2009 Audi S7 Preview:
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2009 Audi S7 Preview:
Preview: 2009 Audi S7
Posted on Friday 14 September 2007
Audi is preparing a new four-door coupe positioned between its A8 limo and A6 models and, as with any new Audi, there’s invariably a performance “S” model. Aimed at the segment starter, Mercedes’ svelte CLS saloon, the new A7 should arrive on the market in early 2009 and will be joined by a convertible version one year later.
Standard models will get the usual assortment of FSI and TDI six and eight cylinder engines but a new top of the line S7 is tipped to get the naturally aspirated 5.2L V10 engine from the S6. The S7 will also benefit from Audi quattro and the carmaker’s new sport differential torque distribution set-up.
Depending on the success of the car, there could even be a new super-saloon in the form of a RS7 powered by the new 580hp twin-turbo engine that debuted in the new RS6.
These new renderings of the car reveal designers won’t be making any drastic changes to Audi’s current design language, with the new S7 taking many cues from the S5 and S4 models. One of the new themes set for Audi’s performance models is the clean front end, devoid of any fog lights, and it appears this will carry for the future S7 as well.
Posted on Friday 14 September 2007
Audi is preparing a new four-door coupe positioned between its A8 limo and A6 models and, as with any new Audi, there’s invariably a performance “S” model. Aimed at the segment starter, Mercedes’ svelte CLS saloon, the new A7 should arrive on the market in early 2009 and will be joined by a convertible version one year later.
Standard models will get the usual assortment of FSI and TDI six and eight cylinder engines but a new top of the line S7 is tipped to get the naturally aspirated 5.2L V10 engine from the S6. The S7 will also benefit from Audi quattro and the carmaker’s new sport differential torque distribution set-up.
Depending on the success of the car, there could even be a new super-saloon in the form of a RS7 powered by the new 580hp twin-turbo engine that debuted in the new RS6.
These new renderings of the car reveal designers won’t be making any drastic changes to Audi’s current design language, with the new S7 taking many cues from the S5 and S4 models. One of the new themes set for Audi’s performance models is the clean front end, devoid of any fog lights, and it appears this will carry for the future S7 as well.
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Holy redundancy Batman!
A car between the A6 and A8?
Why
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That rendering looks good, but it might as well be the next A8. This car is definitely going to eat into A8 sales, unless the next-gen A8 gets bigger.
A car between the A6 and A8?
Why
?That rendering looks good, but it might as well be the next A8. This car is definitely going to eat into A8 sales, unless the next-gen A8 gets bigger.
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Ever seen a Mercedes CLS? That's what this is competing with.
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Ever seen CLS sales figures? They're pretty bad. Plus, the CLS looks different enough from the S Class.
If the A7/S7 looks like this rendering, then it will look too similar to the A8. Again, this model only makes sense if Audi makes the next-gen A8 bigger and gives the A7 differentiated styling from the A8. But given how most Audi sedans look extremely similar, I'm not counting on it.
If the A7/S7 looks like this rendering, then it will look too similar to the A8. Again, this model only makes sense if Audi makes the next-gen A8 bigger and gives the A7 differentiated styling from the A8. But given how most Audi sedans look extremely similar, I'm not counting on it.
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Because the CLS got more sales than anyone ever thought. From a practical standpoint, if they keep shrinking parking space size here in Cali, the four seat two door will be a tough sell because you will never be able to get in and out of the thing with just one door on each side that is big enough to permit access to the rear seat.
The car itself is nice, but I don't believe in 4-door coupes. Coupes have 2-doors. Plus, I don't think there is a need for this car between the A6 and A8. You already have the A5/S5 which is sort of a gap filler between the A4 and A6, but price wise and performance wise can also fill that A6, A8 gap as well. IMHO, this car should just be the replacement for the A6.
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