Engine downsizing and electrification continue to take over, even on the performance side as the RS7 gains a PHEV setup and the RS6 goes all-electric.

Another powerful V-8 could soon exit the car scene. Audi is working on a new RS7, still serving as the brand's high-performance flagship. But when it arrives, there might be two fewer cylinders under ...

So, to see if it lives up to its billing, I packed our RS7 with wellies and Gore-Tex and ... incessant squeak that’s appeared behind the Audi’s lower second screen for company, crossing ...

Once underway both employ a degree of augmentation to what you hear in the cockpit, but where the Audi sounds authentic, the BMW can be a bit Sega Rally. The RS7’s ICE-only 621bhp and 627lb ft ...

Engine MPG 0-62 CO 2 4.0 TFSI quattro 29–30 mpg 3.9 s 221–229 g/km 4.0 TFSI quattro Performance 30 mpg 3.7 s 221 g/km Even when compared to a Porsche Panamera, the Audi RS7 Sportback does not feel in ...

Its mass eventually makes itself felt; RS6 is just as engaging, but more useful As one of Audi’s performance flagships it’s not surprising to see the RS7 has gone all-out with its aesthetics.

Audi Sport’s ultimate performance car will return in 2025 with a split personality, launching as an RS6 e-Tron available as a Sportback and Avant estate as well as an RS7 that uses combustion power.