other words, it’s really good, but non sports-car sharp. The steering, likewise, tin live a flake vague together with numb inwards its feedback. Nonetheless, the Audi S7 provides slap-up grip, manages its body motility really good through available adaptive dampers, together with tin live driven very, really speedily yet really smoothly with ease.
Whether tangling with a twisting stretch of route or cruising downwardly the autobahn (or interstate, or freeway) the Audi S7 is a comfortable house to be, inwards both the forepart seats together with nurture seats. Thanks to the sloping coupe-like roof, headroom tin live a flake snug for taller rear-seat passengers, but at that topographic point is a handy scallop inwards the roof to create the most of the available space.
It’s non all virtually performance, fifty-fifty with this, the sportier version of the A7, however. It’s an Audi, together with thus it’s also virtually the latest technology. Among the applied scientific discipline is an all-new Multi-Media Interface (MMI) arrangement based unopen to a novel Nvidia Tegra thirty processor that’s virtually twice every bit powerful every bit the already impressive previous MMI unit. It tin straight off display total Google public information inwards the navigation display, every bit good every bit relaying that information to a secondary display inwards the musical instrument panel, along with driving directions, vehicle information, together with more. In improver to the extra processing might together with vivid displays, the MMI arrangement also comes with 4G LTE connectivity together with wi-fi hotspot functionality. The novel MMI arrangement puts Audi dorsum at the forefront of the in-car infotainment field.
Other technological extras available with the 2016 Audi S7 include driver help systems like: enhanced nighttime vision, adaptive cruise command with halt & move traffic assist; blind spot monitors together with lane-keeping assist; together with pre-sense braking. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 head-up display is also available.
Gas mileage for the 2016 Audi S7, according to the EPA, is 17 mpg city, 27 highway, 21 combined—nearly identical to the 2016 Audi S6, though the S7 loses 1 mpg inwards urban kernel driving. Either way, the S7 isn’t precisely winning whatever public Day awards, but for a 450-hp luxury sport sedan, it’s truly rather efficient.
When it comes to crash testing, neither the IIHS nor the NHTSA receive got tested the S7, nor its structurally identical A7 doppelgänger, but the really similar A6 has been crash-tested, together with earned top marks from both agencies. With a really similar construction together with the high-tech security aids already mentioned, the 2016 Audi S7 should inspire a high grade of confidence inwards whatever possessor when it comes to accident protection together with avoidance.
EXTERIOR
The A7's fastback shape has been i of its most hitting elements since the model debuted inwards 2012. And patch its beauty is subjective, our eyes disclose a lot to like. Though Audi may dub it a "sedan," the A7 is non i inwards the traditional sense due to its rear, power-operated hatch door. This offers slow access to a apartment charge flooring with 24.5 cubic feet of space. The higher-performing S7 has its ain forepart together with nurture bumper design, patch the top-dog RS seven offers a carbon-fiber splitter together with diffusor. All models include a sunroof together with electrical nurture spoiler.
INTERIOR
In criterion Audi fashion, the interior of the S7 is characterized yesteryear sleek, handsome pattern together with fantabulous materials quality, with some S-specific flourishes thrown inwards for skillful measure. The criterion MMI infotainment arrangement features a dash-mounted pop-up covert together with a command dial surrounded yesteryear buttons on the centre console. The arrangement boasts logical menus, crisp graphics together with a touchpad to heighten functionality. Certain competition systems may live easier to acclimate to, but MMI should larn intuitive inwards small guild for most shoppers.
The S7 is also equipped with the Audi Connect telematics suite, which includes 4G LTE connectivity, mobile WiFi capability, Google public information for the navigation arrangement together with simplified Google search functionality for points of interest. The WiFi is a boon for passengers on a long route trip, or if you'd only similar to plow the S7 into a 450-hp mobile workstation. On the other hand, the Google public navigation maps tin live hard to sympathise at a glance from behind the wheel.
Whether you lot stick with the criterion sport seats or opt for the massaging contour seats, you'll savour fantabulous back upward during long trips together with spirited back-road runs alike. But due to the S7's aggressively raked roof line, backseat headroom is tight for average-to-tall folks. Legroom is adequate, however, together with there's something to live said for the snug comfort of the twin nurture bucket seats versus a traditional three-across bench seat.
The S7's handy hatchback pattern permits easier loading of larger items that just won't stand upward for inwards the body of a conventional sedan. Official luggage capacity is 24.5 cubic feet, patch lowering the nurture seatbacks opens upward considerably to a greater extent than room.
FEATURES
The S7 is fitted every bit criterion with diamond-stitched leather upholstery, a navigation arrangement with SiriusXM Traffic, a sunroof, heated together with 12-way power-adjustable forepart seats, four-zone automatic climate control, a 14-speaker, 630-watt AM/FM/CD/SiriusXM/HD Radio Bose sound system, keyless start, adaptive xenon headlights with LED running lights, LED taillights, Bluetooth connectivity, together with 18-inch alloy wheels.
The Driver Assistance Package Audi side assist, a corner sentiment photographic tv set camera system, Audi pre sense summation with pre sense rear, forepart together with nurture parking sensors, a rearview camera, together with Audi adaptive cruise command with halt & go.
The Innovation Package builds on the Driver Assistance Package's features with a head-up display together with nighttime vision assistant with pedestrian detection.
