2011 Audi A7 Premium Plus four-door hatchback sedan
The Audi A7 is all-new model from Volkswagen’s quantity luxury brand name, supposed to contend with Mercedes-Benz’s CLS. This new four-door coupe takes a new level of style to the section that gives the pioneer a operate for its funds, and delivers in a way that BMW’s 5-Series GT simply are not able to.
While the Mercedes & BMW counterparts deliver a V8 to the fight, Audi as an alternative is relying on a supercharged 3.0L V6, which it interestingly refers to as 3.0T. This power-fed V6 is good for 310 hp, 325lb-ft of torque & a 0-to-sixty sprint of 5.4 sec.
In the U.S. the Audi A7 has the latest generation quattro all-wheel push with enhanced torque vectoring and 8-velocity Tiptronic computerized transmission. The A7 specifications Audi drive select, which is essentially pc tuning that takes into account the car’s transmission, power steering & motor output all at once to supply ideal shift points, steering improve and throttle characteristics in four feasible modes: convenience, auto, dynamic and person.
Whilst energy and managing are undoubtedly crucial factors of the A7, it is the styling – inside and out – that describes the auto. The exterior requires type of the presently quite vogue “4-door coupe” format, sacrificing back headroom for sex appeal. Due to the fact of the steep rearward slope, the trunk is a lot shorter and more compact than a classic sedan of the exact same dimensions, but Audi tends to make up for the car with a very exclusive to the segment back crease that runs the breadth of the trunk.
While the rear of the Audi A7 defines the vehicle from a type perspective, the entrance fascia and its extremely aggressive design and style are not be over and done, including the Xenon plus headlights & LED daytime working lights as regular – with optional total LED headlights with adaptive lights. Also not to be forgotten are the normal 18-inch wheels or available 19- or twenty-inch versions.
Inside, the A7 is integrated with engineering and luxurious, ranging from the ‘wraparound’ design that offers the driver and front passenger a feeling far more akin to that of a cockpit or racecar. Supplies arrive in varieties that just convey a look and really feel of luxury, from the colours, to the wooden veneers, to the supply and contrasting leather, to the subtle metallic accents all through.
The A7 is available with two types of leather – Milano – which color-coordinate with the 4-spoke steering wheel & transmission selector lever. Wonderful grain Ash wooden veneers are regular, while Dim Brown Walnut & brushed aluminum trims are optional. The seat coverings are readily available in Dark Black, Titanium Grey, Velvet Beige and Nougat Brown, although the headlining is obtainable in Black, Silver and Silk Beige.
