Audi S7 Sportback revealed ahead of Frankfurt debut

Posted on 01 September 2011. Tags: Audi, Audi S7, Frankfurt Auto Show, S7

The Audi S7 Sportback uses the new 4.0 TFSI with 420 hp and 550 Nm of torque. The twin-turbo V8 accelerates the five-door coupe from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds, and to an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h.

Its lightweight aluminium body weighs roughly 15 percent less than a comparable all-steel body. Lightweight components include the long rear hatch that opens and closes electrically as standard. Beneath it is a luggage compartment with a volume of 535 liters, which increases to 1,390 liters with the rear seat backs folded down.

Power is transferred to the wheels via dynamic seven-speed S tronic and the quattro permanent all-wheel drive system with a self-locking center differential and torque vectoring. The optional sport differential from Audi distributes the power in variable proportions between the rear wheels.

The S7 Sportback comes standard with the adaptive air suspension sport and the Audi drive select dynamics system.

The body is decorated with S and V8 T badges, while the interior features S badges, the red ring on the start-stop button, the S7 logo in the illuminated door sill trims, the aluminum strip on the S tronic selector lever and the aluminum shift paddles. The footrest and the pedals are made of stainless steel, and the soft keys of the MMI operating system are in an aluminum-look finish.

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