The Cold Weather Package brings a heated steering cycle together with heated nurture seats.
The Comfort Seating Package adds forepart topographic point ventilation together with massage functions, sport comfort pattern forepart seats with 22-way might adjustability, together with Valcona leather upholstery.
Stand-alone options include a 15-speaker, 1,300-watt Bang & Olufsen environs sound system, nurture side airbags, 20-inch wheels together with full-LED headlights
BODY STYLE
The 2016 Audi S7 comes inwards a unmarried well-equipped cut level. Unlike the A7, which comes inwards a five-passenger configuration, the S7 has 2 private nurture seats, pregnant a strict four-passenger capacity.
Standard features include 19-inch wheels, total LED outside lighting (headlights, running lights together with taillights), an adaptive air suspension, a sunroof, a might liftgate, heated together with auto-dimming mirrors, forepart together with nurture parking sensors, a blind-spot alert arrangement together with keyless entry together with ignition. Inside, you'll disclose a head-up display, a driver information centre with a 7-inch display betwixt the gauges, Audi Drive Select (providing adjustable settings for steering, intermission together with transmission calibrations), diamond-stitched leather upholstery, eight-way might heated forepart sport seats (with four-way might lumbar adjustment), a might tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, driver retentivity settings, four-zone automatic climate control, Audi's Multi Media Interface (MMI) arrangement with console-mounted controls together with a fundamental 8-inch display, a rearview camera, a navigation arrangement with vocalization controls, Siri Eyes Free, Bluetooth, Audi Connect (including enhanced Web-based navigation together with information services summation 4G LTE connectivity with mobile WiFi) together with a 14-speaker Bose sound arrangement with a CD/DVD player, hard disk drive radio together with a USB port.
Options for the S7 include a release of packages. The Cold Weather parcel adds heated nurture seats together with a heated steering cycle that lacks the criterion flat-bottom design, patch the Driver Assistance parcel adds automatic high beams, adaptive cruise command (with stop-and-go functionality), lane-keeping assist, a corner-view (front together with rear) parking photographic tv set camera arrangement together with the Audi Pre-Sense Plus collision mitigation system. The Comfort Seating parcel features "contour" forepart seats with ventilation together with massaging functions, rider retentivity settings, comfort nurture seats together with leather upholstery without diamond stitching.
The Sport parcel adds variable-ratio steering ("Audi dynamic steering" inwards Audi-speak), a sport nurture differential together with a sport exhaust with dark tailpipes. The Black Optic parcel tacks on exceptional 20-inch wheels (or optional 21-inchers), body-color outside mirrors (instead of the criterion silvery ones), a blacked-out grille together with gloss-black window surrounds.
Individual selection highlights include 20-inch wheels, power-closing doors, a faux-suede headliner, nighttime vision assist, nurture side airbags together with a 15-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system.
Also available yesteryear exceptional guild through the Audi Exclusive programme is a large array of custom outside colors together with finishes every bit good every bit interior colors together with materials. Note that these exceptional orders tin add together 2 months or to a greater extent than to the normal post-ordering delivery time.
ENGINE
Four engines are available across the A7 line, each suited for a dissimilar taste. The 333-horsepower supercharged V6 that's criterion inwards the A7 volition live to a greater extent than than suitable for most drivers, together with at upward to thirty mpg it is quite efficient, too. The V6 turbodiesel A7 TDI boasts fuel economic scheme upward to 38 mpg, yet it hardly sacrifices where functioning is concerned. For buyers by together with large concerned with performance, at that topographic point are the S7 together with RS 7. Both utilisation a twin-turbo V8, with the S7 making 450 horsepower together with the RS seven putting out a sports-car-humiliating 560. The A7 together with RS seven utilisation an 8-speed automatic transmission that is with the best out there, patch the S7 utilizes a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic. All models are all-wheel drive.
► 3.0-liter supercharged V6 (A7)
333 horsepower @ 5,300-6,500 rpm
325 lb-ft of torque @ 2,900-5,300 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 20/30 mpg
► 3.0-liter turbocharged diesel fuel V6 (A7 TDI)
240 horsepower @ 3,500-3,750 rpm
428 lb-ft of torque @ 1,750-2,250 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 25/38 mpg
► 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 (S7)
450 horsepower @ 5,500-6,400 rpm
406 lb-ft of torque @ 1,400-5,700 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 17/27 mpg
► 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 (RS 7)
560 horsepower @ 5,700-6,600 rpm
516 lb-ft of torque @ 1,750-5,500 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: NA
SAFETY
Standard security equipment on the 2016 Audi S7 includes antilock disc brakes, stability control, front-seat side airbags, full-length side pall airbags together with forepart knee articulation airbags. Front together with nurture parking sensors, a rearview camera, lane-keeping help together with a blind-spot alert arrangement are also standard. Rear side airbags together with a corner-view photographic tv set camera arrangement are optional.
The criterion Audi Pre-Sense Basic arrangement warns the driver, pre-tensions the seatbelts together with closes the windows if a potential collision is detected, patch Pre-Sense Rear (also standard) uses the brake lite to warn traffic behind the vehicle inwards the final result of a potential nurture collision. The optional Audi Pre-Sense Plus arrangement (via the Driver Assistance package) tin exercise all that, summation fully tighten the seatbelts together with automatically apply the brakes total forcefulness to mitigate the severity of an imminent crash.
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