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02-07-2011, 09:00 PM
Filed under: Spy Photos (http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Hatchback (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/), Audi (http://www.autoblog.com/category/audi/)
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Audi RS7 Sportback spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery
Normally, any spy shots having to do with Audi (http://autoblog.com/make/audi)'s RS series involve large wheels, huge fender flares and low-profile tires. This potential prototype for the Audi RS7 Sportback (http://autoblog.com/tag/rs7), however, appears to be going incognito under standard A7 (http://autoblog.com/model/a7) skin.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/05-audi-rs7-spy-shots250250.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback/#3853486)The dead giveaway that this A7 is more than meets the eye? The brakes. Specifically, our spy photographers tell us that they've seen prototypes of the standard S7 Sportback (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/spy-shots-2012-audi-s7-caught-but-whats-under-the-hood/) plenty of times, and none of those cars we fitted with brakes this large. Even so, the quad exhaust pipes out back are similar to what all of Audi's S models use, though we're told that when it hits production, the RS7 will use a large, dual-exhaust setup.
As for what's underhood, the latest speculation suggests that a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine will be in use, producing somewhere around 550 or 600 horsepower. This power will be managed by a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and sent to all four wheels via Quattro all-wheel drive. Expect the production car - with the normal aggressive RS fittings - to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show (http://autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-motor-show) this September.
Gallery: Spy Shots: Audi RS7 Sportback (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/01-audi-rs7-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/02-audi-rs7-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/03-audi-rs7-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/04-audi-rs7-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/05-audi-rs7-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback/)
[Source: CarPix]Spy Shots: Are you the Audi RS7? (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/07/spy-shots-are-you-the-audi-rs7/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Audi RS7 Sportback spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery
Normally, any spy shots having to do with Audi (http://autoblog.com/make/audi)'s RS series involve large wheels, huge fender flares and low-profile tires. This potential prototype for the Audi RS7 Sportback (http://autoblog.com/tag/rs7), however, appears to be going incognito under standard A7 (http://autoblog.com/model/a7) skin.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/05-audi-rs7-spy-shots250250.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback/#3853486)The dead giveaway that this A7 is more than meets the eye? The brakes. Specifically, our spy photographers tell us that they've seen prototypes of the standard S7 Sportback (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/spy-shots-2012-audi-s7-caught-but-whats-under-the-hood/) plenty of times, and none of those cars we fitted with brakes this large. Even so, the quad exhaust pipes out back are similar to what all of Audi's S models use, though we're told that when it hits production, the RS7 will use a large, dual-exhaust setup.
As for what's underhood, the latest speculation suggests that a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine will be in use, producing somewhere around 550 or 600 horsepower. This power will be managed by a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and sent to all four wheels via Quattro all-wheel drive. Expect the production car - with the normal aggressive RS fittings - to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show (http://autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-motor-show) this September.
Gallery: Spy Shots: Audi RS7 Sportback (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/01-audi-rs7-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/02-audi-rs7-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/03-audi-rs7-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/04-audi-rs7-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/05-audi-rs7-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-rs7-sportback/)
[Source: CarPix]Spy Shots: Are you the Audi RS7? (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/07/spy-shots-are-you-the-audi-rs7/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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