Audi launches the new RS7

The RS 7 Sportback now looks even sharper and performs even more efficiently, yet no less formidably.

The new generation RS 7 Sportback gets some style  enhancements with new LED lighting, upgraded infotainment features and revisions to the 550bhp V8 TFSI powerplant. The ex-showroom price for Mumbai and Dlehi is INR 1.4 crore, which is close to INR 1.6 crore on road.

The Audi RS 7 Sportback has that long bonnet, flowing C-pillars and the sharply sloping rear end form an aesthetic overall impression. The new touches include include the Singleframe grille with the black honeycomb typical of RS models, with the corners now even sharper and more distinctive.

Three optional packages – matt aluminium, gloss black and carbon – make the look of the RS 7 Sportback even more distinctive.

Subtle modifications have also been made to the bumper, with its distinctive air inlets. The headlights, also adapted to the new singleframe grille, now feature LED technology as standard. Matrix LED technology is available for the first time on the RS 7 Sportback, with integrated dynamic turn signals on the front and rear.

The tail lights also have a new interior design.

The 4.0 TFSI engine in the revised Audi RS 7 Sportback provides the same prodigious 550bhp, with a constant 700 Nm of torque at engine speeds between 1,750 and 5,500 rpm. The engine catapults the five-door coupé from 0 to 100km/hr in 3.9 seconds; the optional dynamics packages allow top speeds of 174mph and 189mph respectively. A key factor in this efficiency is the Cylinder on Demand (CoD) system, which can shut down four cylinders during partial load operation.

An eight-speed tiptronic transmission tuned for optimum  performance also features a tall final  gear to contribute to fuel efficiency. The might of the V8 engine is harnessed by the quattro permanent all-wheel drive system and used to best effect by the standard Sports differential, which apportions torque in precisely measured quantities between the rear wheels according to driving conditions.