Tuesday, July 27, 2010

2011 Audi A7 Sportback

2011 Audi A7 Sportback2011 Audi A7 Sportback

2011 Audi A7 Sportback2011 Audi A7 Sportback Interior

2011 Audi A7 Sportback2011 Audi A7 Sportback

2011 Audi A7 Sportback2011 Audi A7 Sportback

2011 Audi A7 Sportback2011 Audi A7 Sportback Interior

2011 Audi A7 Sportback2011 Audi A7 Sportback

2011 Audi A7 Sportback2011 Audi A7 Sportback

2011 Audi A7 Sportback2011 Audi A7 Sportback

2011 Audi A7 Sportback2011 Audi A7 Sportback

2011 Audi A7 Sportback2011 Audi A7 Sportback

First introduced at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show (in fact, the car's internal designation is "D09," which stands for "Detroit '09"), this is actually a version of the showcar made ready for the streets of Beverly Hills, where we've just driven it, complete with earnest police escorts and all. It was 10-4s from the motorcycle cops all around, and while this experience really showed us only a limited amount of the ample list of day-to-day things an owner of an actual production 2011 Audi A7 Sportback will be able to do, passing time at the wheel within this new A7 space tells us a lot.

The Real Competition
Talking with Audi engineers and designers at this special event, it was clear that even they sense how special the 2011 Audi A7 Sportback Concept is, in that this is a whole new category for them as well as for North America. They're just hoping that people see as clearly as Audi does just how much more pleasant the A7 Sportback will be to live with compared to those aforementioned rivals with their aesthetic challenges and functional compromises.

Seeing as the North American market has summarily rejected every outstanding German premium station wagon in the past, Audi is thinking that this new configuration might be the solving of the riddle of the Sphinx and we honestly hope that it's right. We love driving around wagons and good hatchbacks, and this large 'tweener-size Sportback is a pleasant piece of work.

The Audi A7 Sportback is pure high-tech. Its body is very lightweight thanks to numerous aluminum components. The elegant interior shows a craftsman's level of workmanship. The four V6 engines combine refined power with groundbreaking efficiency. The 3.0 TDI with 150 kW (204 hp) and multitronic has CO2 emissions of just 139 grams per kilometer (223.70 g/mile). The sporty chassis comes with new solutions, such as electromechanical power steering. When it comes to assistance and infotainment systems, the luxury-class coupe exhibits all of the innovative power expected of Audi.

The five-door coupe from Audi combines supreme, long-distance comfort with a sporty character. The interior noise level is very low even at fast highway speeds, with the V6 engines providing refined acoustic feedback as their power unfolds.

The excellent vibrational comfort likewise contributes to the atmosphere of cultured tranquility on board. This is the result of painstakingly tuning all components, systematic hydraulic damping in the axle and drivetrain bearings and the extremely stiff body. The body is comprised primarily of aluminum and high-tech steels, making it extremely lightweight and safe. The large rear hatch opens wide to reveal a large, extremely usable luggage compartment that is very easy to load. Its 535-liter (18.89 cu ft) capacity swells to a volume of 1,390 liters (49.09 cu ft) with the rear seat backrests folded down.

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