Is quality laden
Looks stunning
Diesel is efficient
Ride is better than the other Audi cars
Diesel has excellent performance
Brilliant Quattro has loads of grip
Lacks space and headroom at rear
Too low for our roads
Still has a firm ride
Needs more powerful options
Not as fun as other rivals. light steering
A7 2011-2015 is available in 13 different colors - Glacier White, Ibis White, Brilliant Black, Ice Silver Metallic, Phantom Black Pearl Effect, Daytona Grey Pearl Effect, Moonlight Blue Metallic, Dakota Grey Metallic, Havanna Black Metallic, Quartz Grey Metallic, Garnet Red Pearl Effect, Impala Beige Pearl Effect and Oolong Grey Metallic - Audi A7.
Glacier White
Ibis White
Brilliant Black
Ice Silver Metallic
Phantom Black Pearl Effect
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The Audi A7 is a sports saloon from Audi meant to be a grand tourer. It looks stunning though. The front end carries the Audi family design and is quite well proportioned. The LED daytime running lights make it look chic and the bright Xenon light comes handy while driving in poor visibility conditions or at night. Like most modern Audis, there is no moderation to the use of LED lights. You’ll find them in the rear end as well. This is because they offer brighter light during daytime, consume less energy, are long lasting and look really cool.
As you get inside the car, you get surrounded by opulence despite the seemingly simple design of the interior. There are hoards of instruments and buttons that are aesthetically laid out, easy to reach and simple to operate. The high central console gives the car a sporty, cockpit-like feeling and the material used in the cabin is, as is usual for Audi, stunning. The small touch pad on it is a great ‘touch’. There are over a dozen of aluminium and wood trim options that could be considered an industry benchmark.
Long, wide and low and styled with smooth and clean lines akin to master strokes in a painting. The front end carries the Audi family design and is quite well proportioned. The LED daytime running lights make it look chic and the bright Xenon light comes handy while driving in poor visibility conditions or at night. Like most modern Audis, there is no moderation to the use of LED lights. You’ll find them in the rear end as well. This is because they offer brighter light during daytime, consume less energy, are long lasting and look really cool.
It’s also got an energy recovery system that converts kinetic energy into electrical energy during phases when the car is braking. When the car accelerates again, the battery directs the temporarily stored energy back into the vehicle. This relieves the load on the alternator and thereby saves fuel.
The ride quality is pretty good thanks to the Trapezoidal link, twin-tube, gas-filled shock-absorbers. It is not as agile as an A4 and drives like a big sedan. One can also select the preferred drive mode from Comfort, Dynamic, Auto and Individual. If the going gets too rough, the Comfort mode comes in handy. Having said that, I preferred the Dynamic mode, which made the steering more engaging and the ride sharper. The handling and specifically the steering feel is the highlight of this Audi. The sportback goes exactly where you point it and the 18-inch 255/45 wheels make sure they do not slacken the grip.
The sportback is powered by a 2,967-cc V6 diesel motor that can spin out 245 PS of power and a fantastic 500 Nm of torque without breaking into a sweat. There are two aspects that make this motor entertaining – the optimum flowing in between 1,400-3,250 rpm and the seven-speed S-tronic transmission with Audi’s dual clutch technology. This transmission makes a gear change possible in just 0.2 of a second without interrupting the power flow and our kick-down figures uphold its efficiency. Moreover, it reduces fuel consumption compared to a traditional auto-box. You can even shift into the manual mode if you prefer to shift gears yourself.
With the Quattro with sports differential driving the rear wheels, the A7 handles every bend as if on carving skis by ensuring that the individual rear wheels are able to receive different amount of drive torque. The handling is very good.
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