The Audi S7 Sportbackwill make its public debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show this month. The new S7 Sportbackuses the same engine as the S6 and S6 Avant - the new 4.0 TFSI with 309 kW (420 hp) and 550 Nm of torque.The twin turbo V8 brings the five-door coupe in 4.9 seconds from a standstill to highway speed of 250 km / h, the driving ends in the limiter.
The Audi S7 Sportback
The Audi S7 Sportback uses the same engine as the S6 and S6 Avant - the new 4.0 TFSI with 309 kW (420 hp) and 550 Nm of torque.The twin turbo V8 brings the five-door coupe in 4.9 seconds from a standstill to highway speed of 250 km / h, the driving ends in the limiter.To 100 km is content highly refined eight-cylinder, in the partial load operation, the "cylinder-on-demand" technology used by Audi, with an average of only 9.7 liters of fuel.
A large part of this groundbreaking efficiency goes to the account of the light body.Manufactured in aluminum hybrid construction, it weighs about 15 percent less than a comparable all-steel body.To the lightweight components include, inter alia, the long tailgate which opens standard electric.Under it is a luggage space of 535 liters volume, with rear seatbacks folded down, capacity can be increased to 1,390 liters.
Power transmission and suspension
as power transmission uses the Audi S7 Sportback The dynamic seven-speed S tronic and quattro permanent four-wheel drive with a self-locking center differential and torque vectoring.Upon request, the Audi sport differential is mounted, which distributes power between the rear wheels.
The adaptive air suspension sport is select the S7 Sportback series as well as the driving dynamics system Audi drive.Sitting behind the large 19-inch wheels, all round ventilated disc brakes, its matt black front callipers bear S7-lettering.Carbon fiber ceramic brake discs are available on request.
As a further suspension options offered in the Audi wheels 19 and 20 inch formats, and dynamic steering, which changes depending on the translation speed.
Body and design
The design of the Audi S7 Sportback is of a piece.The long bonnet, long wheelbase and short overhangs create perfect proportions, the low, dynamically stretched the five-door roofline lend it the character of a coupe.At highway speeds, driving a rear spoiler from the boot lid, which improves driving stability.
Subtle, but striking details visualize the top position, occupied by the 4980 mm long S7 Sportback in the series.They include the single-frame grille, the front bumper, the outside mirrors on the door sills, rear bumper, on the diffuser and the exhaust tailpipes.Nine paint colors to choose from, including the exclusive sound effects and Estoril crystal silver crystal prism effect.V8 S-and T-logos adorn the bodies.
Interior
The interior shows the S7 Sportback its sporting character.It manifests itself in many details - in the S badge, the red ring at the start-stop button, the S7 lettering in the illuminated door sills, in the aluminum bar at the S tronic shift lever and the aluminum shift paddles.The footrest and pedals are made of stainless steel, the soft keys of the MMI operating system carry aluminum look.
When the inlays, customers can choose between standard aluminum, carbon, ash burl wood and laminated oak Beaufort.Black, silver moon and goabeige (only for the seat covers) are the color palette for headliner, instrument panel, seats and carpet.Are among the references in addition to the standard combination of leather and Alcantara leather Perlnappa grades Milano and Valcona for election.
Mounted in standard Audi S7 Sportback S sports seats with seat depth adjustment and electric lumbar support, comfort seats are available as an alternative and standard seats.The S sports seats are embossed in the backs of S logo.
Equipment
Delivery of the S7 Sportback begins in spring 2012thAmong the highlights of the standard equipment includes xenon plus headlights with LED daytime running lights, the driver information system with color display and a versatile audio and MMI Radio Plus - both information centers are easy to operate.
Upon request, brings the S7 Sportback with all the high-end extras in the series.In addition, all driver assistance and infotainment systems are available, to the Bluetooth car phone line, which connects the S7 Sportback to the Internet.
