Latest Audi A7 Renderings Emerge

[NilesB5T]

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080129.002/latest-audi-a7-renderings-emerge

http://images.worldcarfans.com/articles/2008/1/29/9080129.002/9080129.002.1M.jpg



Fresh new renderings of the upcoming Audi A7 have come out. The 2+2 seater, four-door coupe, which will be ready for production in 2009, is already testing, hidden under thick plastic as a mule.

Several models, as per Audi model pyramid, will go under the name A7. The most obvious of them are V6 petrol and diesel offerings, ranging from a 3.2-litre 200kW/268 bhp up to a storming 5.0-litre bi-turbo V10 of some 426kW/570 bhp. A surprise package will be the 368kW/ 493 bhp V12 TDI, which is already testing in the R 8 and is being eyed for inclusion as the flagship engine for the Q7 SUV.

Both front-wheel-drive and Quattro will be on offer, the latter on a 60:40 rear-biased split for the extreme-performance models such as the RS 7. The car will share its underpinnings with the next A6, although it will slot in slightly higher than the five-seater, but below the A8, as WCF has repeatedly reported.

The A7 could make its debut at the New York International Auto Show from March 21 – 30, 2008. This makes sense since Audi, like everyone else, is gunning for the US market in a big way, and as our renderings clearly show, the low-slung roofline should be a hit among Americans. The most recent hit car, at the time, to offer such a roof design was the Chrysler 300C and to good effect.

[chewym]

Not the best photoshop of the A7 I have seen.

[roadrunner]

Basically a A4 B8 photochopped into an A7. Doubt that it has any resemblance to the real thing

[The RS6]

Looks great to me...

[Rage]

Looks very very mean!

Much better then the Merc CLS

[HKS786]

The new A4 S-line looks hot doesnt it?...oh it's an A7.

[AndyBG]

It looks to ''ordinary'' for something that we can expect to see in 2011..., I think it will look way much better.

[Kliko61]

This is a bad photoshop of an Audi A4 B8 in sporty version, no more no less.....

[The Pretender]

It's not Coupe-ish enough for a A7 IMHO.

Jarod.

[Ruergard]

Whatever it is.. it looks damn good! :D

[The Pretender]

It's perfect for a new A6.

Jarod.

[Damienr8]

Meh, looks like a streched A4.

[Audiphile]

This is a A5/S5 Sportback and not an A7. Not even close! The A7 will slot between the A6 and A8 so it will substantially bigger. They should get their information correct.

[darkart]

Whatever it is.. it looks damn good! :D

I agree!

[itisme]

spy shots.. although they look a lot like an A8 :)...

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080130.018/audi-a7-test-mule-spied

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080130.018/mini3/audi-a7-test-mule-spied

[HKS786]

A6 exterior, A8 interior. Why didnt worldcarfans pick up on the A8 interior? they just said it was a different interior.

[roadrunner]

Whatever the testmule is - two things i noticed:

1: Audi dynamic drive controller right below the MMI unit

2: new ignition key (same as on the A4 & A5)

[AndyBG]

What will Audi release first, A7 or new A8... ?

[roadrunner]

What will Audi release first, A7 or new A8... ?

As the current A8 is on the market since 2002 and the A7 is rumored to be introduced 2010 - i think the A8 in 2009 (would follow the 7 year lifecycle of an Audi model)

[Audiphile]

As the current A8 is on the market since 2002 and the A7 is rumored to be introduced 2010 - i think the A8 in 2009 (would follow the 7 year lifecycle of an Audi model)

The current A8 debuted in 2004. The new A8 will arrive in 2010, but introduced in 2009. The A7 in 2009 that is why the test mules already.

[AndyBG]

The current A8 debuted in 2004. The new A8 will arrive in 2010, but introduced in 2009. The A7 in 2009 that is why the test mules already.

Nope, current A8 debuted at 2002 Paris auto show, and first time I was behind the steering wheel of it was in the november 2002, I remember that very good, I was fascinated with it...

...alltough, I don't know when that car was presented and released in US, but in Europe, they were on the road from the end of 2002.

On the first link bellow you can see archive news from october 2002, report from the Paris auto show 2002, A8 premiere...

http://archive.cardesignnews.com/autoshows/2002/paris/highlights/h12-audi-a8.html

And in these links you can see german car adds for Audi D3 A8, all cars are from 10/2002 or 11/2002..., first one is even 09/2002 !

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All best, :cheers: