![]() The engine throb turns to a mad cackle, and the gear changes become near instant. Steering firms up, and the RS7 hunkers down as the suspension lowers. Drive modes give the barely-controlled beast a nuclear boost, as if it needed it. The absence of vibration continues as the speed builds and the RS7 works through its gears. So smooth is RS7, that the 800Nm of torque feels more akin to a performance electric car. All-Wheel-Steering makes fine work a little easier, but is a revelation at full tilt. As you slip the 8-speed automatic into reverse 360° cameras guide your moves with surgical precision. It is caged, snarling and rattling at the locks to be unleashed. The interior is comfortable, handsome, stylish, and completely worthy of royalty.īestial cries of anger come as the 441kw V8 wakes from its slumber. The driver gets an easy-access seat which slides back when the engines switches off, so whomever sits behind him had better keeps their wits about them.įittings feel like they’ll will outlast time. There is still plenty of space for four, but a road trip might have those in the poor seats in a bit of mood. ![]() Rear space is bijou, with a low roof making things even cosier. It is better than a night at the Opera House. Rich, full, sound envelops the cabin, and everyone in it. Two cast aluminium tweeters rise like Daleks from the dashboard as the ignition fires up.īut it’s not all fur coat, and no knickers. Apple CarPlay is wireless, but surely the pièce de resistance is the glorious Bang and Olufsen audio system. Better still, the screens gently tap your finger as you make your selection. The infotainment screen accesses the inner sanctum where preferences can be set just so. Climate control is fettled by touch-consoles in both rows of seats. Seating, covered in soft cow, is heated front and back. The atmosphere further enhanced by the faintest hint of “steam punk”, where leather meets metal and carbon fibre in a Jules Verne-esque flourish. The look and feel is of a modern boutique hotel, and a dead-posh one at that. The Cabin:- is a Shine to cutting edge tech, wrapped in an elegant veneer of good taste They sweep back and forth, before coming to rest, ready for action. Elements dance across the arrays, in a display worthy of VIVID. Rear light arrays extend the full width of the sleek rump. Our dashcam captured a few of these moments for your viewing pleasure. It lights the way ahead with the brightness of a thousand suns, scanning ahead to dim the array, but only in the quadrant where dimming is required. The front lights do a little wake-up dance and when the LED elements come to life, they are underlined by a series of bright white elements that form the DTRL.Īway from city lights, the full glory of the laser/LED array can be really appreciated. Sadly, the driver is unlikely to ever see it as it is best viewed from outside. If RS7 is a thug in a dinner suit, then the lights are his flashy watch, ear studs, and thick solid gold chain.Įvery evening drive is an event. While the wheels look good, this brut demands a nasty set of jet-black alloys surely. It would be churlish to omit mention of the 22” wheels that fill the muscular arches to perfection. The roof is very low, and finishes at the pop-up spoiler on the rear hatch. The bonnet is gently ribbed for your pleasure, and ends in a glorious sheet of raked glass. A graceful silhouette starts with a bonnet that scarcely come to knee height. The long, low Sportback continues a long line of gorgeous sleek executive hatches that started with the, rather regal, Rover SD1. Outside:- The alchemy begins with sexy-AF looks. See Full Specifications HERE: Audi RS 6 Avant_RS 7 Sportback_Specifications Guide The rest of the RS Family can be seen in our track-day video from the brief low-covid era earlier in 2021 in the videos below. RS7 is Audi-Rex when it comes to performance cars from the German brand, and, before you all write in to complain, R8 is god. The stellar performance is beginning to feel like a guilty pleasure, as old bits of dinosaur sucked into the 8-potter with gay abandon become socially unacceptable. It is the car that would be at home in a Bond villain’s secret lair. It is the Kray twins, reborn in metal and leather. The cruelty of a Sydney locked down can’t be overstated, so with wings clipped, we did ventured into the sandstone canyons at the city limits.Īudi RS7 is a glorious tribute to gangsters gone by. In a world where Covid has strip-mined society, an Audi RS7 for a week sounds like a fab idea, but think about it for a moment.
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